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| 4 | 8 | | of North Dakota |
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| 5 | 9 | | Introduced by |
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| 6 | 10 | | Senators Sickler, Schaible, Sorvaag |
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| 7 | 11 | | Representatives Richter, Sanford |
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| 8 | 12 | | A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new subsection to section 15-10-38.4, a new subsection |
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| 9 | 13 | | to section 15-62.4-03, a new section to chapter 15-62.4, and a new subsection to section |
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| 10 | 14 | | 15-62.5-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to student financial assistance grants, |
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| 11 | 15 | | dual-credit tuition scholarships, and the scholars program; to amend and reenact sections |
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| 12 | 16 | | 15-10-38.1, 15-10-38.2, 15-63-05, and 15.1-21-02.6 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating |
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| 13 | 17 | | to the skilled workforce student loan repayment and scholarship programs, Native American |
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| 14 | 18 | | scholarships, and the North Dakota scholarship; and to provide an appropriation. |
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| 15 | 19 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: |
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| 16 | 20 | | SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 15-10-38.1 of the North Dakota Century Code is |
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| 17 | 21 | | amended and reenacted as follows: |
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| 18 | 22 | | 15-10-38.1. Skilled workforce student loan repayment program - Skilled workforce |
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| 19 | 23 | | student loan repayment program fund - Continuing appropriation - Report. |
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| 20 | 24 | | 1.There is created in the state treasury the skilled workforce student loan repayment |
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| 21 | 25 | | program fund. The fund consists of moneys transferred into the fund by the legislative |
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| 22 | 26 | | assembly, matching funds received, and loan repayments. Moneys in the fund are |
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| 23 | 27 | | appropriated to the state board of higher education on a continuing basis for the |
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| 24 | 28 | | purpose of distributing student loan repayment grants directly to the Bank of North |
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| 25 | 29 | | Dakota or other participating lender to repay outstanding student loan principal |
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| 26 | 30 | | balances for eligible applicants. The state board of higher education may transfer |
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| 55 | 56 | | 2.The state board of higher education shall adopt policies and procedures to develop, |
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| 56 | 57 | | implement, promote, and administer a skilled workforce student loan repayment |
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| 57 | 58 | | program in cooperation with the Bank of North Dakota and the North Dakota workforce |
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| 58 | 59 | | development council with the intent of attracting and retaining individuals for |
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| 59 | 60 | | professional or technical skills in high demand in this state. |
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| 60 | 61 | | 3.The North Dakota workforce development council in cooperation with job service North |
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| 61 | 62 | | Dakota shall use available labor market information to determine annually the eligible |
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| 62 | 63 | | high-demand professional and technical skills and emerging occupations in this state. |
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| 63 | 64 | | 4.Graduates of degree or certificate programs from institutions or entities in any state |
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| 64 | 65 | | may apply for the skilled workforce student loan repayment program. To be eligible to |
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| 65 | 66 | | receive student loan repayment grants under the program, the applicant: |
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| 66 | 67 | | a.Must have successfully completed an educational program from an institution of |
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| 67 | 68 | | higher education; |
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| 68 | 69 | | b.Must have a student loan with the Bank of North Dakota or other participating |
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| 69 | 70 | | lender; |
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| 70 | 71 | | c.Following completion of an educational program, must reside and work in this |
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| 71 | 72 | | state in an eligible high-demand or emerging occupation or reside within fifty |
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| 72 | 73 | | miles [80.47 kilometers] of this state and work in this state in an eligible |
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| 73 | 74 | | high - demand or emerging occupation ; and |
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| 74 | 75 | | d.Must have met and shall continue to meet any requirements established in |
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| 75 | 76 | | applicable state board of higher education procedures. |
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| 76 | 77 | | 5.The state board of higher education shall adopt procedures to ensure compliance with |
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| 77 | 78 | | residency and occupation requirements after completion of the educational program. |
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| 78 | 79 | | 6.The state board of higher education shall distribute student loan repayment grants |
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| 79 | 80 | | from the skilled workforce student loan repayment program fund directly to the Bank of |
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| 80 | 81 | | North Dakota or other participating lender to repay outstanding student loan principal |
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| 81 | 82 | | balances for eligible applicants. The maximum annual student loan repayment grant |
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| 82 | 83 | | amount for which an applicant may qualify is five thousand six hundred sixty-seven |
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| 83 | 84 | | dollars, or one-third of the applicant's outstanding student loan principal balance upon |
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| 84 | | - | initial application for the program, whichever is less. The maximum total student loan |
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| 117 | | - | repayment grant amount for which any applicant may qualify is seventeen thousand |
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| 118 | | - | dollars. |
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| 119 | | - | 7.If an individual is receiving loan forgiveness under any other state program, the |
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| 120 | | - | individual may not receive a student loan repayment grant under this section during |
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| 121 | | - | the same application year. |
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| 122 | | - | 8.An individual may receive a combined total of no more than seventeen thousand |
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| 123 | | - | dollars under this section and the skilled workforce scholarship program under section |
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| 124 | | - | 15-10-38.2. |
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| 125 | | - | 9.The state board of higher education shall provide one dollar of funding for each one |
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| 126 | | - | dollar of funds raised from the private sector or other public sources. Any matching |
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| 127 | | - | funds received must be deposited in the skilled workforce student loan repayment |
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| 128 | | - | program fund. |
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| 129 | | - | 10.An applicant for student loan repayment under this section is ineligible if the applicant: |
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| 130 | | - | a.Provides or directs matching funds; or |
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| 131 | | - | b.Is the husband, wife, father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, father - in - law, |
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| 132 | | - | mother - in - law, brother - in - law, sister - in - law, son - in - law, daughter - in - law, stepchild, |
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| 133 | | - | uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, or grandchild of: |
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| 134 | | - | (1)The individual providing or directing matching funds; or |
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| 135 | | - | (2)An individual authorized to make decisions on behalf of an entity providing |
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| 136 | | - | or directing matching funds, including a controlling shareholder, member of |
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| 137 | | - | the governing body, director, or managing partner. |
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| 138 | | - | 11.The state board of higher education shall provide a biennial program report to the |
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| 139 | | - | legislative management by September first of each even-numbered year. The report |
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| 140 | | - | must include information regarding: |
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| 141 | | - | a.The eligible high-demand professional and technical skills and emerging |
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| 142 | | - | occupations; |
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| 143 | | - | b.The number of applicants, eligible applicants, and applicants receiving awards; |
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| 144 | | - | c.The amount of matching funds raised; and |
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| 145 | | - | d.The average and total amounts awarded under the program. |
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| 146 | | - | SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Section 15-10-38.2 of the North Dakota Century Code is |
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| 147 | | - | amended and reenacted as follows: |
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| 181 | | - | 15-10-38.2. Skilled workforce scholarship program - Skilled workforce scholarship |
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| 182 | | - | fund - Continuing appropriation - Report. |
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| 183 | | - | 1.There is created in the state treasury the skilled workforce scholarship fund. The fund |
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| 184 | | - | consists of moneys transferred into the fund by the legislative assembly, matching |
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| 185 | | - | funds received, and scholarship repayments. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to |
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| 186 | | - | the state board of higher education on a continuing basis for the purpose of providing |
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| 187 | | - | grants to institutions of higher education related to skilled workforce scholarships. |
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| 188 | | - | Institutions of higher education include institutions under the control of the state board |
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| 189 | | - | of higher education, North Dakota nonpublic accredited institutions of higher |
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| 190 | | - | education, tribally controlled community colleges, state-approved educator training |
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| 191 | | - | programs, and North Dakota institutions approved to operate by the North Dakota |
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| 192 | | - | board of career and technical education. The state board of higher education may |
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| 193 | | - | transfer money between this fund and the skilled workforce student loan repayment |
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| 194 | | - | program fund established in section 15-10-38.1. |
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| 195 | | - | 2.The state board of higher education shall adopt policies and procedures to develop, |
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| 196 | | - | implement, promote, and administer a skilled workforce scholarship program in |
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| 197 | | - | cooperation with the Bank of North Dakota and the North Dakota workforce |
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| 198 | | - | development council with the intent of attracting and retaining individuals for |
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| 199 | | - | professional or technical skills in high demand in this state. |
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| 200 | | - | 3.The North Dakota workforce development council in cooperation with job service North |
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| 201 | | - | Dakota shall use available labor market information to determine annually the eligible |
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| 202 | | - | high-demand professional and technical skills and emerging occupations in this state. |
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| 203 | | - | 4.The state board of higher education and the workforce development council shall |
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| 204 | | - | compile a list of qualifying educational programs annually. A qualifying educational |
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| 205 | | - | program is a program resulting in attainment of an associate's degree or lower |
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| 206 | | - | credential program that may be completed within four semesters, six quarters, or the |
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| 207 | | - | final two years of a baccalaureate program. A qualifying educational program also |
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| 208 | | - | must pertain to the professional and technical skills and emerging occupations in high |
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| 209 | | - | demand in this state, as determined under subsection 3. Qualifying educational |
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| 210 | | - | programs may include degree or certificate programs. |
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| 118 | + | initial application for the program, whichever is less. The maximum total student loan |
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| 119 | + | repayment grant amount for which any applicant may qualify is seventeen thousand |
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| 120 | + | dollars. |
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| 121 | + | 7.If an individual is receiving loan forgiveness under any other state program, the |
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| 122 | + | individual may not receive a student loan repayment grant under this section during |
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| 123 | + | the same application year. |
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| 124 | + | 8.An individual may receive a combined total of no more than seventeen thousand |
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| 125 | + | dollars under this section and the skilled workforce scholarship program under section |
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| 126 | + | 15-10-38.2. |
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| 127 | + | 9.The state board of higher education shall provide one dollar of funding for each one |
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| 128 | + | dollar of funds raised from the private sector or other public sources. Any matching |
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| 129 | + | funds received must be deposited in the skilled workforce student loan repayment |
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| 130 | + | program fund. |
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| 131 | + | 10.An applicant for student loan repayment under this section is ineligible if the applicant: |
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| 132 | + | a.Provides or directs matching funds; or |
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| 133 | + | b.Is the husband, wife, father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, father - in - law, |
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| 134 | + | mother - in - law, brother - in - law, sister - in - law, son - in - law, daughter - in - law, stepchild, |
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| 135 | + | uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, or grandchild of: |
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| 136 | + | (1)The individual providing or directing matching funds; or |
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| 137 | + | (2)An individual authorized to make decisions on behalf of an entity providing |
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| 138 | + | or directing matching funds, including a controlling shareholder, member of |
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| 139 | + | the governing body, director, or managing partner. |
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| 140 | + | 11.The state board of higher education shall provide a biennial program report to the |
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| 141 | + | legislative management by September first of each even-numbered year. The report |
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| 142 | + | must include information regarding: |
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| 143 | + | a.The eligible high-demand professional and technical skills and emerging |
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| 144 | + | occupations; |
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| 145 | + | b.The number of applicants, eligible applicants, and applicants receiving awards; |
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| 146 | + | c.The amount of matching funds raised; and |
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| 147 | + | d.The average and total amounts awarded under the program. |
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| 243 | | - | 5.Individuals enrolled in a qualifying educational program in this state may apply for a |
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| 244 | | - | scholarship under this section. Scholarships are limited to the amount charged each |
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| 245 | | - | quarter, semester, or term by the educational institution for the tuition, fees, books, and |
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| 246 | | - | supplies required for the qualifying educational program. The scholarships are |
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| 247 | | - | intended to supplement any other scholarship or financial aid grant received by a |
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| 248 | | - | student to assist the student with the costs of the qualifying educational program. An |
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| 249 | | - | individual may not receive a combined total exceeding seventeen thousand dollars |
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| 250 | | - | under this section and the skilled workforce loan repayment program under section |
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| 251 | | - | 15-10-38.1. |
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| 252 | | - | 6.To be eligible for a scholarship payment under this section, a student must be enrolled |
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| 253 | | - | full time in an eligible program and have at least a 2.5 cumulative grade point average, |
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| 254 | | - | based on a 4.0 grading system, or maintain academic progress in the program |
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| 255 | | - | according to program requirements. A student may not receive scholarships under this |
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| 256 | | - | section for more than the equivalent of four semesters of full-time enrollment or six |
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| 257 | | - | quarters of full-time enrollment. |
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| 258 | | - | 7.Upon completion of a qualifying educational program, a student who received a |
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| 259 | | - | scholarship under this section must reside and work in this state in an eligible |
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| 260 | | - | high-demand or emerging occupation for a minimum of three years or reside within |
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| 261 | | - | fifty miles [80.47 kilometers] of this state and work in this state in an eligible |
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| 262 | | - | high - demand or emerging occupation for a minimum of three years . |
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| 263 | | - | 8.AnExcept as provided in subsection 9, an individual shall repay the scholarship, |
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| 264 | | - | excluding the matching funds portion of the scholarship, pursuant to the terms in the |
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| 265 | | - | individual's scholarship award agreement if the individual fails to maintain either a 2.5 |
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| 266 | | - | cumulative grade point average or academic progress according to program |
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| 267 | | - | requirements while enrolled, withdraws voluntarily or involuntarily before the |
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| 268 | | - | completion of the program for which a scholarship has been received, or fails to reside |
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| 269 | | - | and work in this state in an eligible high-demand or emerging occupation for at least |
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| 270 | | - | three years following degree or certificate completioncomply with subsection 7 . |
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| 271 | | - | 9.An individual who receives a scholarship under this section and who transfers from |
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| 272 | | - | one eligible academic program to another eligible academic program must complete |
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| 180 | + | SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Section 15-10-38.2 of the North Dakota Century Code is |
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| 181 | + | amended and reenacted as follows: |
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| 182 | + | 15-10-38.2. Skilled workforce scholarship program - Skilled workforce scholarship |
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| 183 | + | fund - Continuing appropriation - Report. |
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| 184 | + | 1.There is created in the state treasury the skilled workforce scholarship fund. The fund |
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| 185 | + | consists of moneys transferred into the fund by the legislative assembly, matching |
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| 186 | + | funds received, and scholarship repayments. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to |
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| 187 | + | the state board of higher education on a continuing basis for the purpose of providing |
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| 188 | + | grants to institutions of higher education related to skilled workforce scholarships. |
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| 189 | + | Institutions of higher education include institutions under the control of the state board |
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| 190 | + | of higher education, North Dakota nonpublic accredited institutions of higher |
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| 191 | + | education, tribally controlled community colleges, state-approved educator training |
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| 192 | + | programs, and North Dakota institutions approved to operate by the North Dakota |
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| 193 | + | board of career and technical education. The state board of higher education may |
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| 194 | + | transfer money between this fund and the skilled workforce student loan repayment |
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| 195 | + | program fund established in section 15-10-38.1. |
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| 196 | + | 2.The state board of higher education shall adopt policies and procedures to develop, |
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| 197 | + | implement, promote, and administer a skilled workforce scholarship program in |
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| 198 | + | cooperation with the Bank of North Dakota and the North Dakota workforce |
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| 199 | + | development council with the intent of attracting and retaining individuals for |
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| 200 | + | professional or technical skills in high demand in this state. |
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| 201 | + | 3.The North Dakota workforce development council in cooperation with job service North |
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| 202 | + | Dakota shall use available labor market information to determine annually the eligible |
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| 203 | + | high-demand professional and technical skills and emerging occupations in this state. |
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| 204 | + | 4.The state board of higher education and the workforce development council shall |
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| 205 | + | compile a list of qualifying educational programs annually. A qualifying educational |
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| 206 | + | program is a program resulting in attainment of an associate's degree or lower |
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| 207 | + | credential program that may be completed within four semesters, six quarters, or the |
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| 208 | + | final two years of a baccalaureate program. A qualifying educational program also |
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| 209 | + | must pertain to the professional and technical skills and emerging occupations in high |
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| 242 | + | demand in this state, as determined under subsection 3. Qualifying educational |
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| 243 | + | programs may include degree or certificate programs. |
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| 244 | + | 5.Individuals enrolled in a qualifying educational program in this state may apply for a |
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| 245 | + | scholarship under this section. Scholarships are limited to the amount charged each |
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| 246 | + | quarter, semester, or term by the educational institution for the tuition, fees, books, and |
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| 247 | + | supplies required for the qualifying educational program. The scholarships are |
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| 248 | + | intended to supplement any other scholarship or financial aid grant received by a |
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| 249 | + | student to assist the student with the costs of the qualifying educational program. An |
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| 250 | + | individual may not receive a combined total exceeding seventeen thousand dollars |
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| 251 | + | under this section and the skilled workforce loan repayment program under section |
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| 252 | + | 15-10-38.1. |
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| 253 | + | 6.To be eligible for a scholarship payment under this section, a student must be enrolled |
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| 254 | + | full time in an eligible program and have at least a 2.5 cumulative grade point average, |
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| 255 | + | based on a 4.0 grading system, or maintain academic progress in the program |
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| 256 | + | according to program requirements. A student may not receive scholarships under this |
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| 257 | + | section for more than the equivalent of four semesters of full-time enrollment or six |
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| 258 | + | quarters of full-time enrollment. |
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| 259 | + | 7.Upon completion of a qualifying educational program, a student who received a |
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| 260 | + | scholarship under this section must reside and work in this state in an eligible |
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| 261 | + | high-demand or emerging occupation for a minimum of three years or reside within |
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| 262 | + | fifty miles [80.47 kilometers] of this state and work in this state in an eligible |
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| 263 | + | high - demand or emerging occupation for a minimum of three years . |
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| 264 | + | 8.AnExcept as provided in subsection 9, an individual shall repay the scholarship, |
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| 265 | + | excluding the matching funds portion of the scholarship, pursuant to the terms in the |
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| 266 | + | individual's scholarship award agreement if the individual fails to maintain either a 2.5 |
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| 267 | + | cumulative grade point average or academic progress according to program |
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| 268 | + | requirements while enrolled, withdraws voluntarily or involuntarily before the |
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| 269 | + | completion of the program for which a scholarship has been received, or fails to reside |
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| 270 | + | and work in this state in an eligible high-demand or emerging occupation for at least |
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| 271 | + | three years following degree or certificate completioncomply with subsection 7 . |
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| 305 | + | one eligible academic program to another eligible academic program must complete |
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| 305 | 306 | | the program within two years and meet all other eligibility requirements to be exempt |
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| 306 | 307 | | from the repayment provisions under subsection 8. |
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| 307 | 308 | | 10.The state board of higher education, in conjunction with the Bank of North Dakota, |
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| 308 | 309 | | may allow an individual who received payment under this section to delay or cancel |
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| 309 | 310 | | repayment under this section due to financial difficulty, military service, death, or total |
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| 310 | 311 | | disability. |
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| 311 | 312 | | 10.11.Each quarter, semester, or term, the state board of higher education shall distribute |
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| 312 | 313 | | grants to institutions of higher education to provide the amounts necessary for the |
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| 313 | 314 | | scholarships awarded to the students enrolled in each institution. |
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| 314 | 315 | | 11.12.The state board of higher education shall provide one dollar of funding for each one |
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| 315 | 316 | | dollar raised from the private sector or other public sources. Any matching funds |
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| 316 | 317 | | received must be deposited in the skilled workforce scholarship fund. |
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| 317 | 318 | | 12.13.An applicant for a scholarship payment under this section is ineligible if the applicant: |
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| 318 | 319 | | a.Provides or directs matching funds; or |
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| 319 | 320 | | b.Is the husband, wife, father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, father - in - law, |
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| 320 | 321 | | mother - in - law, brother - in - law, sister - in - law, son - in - law, daughter - in - law, stepchild, |
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| 321 | 322 | | uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, or grandchild of: |
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| 322 | 323 | | (1)The individual providing or directing matching funds; or |
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| 323 | 324 | | (2)An individual authorized to make decisions on behalf of an entity providing |
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| 324 | 325 | | or directing matching funds, including a controlling shareholder, member of |
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| 325 | 326 | | the governing body, director, or managing partner. |
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| 431 | + | 5.The state board of higher education may impose deadlines to qualify for an award |
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| 432 | + | under this section. |
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| 433 | + | SECTION 6. A new subsection to section 15-62.5-04 of the North Dakota Century Code is |
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| 434 | + | created and enacted as follows: |
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| 435 | + | The board may not issue a scholarship under this chapter which is in excess of the |
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| 436 | + | total cost of attendance, as determined by the institution of higher education, when |
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| 437 | + | considering all financial aid sources. |
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| 438 | + | SECTION 7. AMENDMENT. Section 15-63-05 of the North Dakota Century Code is |
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| 439 | + | amended and reenacted as follows: |
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| 440 | + | 15-63-05. Scholarship payments - Conditions. |
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| 441 | + | Upon the award of a scholarship, the recipient is eligible for a credit at the enrolling |
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| 442 | + | institution of higher learning or accredited career and technical education program with a |
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| 443 | + | physical presence in this state. The scholarship may be applied to tuition, fees, room and board, |
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| 444 | + | books and supplies, and other educational expenses not to exceed six hundred sixty-seven |
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| 445 | + | dollars per quarter or clock-hour term or one thousand dollars per semester. Awards may not |
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| 446 | + | exceed two thousand dollars in any academic year and may not be issued in excess of the total |
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| 447 | + | cost of attendance, as determined by the institution of higher education, when considering all |
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| 448 | + | financial aid sources . The board for Native American scholarships may reduce the amount of |
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| 449 | + | any scholarship to accord with individual financial need or funds available. The board for Native |
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| 450 | + | American scholarships may set a priority application date. At the beginning of each quarter, |
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| 451 | + | clock-hour term, or semester, the North Dakota university system shall verify enrollment and |
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| 452 | + | other eligibility criteria set forth by the state board for Native American scholarships for awarded |
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| 453 | + | applicants before issuing payment to the enrolling institution. After the enrolling institution has |
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| 454 | + | deducted the amount due to the institution, the remaining balance must be distributed to the |
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| 455 | + | awarded applicant for necessary expenses during the quarter, clock-hour term, or semester. |
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| 457 | + | amended and reenacted as follows: |
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| 431 | | - | 5.The state board of higher education may impose deadlines to qualify for an award |
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| 432 | | - | under this section. |
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| 433 | | - | SECTION 6. A new subsection to section 15-62.5-04 of the North Dakota Century Code is |
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| 434 | | - | created and enacted as follows: |
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| 435 | | - | The board may issue a scholarship under this chapter which is in excess of the total |
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| 436 | | - | cost of attendance, as determined by the institution of higher education, when |
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| 437 | | - | considering all financial aid sources. |
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| 438 | | - | SECTION 7. AMENDMENT. Section 15-63-05 of the North Dakota Century Code is |
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| 439 | | - | amended and reenacted as follows: |
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| 440 | | - | 15-63-05. Scholarship payments - Conditions. |
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| 441 | | - | Upon the award of a scholarship, the recipient is eligible for a credit at the enrolling |
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| 442 | | - | institution of higher learning or accredited career and technical education program with a |
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| 443 | | - | physical presence in this state. The scholarship may be applied to tuition, fees, room and board, |
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| 444 | | - | books and supplies, and other educational expenses not to exceed six hundred sixty-seven |
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| 445 | | - | dollars per quarter or clock-hour term or one thousand dollars per semester. Awards may not |
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| 446 | | - | exceed two thousand dollars in any academic year and may be issued in excess of the total |
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| 447 | | - | cost of attendance, as determined by the institution of higher education, when considering all |
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| 448 | | - | financial aid sources. The board for Native American scholarships may reduce the amount of |
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| 449 | | - | any scholarship to accord with individual financial need or funds available. The board for Native |
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| 450 | | - | American scholarships may set a priority application date. At the beginning of each quarter, |
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| 451 | | - | clock-hour term, or semester, the North Dakota university system shall verify enrollment and |
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| 452 | | - | other eligibility criteria set forth by the state board for Native American scholarships for awarded |
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| 453 | | - | applicants before issuing payment to the enrolling institution. After the enrolling institution has |
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| 454 | | - | deducted the amount due to the institution, the remaining balance must be distributed to the |
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| 455 | | - | awarded applicant for necessary expenses during the quarter, clock-hour term, or semester. |
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| 456 | | - | SECTION 8. AMENDMENT. Section 15.1-21-02.6 of the North Dakota Century Code is |
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| 457 | | - | amended and reenacted as follows: |
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| 462 | | - | Page No. 8 25.0229.10000 |
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| 494 | + | scholarship, a North Dakota academic scholarship, or a North Dakota career and |
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| 495 | + | technical education scholarship in the amount of seven hundred fifty dollars for |
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| 496 | + | each semester during which the student is enrolled full time at an accredited |
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| 497 | + | institution of higher education with a physical presence in this state, maintains a |
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| 498 | + | cumulative grade point average of 2.75, and maintains progress toward program |
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| 499 | + | completion. |
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| 500 | + | b.The state board of higher education shall provide to any student certified as |
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| 501 | + | being eligible by the superintendent of public instruction a North Dakota |
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| 502 | + | scholarship, a North Dakota academic scholarship, or a North Dakota career and |
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| 503 | + | technical education scholarship in the amount of five hundred dollars for each |
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| 504 | + | quarter or clock-hour term during which the student is enrolled full time at an |
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| 505 | + | accredited institution of higher education with a physical presence in this state or |
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| 506 | + | an accredited private career school with a physical presence in this state, |
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| 507 | + | maintains a cumulative grade point average of 2.75, and maintains progress |
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| 508 | + | toward program completion. |
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| 509 | + | c.The state board of higher education shall provide to any student certified as |
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| 510 | + | being eligible by the superintendent of public instruction a North Dakota |
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| 511 | + | scholarship, a North Dakota academic scholarship, or a North Dakota career and |
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| 512 | + | technical education scholarship in the amount of five hundred dollars each term if |
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| 513 | + | the student is enrolled in a qualifying registered apprenticeship program within |
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| 514 | + | this state. The state board of higher education and the state board for career and |
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| 515 | + | technical education shall establish: |
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| 516 | + | (1)Procedures to administer the scholarship; |
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| 517 | + | (2)Requirements for eligibility, including full-time enrollment, program progress, |
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| 518 | + | and a minimum grade point average or its equivalency; and |
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| 519 | + | (3)A payment schedule. |
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| 552 | + | 2.The state board shall monitor each scholarship recipient to ensure that the student |
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| 553 | + | meets the academic and other requirements of this section. Upon determining a |
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| 554 | + | recipient student has failed to meet the requirements of this section, the board shall |
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| 555 | + | provide notification to the student within ten business days. |
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| 556 | + | 3.A student is not entitled to receive more than six thousand dollars under this section. |
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| 557 | + | 4.The state board of higher education shall forward the scholarship directly to the |
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| 558 | + | institution in which the student is enrolled. |
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| 559 | + | 5.The state board of higher education may not issue a scholarship under this section |
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| 560 | + | which is in excess of the total cost of attendance, as determined by the institution of |
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| 561 | + | higher education, when considering all financial aid sources. |
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| 562 | + | 6.a.This section does not require a student to be enrolled in consecutive semesters, |
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| 563 | + | quarters, or clock-hour terms. |
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| 564 | + | b.A scholarship under this section is valid only for six academic years after the |
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| 565 | + | student's graduation from high school and may be applied to a graduate or |
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| 566 | + | professional program. |
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| 567 | + | 6.7.A scholarship under this section is available to any eligible resident student who fulfills |
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| 568 | + | the requirements of section 15.1-21-02.4, section 15.1-21-02.5, or section |
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| 569 | + | 15.1-21-02.10 and who: |
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| 570 | + | a.Graduates from a high school in this state; |
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| 571 | + | b.Graduates from a high school in a bordering state under chapter 15.1-29; |
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| 572 | + | c.Graduates from a nonpublic high school in a bordering state while residing with a |
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| 573 | + | custodial parent in this state; or |
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| 574 | + | d.Completes a program of home education supervised in accordance with chapter |
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| 575 | + | 15.1-23. |
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| 576 | + | 7.8.a.For purposes of North Dakota scholarship eligibility under this section, "full-time" |
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| 577 | + | has the same meaning as the term is defined by the institution the student is |
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| 578 | + | attending. |
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| 579 | + | b.A student who is enrolled less than full-time may retain scholarship eligibility if the |
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| 580 | + | student is in the final semester, quarter, or clock-hour term before program |
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| 581 | + | completion. The waiver of the full-time enrollment status requirement for |
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| 582 | + | scholarship eligibility may not apply to a student more than once. |
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| 616 | + | c.For the purpose of North Dakota scholarship eligibility under this section, |
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| 617 | + | "progress toward program completion" means earning the following minimum |
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| 618 | + | number of credits after each semester, quarter, or clock-hour term disbursement |
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| 619 | + | to qualify for the subsequent disbursement: |
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| 620 | + | (1)Twenty-four credits after disbursement two; |
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| 621 | + | (2)Thirty-nine credits after disbursement three; |
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| 622 | + | (3)Fifty-four credits after disbursement four; |
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| 623 | + | (4)Sixty-nine credits after disbursement five; |
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| 624 | + | (5)Eighty-four credits after disbursement six; and |
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| 625 | + | (6)Ninety-nine credits after disbursement seven. |
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| 626 | + | 8.9.For purposes of scholarship eligibility under this section, "clock-hour term" has the |
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| 627 | + | same meaning as the term is defined by the state board of higher education. The state |
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| 628 | + | board of higher education shall determine the conversion of: |
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| 629 | + | a.Clock hours to credit hours; and |
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| 630 | + | b.Percentage-based grading to grade point average. |
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| 631 | + | North Dakota scholarship - Amount - Applicability. (Effective after July 31, 2030) |
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| 632 | + | 1.a.The state board of higher education shall provide to any student certified as |
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| 633 | + | being eligible by the superintendent of public instruction a North Dakota |
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| 634 | + | scholarship in the amount of seven hundred fifty dollars for each semester during |
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| 635 | + | which the student is enrolled full time at an accredited institution of higher |
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| 636 | + | education with a physical presence in this state, maintains a cumulative grade |
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| 637 | + | point average of 2.75, and maintains progress toward program completion. |
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| 638 | + | b.The state board of higher education shall provide to any student certified as |
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| 639 | + | being eligible by the superintendent of public instruction a North Dakota |
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| 640 | + | scholarship in the amount of five hundred dollars for each quarter or clock-hour |
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| 641 | + | term during which the student is enrolled full time at an accredited institution of |
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| 642 | + | higher education with a physical presence in this state or an accredited private |
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| 643 | + | career school with a physical presence in this state, maintains a cumulative |
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| 644 | + | grade point average of 2.75, and maintains progress toward program completion. |
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| 645 | + | c.The state board of higher education shall provide to any student certified as |
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| 646 | + | being eligible by the superintendent of public instruction a North Dakota |
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| 496 | | - | technical education scholarship in the amount of seven hundred fifty dollars for |
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| 497 | | - | each semester during which the student is enrolled full time at an accredited |
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| 498 | | - | institution of higher education with a physical presence in this state, maintains a |
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| 500 | | - | completion. |
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| 501 | | - | b.The state board of higher education shall provide to any student certified as |
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| 502 | | - | being eligible by the superintendent of public instruction a North Dakota |
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| 503 | | - | scholarship, a North Dakota academic scholarship, or a North Dakota career and |
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| 504 | | - | technical education scholarship in the amount of five hundred dollars for each |
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| 505 | | - | quarter or clock-hour term during which the student is enrolled full time at an |
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| 506 | | - | accredited institution of higher education with a physical presence in this state or |
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| 507 | | - | an accredited private career school with a physical presence in this state, |
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| 508 | | - | maintains a cumulative grade point average of 2.75, and maintains progress |
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| 509 | | - | toward program completion. |
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| 510 | | - | c.The state board of higher education shall provide to any student certified as |
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| 511 | | - | being eligible by the superintendent of public instruction a North Dakota |
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| 512 | | - | scholarship, a North Dakota academic scholarship, or a North Dakota career and |
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| 517 | | - | (1)Procedures to administer the scholarship; |
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| 518 | | - | (2)Requirements for eligibility, including full-time enrollment, program progress, |
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| 519 | | - | and a minimum grade point average or its equivalency; and |
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| 520 | | - | (3)A payment schedule. |
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| 521 | | - | 2.The state board shall monitor each scholarship recipient to ensure that the student |
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| 522 | | - | meets the academic and other requirements of this section. Upon determining a |
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| 523 | | - | recipient student has failed to meet the requirements of this section, the board shall |
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| 524 | | - | provide notification to the student within ten business days. |
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| 525 | | - | 3.A student is not entitled to receive more than six thousand dollars under this section. |
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| 562 | | - | is in excess of the total cost of attendance, as determined by the institution of higher |
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| 563 | | - | education, when considering all financial aid sources. |
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| 566 | | - | b.A scholarship under this section is valid only for six academic years after the |
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| 567 | | - | student's graduation from high school and may be applied to a graduate or |
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| 568 | | - | professional program. |
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| 569 | | - | 6.7.A scholarship under this section is available to any eligible resident student who fulfills |
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| 570 | | - | the requirements of section 15.1-21-02.4, section 15.1-21-02.5, or section |
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| 571 | | - | 15.1-21-02.10 and who: |
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| 572 | | - | a.Graduates from a high school in this state; |
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| 573 | | - | b.Graduates from a high school in a bordering state under chapter 15.1-29; |
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| 574 | | - | c.Graduates from a nonpublic high school in a bordering state while residing with a |
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| 575 | | - | custodial parent in this state; or |
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| 576 | | - | d.Completes a program of home education supervised in accordance with chapter |
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| 577 | | - | 15.1-23. |
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| 578 | | - | 7.8.a.For purposes of North Dakota scholarship eligibility under this section, "full-time" |
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| 580 | | - | attending. |
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| 582 | | - | student is in the final semester, quarter, or clock-hour term before program |
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| 583 | | - | completion. The waiver of the full-time enrollment status requirement for |
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| 584 | | - | scholarship eligibility may not apply to a student more than once. |
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| 585 | | - | c.For the purpose of North Dakota scholarship eligibility under this section, |
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| 586 | | - | "progress toward program completion" means earning the following minimum |
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| 587 | | - | number of credits after each semester, quarter, or clock-hour term disbursement |
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| 588 | | - | to qualify for the subsequent disbursement: |
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| 589 | | - | (1)Twenty-four credits after disbursement two; |
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| 623 | | - | (2)Thirty-nine credits after disbursement three; |
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| 632 | | - | b.Percentage-based grading to grade point average. |
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| 633 | | - | North Dakota scholarship - Amount - Applicability. (Effective after July 31, 2030) |
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| 634 | | - | 1.a.The state board of higher education shall provide to any student certified as |
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| 635 | | - | being eligible by the superintendent of public instruction a North Dakota |
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| 636 | | - | scholarship in the amount of seven hundred fifty dollars for each semester during |
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| 637 | | - | which the student is enrolled full time at an accredited institution of higher |
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| 638 | | - | education with a physical presence in this state, maintains a cumulative grade |
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| 639 | | - | point average of 2.75, and maintains progress toward program completion. |
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| 641 | | - | being eligible by the superintendent of public instruction a North Dakota |
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| 642 | | - | scholarship in the amount of five hundred dollars for each quarter or clock-hour |
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| 644 | | - | higher education with a physical presence in this state or an accredited private |
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| 645 | | - | career school with a physical presence in this state, maintains a cumulative |
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| 646 | | - | grade point average of 2.75, and maintains progress toward program completion. |
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| 648 | | - | being eligible by the superintendent of public instruction a North Dakota |
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| 649 | | - | scholarship, a North Dakota academic scholarship, or a North Dakota career and |
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| 650 | | - | technical education scholarship in the amount of five hundred dollars each term if |
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| 651 | | - | the student is enrolled in a qualifying registered apprenticeship program within |
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| 652 | | - | this state. The state board of higher education and the state board for career and |
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| 749 | 747 | | b.A student who is enrolled less than full-time may retain scholarship eligibility if the |
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| 750 | 748 | | student is in the final semester, quarter, or clock-hour term before program |
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| 751 | 749 | | completion. The waiver of the full-time enrollment status requirement for |
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| 752 | 750 | | scholarship eligibility may not apply to a student more than once. |
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| 753 | 751 | | c.For the purpose of North Dakota scholarship eligibility under this section, |
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| 754 | 752 | | "progress toward program completion" means earning the following minimum |
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| 755 | 753 | | number of credits after each semester, quarter, or clock-hour term disbursement |
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| 756 | 754 | | to qualify for the subsequent disbursement: |
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| 757 | 755 | | (1)Twenty-four credits after disbursement two; |
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| 758 | 756 | | (2)Thirty-nine credits after disbursement three; |
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| 759 | 757 | | (3)Fifty-four credits after disbursement four; |
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| 760 | 758 | | (4)Sixty-nine credits after disbursement five; |
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| 761 | 759 | | (5)Eighty-four credits after disbursement six; and |
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| 762 | 760 | | (6)Ninety-nine credits after disbursement seven. |
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| 763 | 761 | | 8.9.For purposes of scholarship eligibility under this section, "clock-hour term" has the |
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| 764 | 762 | | same meaning as the term is defined by the state board of higher education. The state |
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| 765 | 763 | | board of higher education shall determine the conversion of: |
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| 766 | 764 | | a.Clock hours to credit hours; and |
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| 767 | 765 | | b.Percentage-based grading to grade point average. |
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| 768 | 766 | | SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - NORTH DAKOTA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OFFICE - |
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| 769 | 767 | | SUPPLEMENTAL STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS. There is appropriated out |
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| 770 | 768 | | of any moneys in the general fund in the state treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of |
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