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1. The Nevada Promise Scholarship Program is hereby created for the purpose of awarding Nevada Promise Scholarships to eligible students to pay for the difference between the amount of the registration fee and other mandatory fees charged to a student by a community college for the academic year and the total amount of any other gift aid received by the student for the academic year.
2. The Board of Regents shall administer the Program.
3. In administering the Program, the Board of Regents shall adopt regulations governing:
(a)The procedures and standards for determining the eligibility of a student for a Nevada Promise Scholarship pursuant to NRS 396.9665 . (b)An application process administered through the community colleges which allows a student to participate in the Program.
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1. The Nevada Promise Scholarship Program is hereby created for the purpose of awarding Nevada Promise Scholarships to eligible students to pay for the difference between the amount of the registration fee and other mandatory fees charged to a student by a community college for the academic year and the total amount of any other gift aid received by the student for the academic year.
2. The Board of Regents shall administer the Program.
3. In administering the Program, the Board of Regents shall adopt regulations governing:
(a) The procedures and standards for determining the eligibility of a student for a Nevada Promise Scholarship pursuant to NRS 396.9665 .
(b) An application process administered through the community colleges which allows a student to participate in the Program.
(c) Deadlines for a student to satisfy the requirements for eligibility in the Program.
(d) A training program administered through the community colleges which allows a student to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (f) of subsection 1 of NRS 396.9665 .
(e) A mentoring program administered through the community colleges which allows a student to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (g) of subsection 1 of NRS 396.9665 .
(f) The criteria for completing the community service requirements of paragraph (h) of subsection 1 of NRS 396.9665 .
(g) Procedures which allow a student to appeal any adverse decision concerning his or her eligibility to receive a Nevada Promise Scholarship.
(h) Procedures for a community college to accept gifts, grants and donations from any source for the purposes of carrying out its duties under the Program as prescribed by the Board of Regents.
(i) Procedures and standards for determining the eligibility of a student for financial aid if the student is prohibited by law from completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid provided for by 20 U.S.C. § 1090.
4. The Board of Regents may adopt regulations authorizing a community college to enter into an agreement with one or more nonprofit organizations or governmental entities to conduct any activities required by the Board of Regents for a training program which allows a student to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (f) of subsection 1 of NRS 396.9665 and a mentoring program which allows a student to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (g) of subsection 1 of NRS 396.9665 .
5. The Board of Regents may adopt any other regulations necessary to carry out the Program.