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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=sectioncolorbold7><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>As you
may remember, the Oklahoma Legislature passed legislation during the 2007 legislative
session restricting the eligibility of undocumented immigrant students to
receive state financial aid. For all state financial aid programs except <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:State></st1:place>’s
Promise, undocumented immigrant students can be eligible only if they provide
to the institution a copy of a true and correct application or petition filed
with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to legalize the
student’s immigration status.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=sectioncolorbold7><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=sectioncolorbold7><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>For <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:State></st1:place>’s
Promise, a higher requirement was set for students enrolling in the program
after July 2, 2007. Students enrolled by July 2, 2007 were
“grandfathered” and remain fully eligible to receive the program award.
</span></font></b></span><span class=sectioncolorbold7><b><font face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-family:Arial'>Students who have enrolled in <st1:State
w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:State>’s Promise in the 8<sup>th</sup>, 9<sup>th</sup>
or 10<sup>th</sup> grade after July 2, 2007 must be a <st1:country-region
w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region> citizen or lawfully present in the
<st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region> <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>at the time they enter college</span></i> to receive
the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:State></st1:place>’s
Promise award. Students that later become a <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place> citizen or lawfully
present may become eligible for the award at that time. Undocumented
immigrant students in the 8<sup>th</sup>, 9<sup>th</sup> or 10<sup>th</sup>
grade may continue to enroll in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:State></st1:place>’s
Promise.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=sectioncolorbold7><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=sectioncolorbold7><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Some
students in the 2010 high school graduation class of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:State></st1:place>’s Promise students are the first
students subject to this new requirement. Of the approximately 10,000
students in the 2010 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:State></st1:place>’s
Promise graduating class, just over 3,700 enrolled as 10</span></font></b></span><span
class=sectioncolorbold7><b><sup><font face=Arial><span lang=EN
style='font-family:Arial'>th</span></font></sup></b></span><span
class=sectioncolorbold7><b><font face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-family:
Arial;font-weight:normal'>-graders after July 2, 2007. About two-thirds
of the 2011 class, students that enrolled in 9</span></font></b></span><span
class=sectioncolorbold7><b><sup><font face=Arial><span lang=EN
style='font-family:Arial'>th</span></font></sup></b></span><span
class=sectioncolorbold7><b><font face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-family:
Arial;font-weight:normal'> or 10</span></font></b></span><span
class=sectioncolorbold7><b><sup><font face=Arial><span lang=EN
style='font-family:Arial'>th</span></font></sup></b></span><span
class=sectioncolorbold7><b><font face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-family:
Arial;font-weight:normal'> grade, will be subject to this requirement.
Beginning with the 2012 class, all students in the graduating class will be
subject to this requirement.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=sectioncolorbold7><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=sectioncolorbold7><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>All students
that are subject to this requirement will be “flagged” on the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:State></st1:place>’s Promise
Eligibility Verification list. Any of the flagged students that the
institution determines not to be a <st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region>
citizen or lawfully present in the <st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region>
are not eligible to receive the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:State></st1:place>’s
Promise award.</span></font></b></span><span class=sectioncolorbold7><b><font
face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=sectioncolorbold7><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=sectioncolorbold7><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>In the
eligibility letter we will send to each 2010 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:State></st1:place>’s Promise graduating senior
certifying their completion of the high school requirements, we will also remind
the student of this additional condition for receiving the award. The
eligibility letter will no longer be sufficient evidence in itself that the
student is entitled to receive the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:State></st1:place>’s
Promise award.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=sectioncolorbold7><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=sectioncolorbold7><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>We will
be at OASFAA next week, and if you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail
me or stop me at the conference. Thank you!</span></font></b></span><span
class=sectioncolorbold7><b><font face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-family:
Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Comic Sans MS"'>Carol Alexander</span></font> <br>
<font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Comic Sans MS"'>Scholarship Coordinator</span></font> <br>
<st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Oklahoma</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font
size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>'s
Promise</span></font><br>
<font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Comic Sans MS"'>Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education</span></font> <br>
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on"><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>655 Research Parkway,
Suite 200</span></font></st1:Street> <br>
<st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Oklahoma City</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>,
<st1:State w:st="on">OK</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">73104</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:address>
<br>
<font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Comic Sans MS"'>phone: 405.225.9160</span></font> <br>
<font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Comic Sans MS"'>fax: 405.225.9230</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Comic Sans MS"'>Mailing Address:</span></font> <br>
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on"><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>PO Box 108850</span></font></st1:Street>
<br>
<st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Oklahoma City</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>,
<st1:State w:st="on">OK</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">73101</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:address><font
size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>-8850</span></font>
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