2013 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 09 - Education and Culture
Chapter 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning
Section 348.186 - Oregon Achievement Grant; qualifications; renewal.

(1) In addition to any other form of student financial aid authorized by law, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall award, to the extent funds are made available, an Oregon Achievement Grant to any qualified student who:

(a) Commences at least half-time study toward a degree at the eligible post-secondary institution within three years of high school graduation; and

(b) While a resident of Oregon, has scored at or above a level determined by the commission on a nationally recognized college admissions test.

(2) Any qualified student receiving an Oregon Achievement Grant under subsection (1) of this section must use the grant for the purpose of study in an eligible program, as defined by rule of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, at an eligible post-secondary institution.

(3) The commission may not award an Oregon Achievement Grant to a qualified student who is enrolled in a course of study required for and leading to a degree in theology, divinity or religious education.

(4) Each Oregon Achievement Grant shall be renewed yearly provided that the recipient has maintained satisfactory progress, as determined by the commission, toward a first associate or baccalaureate degree.

(5) Notwithstanding subsection (4) of this section, no Oregon Achievement Grant shall be renewed after a qualified student has reached the number of credit hours required to graduate with a baccalaureate degree at the institution the student is attending. [1999 c.1070 §4; 2001 c.321 §2; 2007 c.858 §39; 2011 c.637 §143; 2013 c.747 §85]

Note: The amendments to 348.186 by section 85, chapter 747, Oregon Laws 2013, become operative July 1, 2014. See section 204, chapter 747, Oregon Laws 2013. The text that is operative until July 1, 2014, is set forth for the user's convenience.
(1) In addition to any other form of student financial aid authorized by law, the Oregon Student Access Commission shall award, to the extent funds are made available, an Oregon Achievement Grant to any qualified student who:

(a) Commences at least half-time study toward a degree at the eligible post-secondary institution within three years of high school graduation; and

(b) While a resident of Oregon, has scored at or above a level determined by the commission on a nationally recognized college admissions test.

(2) Any qualified student receiving an Oregon Achievement Grant under subsection (1) of this section must use the grant for the purpose of study in an eligible program, as defined by rule of the commission, at an eligible post-secondary institution.

(3) The commission may not award an Oregon Achievement Grant to a qualified student who is enrolled in a course of study required for and leading to a degree in theology, divinity or religious education.

(4) Each Oregon Achievement Grant shall be renewed yearly provided that the recipient has maintained satisfactory progress, as determined by the commission, toward a first associate or baccalaureate degree.

(5) Notwithstanding subsection (4) of this section, no Oregon Achievement Grant shall be renewed after a qualified student has reached the number of credit hours required to graduate with a baccalaureate degree at the institution the student is attending.