30-231.3 - Amount of scholarships; use of scholarships; disbursement and recovery of scholarship funds; terms and conditions; penalty.
§ 30-231.3. Amount of scholarships; use of scholarships; disbursement andrecovery of scholarship funds; terms and conditions; penalty.
A. Scholarships shall be awarded from gifts, grants, donations, bequests, orother funds made available to the Program. No scholarship awarded under thisProgram shall exceed the total annual costs of tuition, a book allowance, andfees assessed by the educational agency for the specific program in which thestudent is enrolled, as determined by the Committee.
B. The full amount of each scholarship awarded to a recipient shall be usedsolely for the payment of tuition, a book allowance, and fees, or for aone-time only payment of the costs of a preparation program, instructionalmaterials, and examination for the General Education Development certificateor the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) examinations.
C. Awards granted to applicants accepted for enrollment at accredited careerand technical education postsecondary schools shall be made in accordancewith Article VIII, section 11 of the Constitution of Virginia.
D. No scholarship under this Program shall be used to obtain multiplebaccalaureate, masters, doctoral, or professional degrees.
E. Before any scholarship is awarded, the applicant shall sign an acceptanceform under the terms of which the applicant affirms the accuracy of theinformation he has provided and agrees to pursue the approved educationprogram for which the scholarship is awarded until his graduation or thecompletion of the program, as appropriate. Following verification ofenrollment by the relevant educational agency to the State Council of HigherEducation, educational agencies acting as agents for students receivingawards under this chapter shall promptly credit disbursed funds to studentaccounts. A scholarship award made in accordance with the provisions of thischapter shall not be reduced by the educational agency upon receipt of anyother financial assistance on behalf of the student. However, the scholarshipaward may be reduced by the Committee to ensure that, when such award isadded to other financial assistance, the award does not produce a total offinancial assistance that exceeds the annual total costs of tuition, a bookallowance, and fees, pursuant to this section. Beginning on July 1, 2008,every educational agency acting as an agent for students receiving awardsunder this chapter shall notify the Committee and the State Council of HigherEducation upon request concerning the type and total of other financialassistance received by such students. In addition, every educational agencyaccepting for admission persons awarded a Brown v. Board of Educationscholarship shall, upon request, provide the Committee information concerningthe accreditation status of the school and academic programs offered, andother relevant information as the Committee may require to evaluate theperson's eligibility for the scholarship and to determine the eligibility ofthe educational agency for participation in the Program. Whenever a studentwithdraws from an educational agency or otherwise fails, regardless ofreason, to complete the program in which he is enrolled, the educationalagency shall surrender promptly to the Commonwealth the balance of thescholarship award, in accordance with the tuition refund policy in effect atthe time of the student's admission to the educational agency.
F. Any person who uses a false or fictitious name or gives a false orfictitious address in any application for a scholarship or knowingly makes afalse statement or conceals a material fact or otherwise commits a fraud inany such application shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
G. This chapter shall not be construed as creating any legally enforceableright or entitlement on the part of any person or any right or entitlement toparticipation in the Program. Scholarships shall be awarded to the extentfunds are made available to the Program through gifts, grants, donations,bequests, or other funds.
(2005, cc. 753, 834; 2006, c. 518; 2008, c. 680; 2009, c. 444; 2010, c. 579.)