2006 Ohio Revised Code - [3333.12.2] 3333.122.College opportunity grant program.
[§ 3333.12.2] § 3333.122. College opportunity grant program.
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Eligible student" means a student who is:
(a) An Ohio resident who first enrolls in an undergraduate program in the 2006-2007 academic year or thereafter;
(b) Enrolled in either of the following:
(i) An accredited institution of higher education in this state that meets the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and is state-assisted, is nonprofit and has a certificate of authorization from the Ohio board of regents pursuant to Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code, has a certificate of registration from the state board of career colleges and schools and program authorization to award an associate or bachelor's degree, or is a private institution exempt from regulation under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code as prescribed in section 3333.046 [3333.04.6] of the Revised Code. Students who attend an institution that holds a certificate of registration shall be enrolled in a program leading to an associate or bachelor's degree for which associate or bachelor's degree program the institution has program authorization issued under section 3332.05 of the Revised Code.
(ii) A technical education program of at least two years duration sponsored by a private institution of higher education in this state that meets the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
(2) A student who participated in either the early college high school program administered by the department of education or in the post-secondary enrollment options program pursuant to Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code before the 2006-2007 academic year shall not be excluded from eligibility for a need based grant under this section.
(3) "Resident," "expected family contribution" or "EFC," "full-time student," "three-quarters-time student," "half-time student," "one-quarter-time student," and "accredited" shall be defined by rules adopted by the board.
(B) The Ohio board of regents shall establish and administer a needs-based financial aid program based on the United States department of education's method of determining financial need and may adopt rules to carry out this section. The program shall be known as the Ohio college opportunity grant program. The general assembly shall support the needs-based financial aid program by such sums and in such manner as it may provide, but the board may also receive funds from other sources to support the program. If the amounts available for support of the program are inadequate to provide grants to all eligible students, preference in the payment of grants shall be given in terms of expected family contribution, beginning with the lowest expected family contribution category and proceeding upward by category to the highest expected family contribution category.
A needs-based financial aid grant shall be paid to an eligible student through the institution in which the student is enrolled, except that no needs-based financial aid grant shall be paid to any person serving a term of imprisonment. Applications for such grants shall be made as prescribed by the board, and such applications may be made in conjunction with and upon the basis of information provided in conjunction with student assistance programs funded by agencies of the United States government or from financial resources of the institution of higher education. The institution shall certify that the student applicant meets the requirements set forth in divisions (A)(1)(a) and (b) of this section. Needs-based financial aid grants shall be provided to an eligible student only as long as the student is making appropriate progress toward a nursing diploma or an associate or bachelor's degree. No student shall be eligible to receive a grant for more than ten semesters, fifteen quarters, or the equivalent of five academic years. A grant made to an eligible student on the basis of less than full-time enrollment shall be based on the number of credit hours for which the student is enrolled and shall be computed in accordance with a formula adopted by the board. No student shall receive more than one grant on the basis of less than full-time enrollment.
A needs-based financial aid grant shall not exceed the total instructional and general charges of the institution.
(C) The tables in this division prescribe the maximum grant amounts covering two semesters, three quarters, or a comparable portion of one academic year. Grant amounts for additional terms in the same academic year shall be determined under division (D) of this section.
As used in the tables in division (C) of this section:
(1) "Private institution" means an institution that is nonprofit and has a certificate of authorization from the Ohio board of regents pursuant to Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code.
(2) "Career college" means either an institution that holds a certificate of registration from the state board of career colleges and schools or a private institution exempt from regulation under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code as prescribed in section 3333.046 [3333.04.6] of the Revised Code.
Full-time students shall be eligible to receive awards according to the following table:
Full-Time Enrollment
If the EFC is
equal to or
greater than: And if the EFC
is no more
than: If the student
attends a
public
institution,
the annual
award shall
be: If the student
attends a
private
institution,
the annual
award shall
be: If the student
attends a
career
college, the
annual award
shall be:
$2,101 $2,190 $300 $600 $480
2,001 2,100 402 798 642
1,901 2,000 498 1,002 798
1,801 1,900 600 1,200 960
1,701 1,800 702 1,398 1,122
1,601 1,700 798 1,602 1,278
1,501 1,600 900 1,800 1,440
1,401 1,500 1,002 1,998 1,602
1,301 1,400 1,098 2,202 1,758
1,201 1,300 1,200 2,400 1,920
1,101 1,200 1,302 2,598 2,082
1,001 1,100 1,398 2,802 2,238
901 1,000 1,500 3,000 2,400
801 900 1,602 3,198 2,562
701 800 1,698 3,402 2,718
601 700 1,800 3,600 2,280
501 600 1,902 3,798 3,042
401 500 1,998 4,002 3,198
301 400 2,100 4,200 3,360
201 300 2,202 4,398 3,522
101 200 2,298 4,602 3,678
1 100 2,400 4,800 3,840
0 0 2,496 4,992 3,996
Three-quarters-time students shall be eligible to receive awards according to the following table:
Three-Quarters-Time Enrollment
If the EFC is
equal to or
greater than: And if the EFC
is no more
than: If the student
attends a
public
institution,
the annual
award shall
be: If the student
attends a
private
institution,
the annual
award shall
be: If the student
attends a
career
college, the
annual award
shall be:
$2,101 $2,190 $228 $450 $360
2,001 2,100 300 600 480
1,901 2,000 372 750 600
1,801 1,900 450 900 720
1,701 1,800 528 1,050 840
1,601 1,700 600 1,200 960
1,501 1,600 678 1,350 1,080
1,401 1,500 750 1,500 1,200
1,301 1,400 822 1,650 1,320
1,201 1,300 900 1,800 1,440
1,101 1,200 978 1,950 1,560
1,001 1,100 1,050 2,100 1,680
901 1,000 1,128 2,250 1,800
801 900 1,200 2,400 1,920
701 800 1,272 2,550 2,040
601 700 1,350 2,700 2,160
501 600 1,428 2,850 2,280
401 500 1,500 3,000 2,400
301 400 1,578 3,150 2,520
201 300 1,650 3,300 2,640
101 200 1,722 3,450 2,760
1 100 1,800 3,600 2,880
0 0 1,872 3,744 3,000
Half-time students shall be eligible to receive awards according to the following table:
Half-Time Enrollment
If the EFC is
equal to or
greater than: And if the EFC
is no more
than: If the student
attends a
public
institution,
the annual
award shall
be: If the student
attends a
private
institution,
the annual
award shall
be: If the student
attends a
career
college, the
annual award
shall be:
$2,101 $2,190 $150 $300 $240
2,001 2,100 204 402 324
1,901 2,000 252 504 402
1,801 1,900 300 600 480
1,701 1,800 354 702 564
1,601 1,700 402 804 642
1,501 1,600 450 900 720
1,401 1,500 504 1,002 804
1,301 1,400 552 1,104 882
1,201 1,300 600 1,200 960
1,101 1,200 654 1,302 1,044
1,001 1,100 702 1,404 1,122
901 1,000 750 1,500 1,200
801 900 804 1,602 1,284
701 800 852 1,704 1,362
601 700 900 1,800 1,440
501 600 954 1,902 1,524
401 500 1,002 2,004 1,602
301 400 1,050 2,100 1,680
201 300 1,104 2,202 1,764
101 200 1,152 2,304 1,842
1 100 1,200 2,400 1,920
0 0 1,248 2,496 1,998
One-quarter-time students shall be eligible to receive awards according to the following table:
One-Quarter-Time Enrollment
If the EFC is
equal to or
greater than: And if the EFC
is no more
than: If the student
attends a
public
institution,
the annual
award shall
be: If the student
attends a
private
institution,
the annual
award shall
be: If the student
attends a
career
college, the
annual award
shall be:
$2,101 $2,190 $78 $150 $120
2,001 2,100 102 198 162
1,901 2,000 126 252 198
1,801 1,900 150 300 240
1,701 1,800 174 348 282
1,601 1,700 198 402 318
1,501 1,600 228 450 360
1,401 1,500 252 498 402
1,301 1,400 276 552 438
1,201 1,300 300 600 480
1,101 1,200 324 648 522
1,001 1,100 348 702 558
901 1,000 378 750 600
801 900 402 798 642
701 800 426 852 678
601 700 450 900 720
501 600 474 948 762
401 500 498 1,002 798
301 400 528 1,050 840
201 300 552 1,098 882
101 200 576 1,152 918
1 100 600 1,200 960
0 0 624 1,248 1,002
(D) For a full-time student enrolled in an eligible institution for a semester or quarter in addition to the portion of the academic year covered by a grant determined under division (C) of this section, the maximum grant amount shall be a percentage of the maximum prescribed in the applicable table of that division. The maximum grant for a fourth quarter shall be one-third of the maximum amount prescribed under that division. The maximum grant for a third semester shall be one-half of the maximum amount prescribed under that division.
(E) No grant shall be made to any student in a course of study in theology, religion, or other field of preparation for a religious profession unless such course of study leads to an accredited bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, associate of arts, or associate of science degree.
(F) (1) Except as provided in division (F)(2) of this section, no grant shall be made to any student for enrollment during a fiscal year in an institution with a cohort default rate determined by the United States secretary of education pursuant to the "Higher Education Amendments of 1986," 100 Stat. 1278, 1408, 20 U.S.C.A. 1085, as amended, as of the fifteenth day of June preceding the fiscal year, equal to or greater than thirty per cent for each of the preceding two fiscal years.
(2) Division (F)(1) of this section does not apply to the following:
(a) Any student enrolled in an institution that under the federal law appeals its loss of eligibility for federal financial aid and the United States secretary of education determines its cohort default rate after recalculation is lower than the rate specified in division (F)(1) of this section or the secretary determines due to mitigating circumstances the institution may continue to participate in federal financial aid programs. The board shall adopt rules requiring institutions to provide information regarding an appeal to the board.
(b) Any student who has previously received a grant under this section who meets all other requirements of this section.
(3) The board shall adopt rules for the notification of all institutions whose students will be ineligible to participate in the grant program pursuant to division (F)(1) of this section.
(4) A student's attendance at an institution whose students lose eligibility for grants under division (F)(1) of this section shall not affect that student's eligibility to receive a grant when enrolled in another institution.
(G) Institutions of higher education that enroll students receiving needs-based financial aid grants under this section shall report to the board all students who have received needs-based financial aid grants but are no longer eligible for all or part of such grants and shall refund any moneys due the state within thirty days after the beginning of the quarter or term immediately following the quarter or term in which the student was no longer eligible to receive all or part of the student's grant. There shall be an interest charge of one per cent per month on all moneys due and payable after such thirty-day period. The board shall immediately notify the office of budget and management and the legislative service commission of all refunds so received.
HISTORY: 151 v H 66, § 101.01, eff. 9-29-05.
The effective date is set by § 612.03 of 151 v H 66.
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