15-70 Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance
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<![CDATA[CHAPTER 15-70TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COMMUNITY COLLEGE ASSISTANCE15-70-01. Definitions. As used in this chapter:1."Full time" means that a student is enrolled for at least twenty-four semester hours<br>during an academic year.2."Nonbeneficiary student" means a resident of North Dakota who is enrolled in a<br>tribally controlled community college but is not an enrolled member of a federally<br>recognized Indian tribe nor a biological child of a living or deceased member of an<br>Indian tribe.3."Tribally controlled community college" means an institution of higher education in<br>this state which is formally controlled or has been formally sanctioned or chartered<br>by the governing body of an Indian tribe, or any combination of federally recognized<br>Indian tribes.15-70-02. Institutions eligible for grant assistance. Any tribally controlled communitycollege located in this state is eligible to receive supplemental grant assistance for nonbeneficiary<br>students.15-70-03. Grant authorization. The state board of higher education shall make grantsto tribally controlled community colleges to defray the costs of education associated with<br>enrollment of nonbeneficiary students. Grants made pursuant to this section must go directly to<br>the recipient institutions.15-70-04. Submission of grant application - Distribution of grants. In order to qualifyfor a grant under this chapter, an institution shall submit an application in the manner required by<br>the state board of higher education. The application must document the enrollment status of<br>each student on whose account financial assistance under this chapter is sought.If anapplication is approved, the board shall distribute to each tribally controlled community college,<br>during each year of the biennium, five thousand three hundred four dollars per full-time<br>equivalent nonbeneficiary student.If the amount appropriated is insufficient, the board shalldistribute a prorated amount per full-time equivalent nonbeneficiary student.15-70-05. Reporting by recipient institutions - Failure to report.Each institutionreceiving a grant under this chapter shall submit to the legislative council a report detailing the<br>expenditures of the grant funds received by the institution under this chapter, a copy of the<br>institution's latest audit report, and documentation of the enrollment status of each student on<br>whose account financial assistance under this chapter is sought. Any institution that fails to meet<br>the requirements of this section is ineligible to receive future grants under this chapter until the<br>institution submits the required information.Page No. 1Document Outlinechapter 15-70 tribally controlled community college assistance]]>