§ 21-18-405 — Administration; rules and regulations

(a) Distribution of funds for student grants shall be
administered by the commission in accordance with the following:
(i) Distributions shall be made from funds available
in the Wyoming works student grant account. Distributions for
students grants shall not exceed two million dollars
($2,000,000.00) in appropriated state funds in any academic
year;
(ii) Student grants shall be limited to students
enrolled in an approved credential program;
(iii) Colleges shall apply to the commission for
grant funds to be expended by the college on eligible students
for approved credential programs. The commission shall provide
student grant funding to each college based upon the actual or
projected enrollment in the approved program and the
commission's prioritization of program funding in accordance
with this article and rule of the commission;
(iv) Students shall apply for grants under this
article with the community college at the time of applying for
admission or prior to the beginning of the academic term for the
applicable credential program at the college. The application
shall contain information required by rule of the commission;
(v) For students transferring from a community
college to another community college and making application for
continuance of a grant, the college from which the student is
transferring shall at the student's request provide a list of
all academic terms of attendance in which a Wyoming works grant
was received by the student;
(vi) Each community college receiving an application
from a student applying for a Wyoming works grant shall
determine the student's eligibility for the grant. Each
community college shall certify to the commission not later than
thirty (30) days after the academic term or program commences, a
list of students enrolled at the college who qualify for a grant
under this article, including the maximum amount of each grant.
The executive director of the community college commission shall
verify within ten (10) days after receiving a list from a
community college whether there is any duplication of students
on the community college list with previously submitted student
grant lists and shall certify to the commission the maximum
amount a college would be eligible to receive for student grants
under this article for an approved program;
(vii) For students attending more than one (1)
community college the commission may distribute any student
grant funds provided on a proportionate basis as determined by
rule of the commission;
(viii) Following each spring semester, each college
shall refund to the commission the difference, if any, between
the amounts distributed to colleges for student grants under
this section for the spring term and the previous fall and
summer terms and the amount actually expended by colleges on
those student grants. Colleges shall refund the difference not
later than August 1. The commission shall deposit all payments
under this paragraph to the Wyoming works student grant account.
(b) The commission, in consultation with each community
college, shall by rule designate a date or dates for each
academic year upon which each college shall make the final
computation for unmet need for students eligible to receive a
grant under this section, consistent with each college's
schedule for determining actual cost of attendance for students
at that college.
(c) The commission shall, in consultation with community
college admissions officers and financial aid officers,
promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement student
grant provisions under this article, including:
(i) A means for informing potential students of the
availability of the grants under this article;
(ii) Applications, forms, financial and program audit
procedures, eligibility and other matters related to efficient
operation;
(iii) Any other rules and regulations necessary for
the implementation and administration of student grants under
this article.
(d) The commission may conduct an audit of any college
participating in the student grant program under this article to
determine compliance with any student grant provision of this
article.