(a) If the Agency staff determines that
eligibility for financial assistance should be denied, the applicant or
recipient shall be notified in writing of the determination, the grounds
therefor, and his right to appeal from the decision of the Agency
staff.
(b) All appeals from the
decisions of the Agency staff will be reviewed initially by an Administrative
Review Committee composed of staff personnel of the Agency designated by the
President and Chief Executive Officer. The Administrative Review Committee may
grant eligibility in cases it deems proper. This subsection supersedes 1 Pa.
Code §
35.20 (relating to appeals from actions of the staff).
(c) When the Agency through its
Administrative Review Committee denies an applicant or recipient eligibility
for financial assistance, the applicant or recipient may obtain a review of the
Agency's determination by the Committee on Appeals. The Committee on Appeals
will determine whether or not the applicant or recipient is eligible for
financial assistance.
(d) An appeal
to the Committee on Appeals shall be filed on or before the 60th day after the
date on which notification of the determination by which he is aggrieved was
delivered personally to the applicant or recipient or mailed to him at his last
known post office address. The Committee on Appeals may waive this requirement
in its discretion.
(e) The appeal
shall be filed in writing at the Agency offices in Harrisburg, and must include
the following information:
(1) The name,
address and PHEAA account number of the applicant or recipient.
(2) The date of the decision being
appealed.
(3) The reasons for
appeal.
(4) The signature of the
applicant or recipient.
Notes
The
provisions of this § 121.7 adopted March 24, 1972, effective
3/25/1972, 2 Pa.B. 506; amended
November 23, 1973, effective 11/24/1973, 3 Pa.B. 2722; amended August 25,
1978, effective 8/26/1978, 8
Pa.B. 2338; amended August 7, 1981, effective 8/8/1981, 11 Pa.B. 2760; amended August 4, 2000,
effective 8/5/2000, 30 Pa.B.
3924; amended July 31, 2015, effective 8/1/2015, 45 Pa.B.
4163.
The provisions of this § 121.7 issued under act of
July 12, 1981 (P. L. 264, No. 89) (24 P. S. §§
5102.1 and
5104(1.2)); amended under
section 4 of the act of August 7, 1963 (P. L. 549, No. 290) (24 P. S. §
5104); sections 1 and 6(e) of the act of
January 25, 1966 (P. L. 1546, No. 541) (24 P. S. §§
5151 and
5156(e)); The Institutional
Assistance Grants Act (24 P. S. §§
5181-5189); the Urban and Rural
Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act (24 P. S. §§
5191-5197); and the Agriculture
Education Loan Forgiveness Act (24 P. S. §§
5198.1-5198.7).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
121.4 (relating to denial of
eligibility to loan defaulters); 22 Pa. Code §
121.53 (relating to forfeiture of
award); 22 Pa. Code §
121.151 (relating to application
of existing Agency regulations); 22 Pa. Code §
121.201 (relating to application
of existing Agency regulations); 22 Pa. Code §
121.302 (relating to application
of existing Agency regulations); and 22 Pa. Code §
121.401 (relating to application
of existing agency regulations).
