§ 17:3047.2 — Initial eligibility

Louisiana § 17:3047.2

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 17: Credit Union Law

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§3047.2. Initial eligibility
A. To be eligible for the award, an applicant shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Meet the following minimum age requirements:
(a) Be at least twenty years old in the 2024-2025 award year.
(b) Be at least nineteen years old in the 2025-2026 award year.
(c) Be at least eighteen years old in the 2026-2027 award year.
(d) Be at least seventeen years old in the 2027-2028 award year and thereafter.
(2) Have earned a high school diploma or its equivalent or shall co-enroll in a
qualified program and a program to earn a high school credential that is recognized by the
state of Louisiana.
(3) Be a citizen of the United States as defined by the administering agency.
(4)(a) Be a resident of Louisiana during the twenty-four months preceding the date
of the application for the award or be a veteran of the United States Armed Forces who
received an honorable discharge or general discharge under honorable conditions within the
twenty-four months preceding the date of application and who has become a resident of
Louisiana since separation from the United States Armed Forces.
(b) Notwithstanding Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph or any other provision of law
to the contrary, an award recipient does not have to be a resident of Louisiana, if the award
recipient is:
(i) The spouse or dependent child of a resident of Louisiana on active duty with the
United States Armed Forces who is stationed outside Louisiana but who claims Louisiana
as the state of legal residence and who has filed a Louisiana state income tax return for the
most recent two years.
(ii) The spouse or dependent child of a nonresident of Louisiana on active duty with
the United States Armed Forces who is stationed in Louisiana under permanent change of
station orders and who, not later than one hundred eighty days after reporting, changes his
military personnel records to establish Louisiana as the official state of legal residence and
complies with Louisiana income tax laws and regulations for the time period while stationed
in Louisiana.
(5) Have not previously earned an undergraduate degree at the associate level or
above.
(6) Meet any admission requirements of the postsecondary education institution and
the qualified program.
(7) Have received an honorable discharge or general discharge under honorable
conditions if the applicant served in the United States Armed Forces and separated from
service.
(8)(a) Not be incarcerated.
(b) Have no conviction for any crime of violence as defined in R.S. 14:2(B).
(9) Have applied for federal student aid, unless the qualified program chosen by the
applicant does not qualify for federal student aid or if the applicant demonstrates ineligibility
for federal student aid to the administering agency. The administering agency may provide
by rule alternative methods to determine financial need for students who are unable to
complete an application for federal student aid due to extenuating circumstances as defined
by the administering agency. If the applicant meets all eligibility requirements except filing
the application for federal student aid, the applicant shall be eligible to receive one award
payment prior to completion of the federal student aid application.
(10) Provide the administering agency permission to collect and verify information
relative to the success of the program provided pursuant to this Chapter including
information regarding the applicant's employment before and after receiving the award.
(11) Agree to reside and work full-time in Louisiana for at least one year after the
completion of the last semester that an award is provided.
(12) Repealed by Acts 2023, No. 287, §2, eff. June 12, 2023.
(13) Have a family income that does not exceed three hundred percent of the
applicable federal poverty guideline as published in the Federal Register by the United States
Department of Health and Human Services or certify unemployment or underemployment
for at least six months prior to receiving the award.
B. Proof of meeting each requirement shall be demonstrated and certified as required
by rule of the administering agency.

Legislative History

Acts 2021, No. 457, §1, eff. June 23, 2021; Acts 2023, No. 287, §§1, 2, eff. June 12, 2023; Acts 2024, No. 633, §1, eff. June 11, 2024.