Sec. 10a-170h. Selection of academic scholarship loan recipients; maintenance of eligibility. Distribution of loan awards. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 10a-170h. Selection of academic scholarship loan recipients; maintenance of eligibility. Distribution of loan awards. Loan candidates shall make application to the Commissioner of Higher Education on such forms and at such time as prescribed by said commissioner. Loan recipients shall be selected by the Commissioners of Education and Higher Education, provided said commissioners shall consider affirmative action and equal opportunity goals when selections are made. In the event the number of eligible applicants is in excess of the number of loans available, academic standing and financial need may be considered by the commissioners in selecting loan recipients. Loans under this program shall be in an amount not greater than five thousand dollars per year for not more than four years for students attending independent colleges and universities and not greater than three thousand dollars per year for not more than four years for students attending public colleges and universities. In order to maintain eligible status under this grant program, each recipient shall continue to be enrolled in an accredited college or university and shall demonstrate compliance with the academic standards established by the Commissioners of Education and Higher Education through an annual reapplication process, at such time and in such manner as prescribed by the Commissioner of Higher Education. No student shall receive the proceeds of a loan until said student has submitted a letter from an accredited college or university certifying full-time enrollment. Sixty per cent of the loans awarded annually shall be divided equally among the resident applicants of the state's five congressional districts with the balance awarded on a state-wide basis. If any of the loans designated for resident applicants of any one congressional district are not accepted by a date to be determined by the Commissioner of Higher Education, all such loans not accepted shall be awarded on a state-wide basis.

      (P.A. 84-513, S. 4, 10; P.A. 03-170, S. 3.)

      History: P.A. 03-170 changed number of congressional districts from six to five, effective June 26, 2003.