53B-11-104 - Eligibility for student financial aid -- Filing of selective service status.
53B-11-104. Eligibility for student financial aid -- Filing of selective service status.
(1) A male born after December 31, 1959, may not receive any state-supported loan,grant, or scholarship for attendance at a postsecondary institution within the state unless he hasfiled a statement of selective service status with the institution.
(2) The statement shall certify one of the following:
(a) that the male has registered with the selective service system in accordance with theMilitary Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 453, as amended;
(b) that the male is not required to register with the selective service system because he is:
(i) under 18 or over 26 years of age;
(ii) on active duty with the armed forces of the United States other than for training in areserve or national guard unit;
(iii) a nonimmigrant alien lawfully in the United States in accordance with theImmigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1101(a)(15); or
(iv) not a citizen of the United States and is a permanent resident of the Trust Territory ofthe Pacific Islands or the Northern Mariana Islands.
(3) (a) The board of regents, through the commissioner of higher education, shall specifythe form of statement to be filed under Subsection (2).
(b) Each statement shall contain a section:
(i) certifying registration with the selective service system and a space for the student torecord his selective service number; and
(ii) for the certification of nonregistration and for an explanation of the reason forexemption.
(c) The board may require documentation for the certifications under Subsection (3)(b).
(4) Postsecondary institutions within the state may not make or guarantee any loan, grant,scholarship, or other state-supported financial assistance to a male student unless the student hasfiled the statement required under Subsection (1).
(5) (a) If a postsecondary institution within the state has received a statement certifyingthat the individual is registered under Subsection (2)(a) or is exempt from registration for a reasonother than he is under 18 years of age, the individual is not required to file any further statementwith the institution under this section.
(b) If the institution receives a statement of exemption because the individual is under 18years of age, it shall require the filing of a new statement each time the individual seeks to applyfor financial assistance for educational expenses, until it receives a statement certifying that theindividual has registered with the selective service system or is exempt from registration for areason other than being under 18 years of age.
Enacted by Chapter 70, 1998 General Session