§ 21-18-403 — Wyoming works program created; eligibility requirements

Wyoming § 21-18-403

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 21: Education
• Ch. 18: COMMUNITY COLLEGES
• Art. 4: WYOMING WORKS PROGRAM

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(a) There is created the Wyoming works program for Wyoming
community college students.
(b) Under the Wyoming works program, subject to the
availability of funds as determined by the legislature, the
state may provide grant funds pursuant to this article on behalf
of an eligible student who has been accepted by and enrolled in
a community college to pursue a credential program approved by
the commission for the Wyoming works program, who has
demonstrated Wyoming residency as determined by the community
college at which the student is enrolled and who is not
ineligible under subsection (c) of this section. No college
shall require a high school diploma or high school equivalency
certificate as a prerequisite for admission to a credential
program funded in whole or in part with monies under this
article, unless the credential program is included within a
college academic credit program requiring the diploma or
equivalency certificate and the college provides the student
assistance in achieving the diploma or equivalency certificate.
(c) No student shall be eligible for a grant under this
article for more than six (6) academic terms. A student is not
eligible for a grant under this article if he:
(i) Is not a United States citizen or a permanent
resident alien who meets the definition of an eligible
noncitizen under federal Title IV requirements or requirements
of a subsequent similar federal enactment;
(ii) Has not complied with United States selective
service system requirements for registration, if the
requirements are applicable to the student;
(iii) Is in default on a federal Title IV education
loan. Nothing in this paragraph prohibits a student who is
otherwise eligible for a grant under this article and has fully
repaid a defaulted loan or is no longer in default, from
receiving a grant for future academic terms;
(iv) Owes a refund under a federal Title IV student
financial aid program or a subsequently enacted similar federal
student financial aid program, or a student financial aid
program administered through the state. Nothing in this
paragraph prohibits a student who is otherwise eligible for a
grant under this article and has fully paid the refund owed,
from receiving a grant for future academic terms;
(v) For continued enrollment in a credential program
if he fails to make satisfactory academic progress as required
for the credential program by commission rule;
(vi) Is currently receiving a scholarship under the
Hathaway scholarship program established in W.S. 21-16-1301
through 21-16-1311.