Okla. Admin. Code § 610:25-29-4 - Principles for awards, continuation of awards, disbursements, refunds, and applications
(a)
Award
amounts. Subject to the availability of funds, the State Regents shall
award:
(1) For participants enrolled in an
institution in the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, an amount not to
exceed the equivalent of the average dollar amount of undergraduate resident
tuition that the eligible Program participant is obligated to pay.
(2) For participants enrolled in a private
institution of higher education, an amount not to exceed the equivalent of the
average dollar amount of undergraduate resident tuition that the eligible
Program participant would receive if enrolled in a school within the Oklahoma
State System of Higher Education.
(3) For participants enrolled in a
postsecondary career technology education program , an amount not to exceed the
equivalent of the dollar amount that the eligible program participant is
obligated to pay, which amount shall not exceed the amount the participant
would have received for comparable enrollment at a two-year institution within
the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. An award to an eligible
participant who is enrolled in a postsecondary vocational-technical program may
be used to pay for both vocational-technical and college work if both are
required by the academic program.
(b)
Award limitations.
(1) Program benefits will not be awarded for
courses or other postsecondary units taken by the participant:
(A) That are in excess of the requirements
for completion of a baccalaureate program.
(B) That are taken more than five (5) years
after the student's first semester of participation in the program, except in
hardship circumstances as determined by the State Regents. Even when such a
hardship is found to exist, in no event shall the participant receive benefits
after the participant has been enrolled for a five (5) year cumulative time
period.
(2) Program
benefits shall be awarded to not more than 300 eligible participants
annually, subject to the amount of funds available for the program and the
number of eligible participants. [70 O.S. §2625(E)]
(3) If sufficient funds to provide awards to
the maximum number of eligible participants are not available, the State
Regents shall make awards based upon need.
(A)
For all academic years, participants who have previously received awards shall
be given an absolute priority for continued financial support by the Program,
superior to any residents who are applying for such benefits for the first
time.
(B) Thereafter, the order of
preference of the applicants for awards based upon need shall be determined by
the State Regents using the following factors:
(i) the family income of the applicant from
taxable sources is not more than Seventy Thousand Dollars ($70,000.00 per
year),
(ii) the applicant attended
a Tulsa public school where seventy-five percent (75%) or more of the students
enrolled in school qualify for the free and reduced lunch program,
and
(iii) the applicant resides in
a census block area within the Tulsa School District where thirty percent (30%)
or more of the residents are at or below the poverty level established by the
United States Bureau of the Census. [70 O.S. §2623]
(C) When the factors listed above prove
inadequate to narrow the pool of applicants sufficiently, the State Regents
shall consider, as an additional order of preference factor, applied to
applicants otherwise deemed eligible pursuant to the provisions of this
subchapter, whether the applicant is a direct lineal descendant of a person who
resided in the Greenwood Area in the City of Tulsa between April 30, 1921 and
June 1, 1921.
(i) Except for the absolute
priority given to eligible participants who have already received an award(s)
under the Program, this factor shall be applied to all applicants regardless of
race when utilized by the State Regents.
(ii) The Oklahoma Historical Society shall
verify all applicant claims of lineal descent.
(D) When making awards, the State Regents
shall take other grants and scholarships received by the eligible participant
into consideration. In such cases, the Program benefit may be used to cover
additional educational costs not covered by the other grants and
scholarships.
(4) The
award for the high school scholarships shall be limited to a one-year
full-time-equivalent period. Following successful completion of such award,
recipients who meet the criteria provided in
610:25-29-4(b)(3)(B)
shall be eligible to apply and be considered for continued
participation in the full Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship
Program. Any student subsequently awarded such scholarship shall have the
duration of the high school scholarship deducted from five-year limit
on scholarship eligibility. [70 O.S. 2623]
(c)
Disbursement. Funds will be
disbursed from the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Trust Fund to
the institution at which the student is enrolled. The high school scholarship
award may only be funded with state funds appropriated to the Tulsa
Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Trust Fund and income therefrom, and
shall be made subject to the availability of such funds. [70 O.S.
2623]
(d)
Refunds.
Refunds resulting from student withdrawal will be remitted to the State
Regents.
(e)
Application.
(1) Students must
fully complete an application form provided by the State Regents.
(2) Applications will be processed by the
State Regents according to deadlines established annually.
(3) Any falsified or incomplete information
on the application form may result in disqualification from the
Program.
(4) The State Regents
shall designate Langston University administrators to assist with coordinating
the application process. The coordination shall include the following:
(A) Distribution of the application form and
collection of completed application forms, and
(B) Organization of an advisory committee of
Tulsa community members with a connection to the Greenwood Area to review the
applications and make recommendations to the State Regents for scholarship
recipients who meet all applicable eligibility requirements.
(i) The advisory committee shall consist of
seven members, appointed by the Chancellor for Higher Education, including the
President of Langston University, or designee; the Superintendent of Tulsa
Public Schools, or designee; two members of the Oklahoma Legislature
representing the Greenwood Area in the City of Tulsa, or their designees; and
three members of the Tulsa community with a connection to the Greenwood Area.
At least two of the members of the advisory committee shall be descendants of a
person who resided in the Greenwood Area in the City of Tulsa between April 30,
1921 and June 1, 1921.
(ii) The
President of Langston University, or designee, shall be responsible for
coordinating the advisory committee and shall submit to the Chancellor for
Higher Education a list of proposed committee members for review and
approval.
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