                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIPS; USE OF SCHOLARSHIPS; DISBURSEMENT AND RECOVERY OF
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS; TERMS AND CONDITIONS; PENALTY (§ 30-231.3)

A. Scholarships shall be awarded from gifts, grants, donations, bequests, or
other funds made available to the Program. No scholarship awarded under this
Program shall exceed the total annual costs of tuition, a book allowance, and
fees assessed by the educational agency for the specific program in which the
student is enrolled, as determined by the Committee.

B. The full amount of each scholarship awarded to a recipient shall be used
solely for the payment of tuition, a book allowance, and fees, or for a one-time
only payment of the costs of a preparation program, instructional materials, and
high school equivalency examinations approved by the Board of Education or the
College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) examinations.

C. Awards granted to applicants accepted for enrollment at accredited career and
technical education postsecondary schools shall be made in accordance with
Article VIII, section 11 of the Constitution of Virginia.

D. No scholarship under this Program shall be used to obtain multiple
baccalaureate, masters, doctoral, or professional degrees.

E. Before any scholarship is awarded, the applicant shall sign an acceptance
form under the terms of which the applicant affirms the accuracy of the
information he has provided and agrees to pursue the approved education program
for which the scholarship is awarded until his graduation or the completion of
the program, as appropriate. Following verification of enrollment by the
relevant educational agency to the State Council of Higher Education,
educational agencies acting as agents for students receiving awards under this
chapter shall promptly credit disbursed funds to student accounts. A scholarship
award made in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall not be
reduced by the educational agency upon receipt of any other financial assistance
on behalf of the student. However, the scholarship award may be reduced by the
Committee to ensure that, when such award is added to other financial
assistance, the award does not produce a total of financial assistance that
exceeds the annual total costs of tuition, a book allowance, and fees, pursuant
to this section. Beginning on July 1, 2008, every educational agency acting as
an agent for students receiving awards under this chapter shall notify the
Committee and the State Council of Higher Education upon request concerning the
type and total of other financial assistance received by such students. In
addition, every educational agency accepting for admission persons awarded a
Brown v. Board of Education scholarship shall, upon request, provide the
Committee information concerning the accreditation status of the school and
academic programs offered, and other relevant information as the Committee may
require to evaluate the person&#8217;s eligibility for the scholarship and to
determine the eligibility of the educational agency for participation in the
Program. Whenever a student withdraws from an educational agency or otherwise
fails, regardless of reason, to complete the program in which he is enrolled,
the educational agency shall surrender promptly to the Commonwealth the balance
of the scholarship award, in accordance with the tuition refund policy in effect
at the time of the student&#8217;s admission to the educational agency.

F. Any person who uses a false or fictitious name or gives a false or fictitious
address in any application for a scholarship or knowingly makes a false
statement or conceals a material fact or otherwise commits a fraud in any such
application shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.

G. This chapter shall not be construed as creating any legally enforceable right
or entitlement on the part of any person or any right or entitlement to
participation in the Program. Scholarships shall be awarded to the extent funds
are made available to the Program through gifts, grants, donations, bequests, or
other funds.

HISTORY: 2005, cc. 753, 834; 2006, c. 518; 2008, c. 680; 2009, c. 444; 2010, c.
579; 2014, c. 84.