Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:100.92 – Grants for Grads Program; eligibility and registration
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:100.92
- Agency: means any state office, department, board, commission, institution, division, officer or other person, or functional group, heretofore existing or hereafter created, that is authorized to exercise, or that does exercise, any functions of the government of the state in the executive branch, but not any governing body or officer of any local government or subdivision of the state, or any parochial officer who exercises functions coterminous with the municipality in which he performs those functions. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:2
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Program: means a grouping of activities directed toward the accomplishment of a clearly defined objective or set of objectives. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:2
A. Eligibility. (1) A graduate shall be eligible to register for the program if:
(a) He is a Louisiana resident who has received either an associate, baccalaureate, masters, or other postgraduate degree from an institution of higher education.
(b) He is able to provide to the agency evidence documenting his Louisiana residency and high school and college graduation.
(c) Intends to live and work in Louisiana for at least five years after his college graduation or completion of a postgraduate degree.
(d) Intends to purchase a permanent home in Louisiana.
(2) A graduate who is married to a person who has previously received a grant under this program shall be ineligible to register or participate in the program.
B. Registration. Eligible graduates who choose to participate in the program shall register with the agency no later than the sixtieth day after their college graduation date or date of completion of their postgraduate degree. A married person, whose spouse is also eligible to register for the program, shall register individually and shall make the actual or potential registration of his spouse known to the agency. The agency shall provide for the content and format of the documentation required for registration. No graduate may apply for a grant unless he has registered for the program pursuant to this Section.
Acts 2008, No. 748, §1, eff. July 6, 2008.