Section 15-121 – Restrictions on Reduction of Financial Aid
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Cost of attendance” has the meaning stated in 20 U.S.C.A. § 1087ll. (3) “Expected family contribution” means the amount determined in accordance with 20 U.S.C.A. § 1087nn. (4) “Financial need” means cost of attendance minus expected family contribution. (5) “Gift aid” means all financial aid that is not […]
Section 15-106.9 – Americorps Program Participants — Waiver of Residency Requirement for In-State Tuition
(a) In this section, “residency requirement” means the requirement of a public senior higher education institution that a student has resided in the State for 12 consecutive months to be considered a resident and receive in–State tuition status. (b) For in–State tuition purposes, a public senior higher education institution shall waive the in–State residency requirement for an […]
Section 15-101 – Admission Standards
(a) Each public institution of higher education shall accept for admission any graduate of an approved public high school: (1) Who is certified by his high school principal, based on standards of the State Board of Education, as qualified to pursue a course of study at the institution; or (2) Who meets the admission standards of the institution. […]
Section 15-102 – Payments by Credit Card
(a) Each public institution of higher education may honor credit cards as payment for: (1) Tuition and fees; (2) Room and board; and (3) Any goods or services purchased from other auxiliary enterprises. (b) The governing boards of the institutions shall determine which credit cards are acceptable for this purpose. However, a public institution may not accept a credit card […]
Section 15-103 – Access to Military Recruiters
Each public institution of higher education that provides access to its campus or its student information directory to any person or group which makes students aware of occupational or educational options shall provide access on the same basis to official recruiting representatives of the military forces of this State and the United States for the […]
Section 15-104 – Use of Endowment Funds, Gifts, Donations, etc.; Fundraising; Foundations
(a) It is the public policy of the State that endowment funds of public institutions of higher education and gifts, donations, bequests, private endowments, and private grants received by public institutions of higher education or their governing boards, including any income therefrom: (1) Shall be used in accordance with the wishes of the donors; and (2) May not […]
Section 15-105 – Transfer of Personnel Positions
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing boards of the public institutions of higher education may transfer any personnel position from one program to any other program under such governing board’s jurisdiction without the approval of any other officer, board, department, or agency of the State, provided that the total number […]
Section 15-106 – Waiver of Tuition and Room and Board
Each governing board shall develop a policy for the waiver of tuition, and may develop a policy for the waiver of room and board, for faculty and employees of public institutions of higher education and their children who attend public institutions of higher education in the State.
Section 15-106.1 – Tuition Exemption for Foster Care Recipients or Unaccompanied Homeless Youths
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) (i) “Foster care recipient” means an individual who: 1. Was placed in an out–of–home placement by the Department of Human Services; and 2. A. Resided in an out–of–home placement on the individual’s 18th birthday or at the time the individual graduated from high school or successfully completed a GED; […]
Section 15-106.2 – Waiver of Residency Requirement for Public School Teacher
(a) In this section, “residency requirement” means the requirement of a public senior higher education institution that a student has resided in the State for 1 year to be considered a resident and receive in–State tuition status. (b) For tuition purposes, a public senior higher education institution shall waive the in–State residency requirement for a public school […]