(a)(1) If an individual for whom the Corporation has disbursed education award funds withdraws or otherwise fails to complete a period of enrollment, an institution of higher education that receives a disbursement of education award funds from the Corporation must provide a refund to the Corporation in an amount determined under that institution's published refund requirements.
(2) If an institution for higher education does not have a published refund policy, the institution must provide a pro-rata refund to the Corporation of the unused portion of the education award.
(b) The Corporation will credit any refund received for an individual under paragraph (a) of this section to the individual's education award allocation in the National Service Trust.
[64 FR 37415, July 12, 1999, as amended at 67 FR 45361, July 9, 2002]
§2528.60
What steps are necessary to use an education award to pay expenses incurred in
participating in an approved school-to-work program?
(a) Required information. Before disbursing an amount from an education award to pay expenses incurred in participating in an approved school-to-work program, the Corporation must receive --
(1) An individual's written authorization and request for a specific payment amount;
(2) Information from the school-to-work program as requested by the Corporation, including verification that --
(i) It is involved in a federally-approved school-to-work system, as certified by a State, designated local partnership, or other entity that receives a grant under the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 6101);
(ii) The amount requested will be used to pay all or part of the individual's cost of participating in the school-to-work program;
(iii) If an individual who has used an education award withdraws or otherwise fails to complete the period of enrollment for which the education award was provided, the school-to-work program will ensure an appropriate refund to the Corporation of the unused portion of the education award under its own published refund policy, or if it does not have one, provide a pro-rata refund to the Corporation of the unused portion of the education award.
(b) Payment. When the Corporation receives the information required under paragraph (a) of this section, the Corporation will pay the program and notify the individual of the payment.
[64 FR 37415, July 12, 1999, as amended at 67 FR 45361, July 9, 2002]
§2528.70
What happens if an individual withdraws or fails to complete the period of
enrollment in an approved school-to-work program for which the Corporation has
disbursed all or part of that individual's education award?
(a)(1) If an individual for whom the Corporation has disbursed education award funds withdraws or otherwise fails to complete a period of enrollment, an approved school-to-work program that receives a disbursement of education award funds from the Corporation must provide a refund to the Corporation determined under that program's published refund policy.
(2) If a school-to-work program does not have a published refund policy, the program must provide a pro-rata refund to the Corporation of the unused portion of the education award.
(b) The Corporation will credit any refund received for an individual under paragraph (a) of this section to the individual's education award allocation in the National Service Trust.
[64 FR 37415, July 12, 1999, as amended at 67 FR 45361, July 9, 2002]