TOPS Continuous Enrollment

LOUISIANA STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE COMMISSION OFFICE OF STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) Bulletin
TOPS BULLETIN NUMBER:	T99-8
DATE ISSUED:	March 8, 1999
EFFECTIVE DATE:	As Indicated
DISTRIBUTION:	Louisiana High Schools, Colleges and Universities, Technical Colleges, Board of Regents, Department of Education and Louisiana Officials
TOPIC:	TOPS Continuous Enrollment

The Louisiana Office of Financial Assistance Commission (LASFAC) advertises its intention to revise the provisions of the Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS), effective for TOPS recipients beginning with the spring semester, 1999. Interested persons may submit written comments on the proposed changes until 4:30 p.m. April 20, 1999, to Jack L. Guinn, Executive Director, Office of Student Financial Assistance, Box 91202, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-9202. To assist in your review, the added language has been underlined.

Title 28
EDUCATION
Part IV. Student Financial Assistance -- Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs

Chapter 7. Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) Opportunity; Performance and Honors Awards

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§705. Maintaining Eligibility
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6. continue to enroll and accept the TOPS award as a full-time undergraduate student in an eligible postsecondary institution, as defined in § 1901, and maintain an enrolled status throughout the academic term, unless granted an exception for cause by LASFAC; and

                            6. continue to enroll and accept the TECH award as a full-time student in an eligible postsecondary institution, as defined in § 1901, and maintain an enrolled status throughout the school term, unless granted an exception for cause by LASFAC; and

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Chapter 9. TOPS Teacher Award

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§907. Maintaining Eligibility
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                            5. continue to enroll each subsequent semester or quarter as a full-time student in a degree program or course of study leading to a degree in education or alternative program leading to regular certification as a teacher at the elementary or secondary level, and maintain an enrolled status throughout the academic term, unless granted an exception for cause by LASFAC; or

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