[Oasfaa] Proposed policy changes for OTAG, OK Promise-OHLAP and Regional Bacc. Schol.

[Fair, Bryce]

We have proposed some policy changes for the Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant (OTAG), Oklahoma's Promise-OHLAP, and the Regional University Baccalaureate Scholarship (RUBS) program.  The proposed changes are relatively minor from the financial aid perspective.  

Here's a very brief summary of some of the proposed changes:
*	OTAG - deletes language prohibiting summer awards.
*	OK Promise-OHLAP - clarifies that awards for students attending independent/private colleges or career technology centers are based on the average tuition of comparable state system institutions (which is current practice).  Most of the other changes relate to the high school aspects of the program.
*	RUBS - clarifies that the award may not exceed costs of tuition, fees, room & board, books & supplies.

The changes were "posted" (no action taken) at the State Regents' Dec. 5, 2006 meeting and are now open to public comment through March 5.  You can view the agenda items and the text of the proposed changes on pages 59-72 of the online agenda at: http://www.okhighered.org/state-system/pdf/2006-12-agendamaster-public.pdf

The rule changes go through the state's formal Administrative Procedures Act (APA) process. We expect the State Regents to take possible action on the proposed changes at their March 15 meeting.  If approved by the State Regents, the changes would then be subject to approval by the Oklahoma Legislature and Governor.

If you have any questions about the proposed changes, feel free to contact me or Carol Alexander for OK Promise-OHLAP, Shiela Joyner for OTAG, or Alicia Harris for RUBS.

If you would like to formally submit a comment about the rule changes by March 5, please send them to:
Nancy E. Connally, Assistant General Counsel, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, 655 Research Parkway, Suite 200, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104 by 5:00 p.m., March 5, 2007.

Also attached below are the formal APA "Notice of Intent" forms that provide a brief summary of the changes and the official contact information.


 <<NoticeOfIntentOHLAP07.doc>>  <<NoticeOfIntentOTAG07.doc>>  <<NoticeOfIntentRUBSP07.doc>> 




Bryce Fair 
Assoc. Vice Chancellor for Scholarships & Grants 
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 
Phone:  (405) 225-9162 
Fax:  (405) 225-9230 
E-mail:  bfair at osrhe.edu 

Mailing Address: 
P.O. Box 108850 
Oklahoma City, OK  73101-8850 

Street Address: 
655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 
Oklahoma City, OK  73104 
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