10 Miss. Code. R. 601-3.1 - Authority of the Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board

The Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board is granted authority by the State of Mississippi for administration of various state student financial assistance programs. Authority is granted by the legal statutes authorizing such programs as follows:

Program Name	Authorizing Code Section
Undergraduate Grant and Scholarship Programs (Parts 610-619)
Mississippi Resident Tuition Assistance Grant (MTAG)	Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-29
Mississippi Eminent Scholars Grant (MESG)	Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-31
Higher Education Legislative Plan for Needy Students (HELP)	Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-75
Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Scholarship Program (LAW)	Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-39
Southwest Asia Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Scholarship Program (POW) - Inactive/Unfunded	Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-41
Nissan Scholarship (NISS)	Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-11
Graduate Grant and Scholarship Programs (Parts 620-629)
Mississippi Public Management Graduate Intern Program (PMGT) - Unfunded	Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-43
Undergraduate Forgivable Loan Programs (Parts 630-649)
Undergraduate and Graduate Forgivable Loan Programs (Parts 650-659)
Health Care Professions Forgivable Loan (HCP) - Unfunded	Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-67
Family Protection Specialist Social Worker Forgivable Loan (SWOR) - Unfunded	Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-69
Graduate Forgivable Loan Programs (Parts 660-679)
Counselor and School Administrator Forgivable Loan (CSA) - Inactive	Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-47
Graduate Teacher Forgivable Loan (GTS) - Inactive	Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-47
Southern Region Education Board Doctoral Scholars Forgivable Loan (SDSP) - Inactive	Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-47
Critical Needs Dyslexia Therapy Teacher Forgivable Loan (CNDT)	Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-71
State Dental Education Forgivable Loan (DENT) - Unfunded	Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-63
State Medical Education Forgivable Loan (MED) - Unfunded	Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-61
Southern Regional Education Board Regional Contract Forgivable Loan (SREB)	Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-47
Graduate and Professional Degree Forgivable Loan (STSC) - Unfunded	Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-65

Notes

10 Miss. Code. R. 601-3.1

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-11; Miss. Code Ann.§ 37-106-29; Miss. Code Ann.§ 37-106-31; Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-36; Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-39; Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-41; Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-43; Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-47; Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-61; Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-63; Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-65; Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-67; Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-69; Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-71; Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-73; Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-75.

Adopted 5/28/2015 Amended 9/26/2015 Amended 12/9/2016 Amended 7/5/2017 Amended 7/2/2018 Amended 6/20/2019 Amended 7/1/2021 Amended 7/5/2023