(Parts IV through VII)
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2018 Annual Report to the Legislature (PDF)
How do I comment or request a hearing on the proposed rules?
LOSFA promulgates rules for the financial aid programs it administers using the procedures required by the Louisiana Administrative Procedure Act. The first step is to publish a Notice of Intent in the Louisiana Register. After the Notice of Intent is published, the public has 20 days to submit comments and/or to request a public hearing.
Interested persons may submit comments or request a hearing on the proposed rules in the Notice of Intent by sending an e-mail to LOSFA.Comments@la.gov or by sending written comments to:
Sujuan W. Boutté, Executive Director
Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance Director
P.O. Box 91202
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-9202
PLEASE NOTE: THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT COMMENTS AND/OR TO REQUEST A HEARING FOR EACH NOTICE OF INTENT IS IN PARENTHESIS BENEATH EACH SUBJECT IN THE “PROPOSED RULE CHANGES IN PROGRESS” COLUMN. TO ENSURE CONSIDERATION, COMMENTS AND REQUESTS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN THE DEADLINE.
Scholarship and Grant Program Rules
TOPS Statute at www.legis.la.gov
| Current Program Rules | Emergency Rules in Effect (not included in current program rules) | Proposed Rule Changes in Progress (under review and comment prior to final adoption) |
| Title 28 EDUCATION Part IV. Student Financial Assistance – Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs Includes, but not limited to, the following: TOPS (Opportunity, Performance, Honors, Tech, Teacher, National Guard Awards) TOPS-Tech Early Start Rockefeller State Wildlife Scholarship Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP) GO-Youth ChalleNGe | Go Youth Challenge Legislation (LAC 28:IV.1501, 1503, 1507, 1509 and 1511)(SG19187E) | Go Youth Challenge Legislation (LAC 28:IV.1501, 1503, 1507, 1509 and 1511)(SG19187NI) (Comment period ended September 10, 2019 , Summary Report submitted September 13, 2019) Cambridge Courses (LAC 28:IV.703)(SG20188NI) (Comment period ended November 12, 2019) |
Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission (LASFAC) Bylaws
Click the appropriate Subject to view Notice contents. PDF files will open in a new window.
| Current Program Rules | Emergency Rules in Effect (not included in current program rules) | Proposed Rule Changes in Progress (under review and comment prior to final adoption) |
| Title 28 Education Part V. Student Financial Assistance – Higher Education Loan Program Includes, but not limited to, the following: ASFAC Bylaws Advisory Committee to the Student Financial Assistance Commission Bylaws |
IRC Section 529 Savings Plans Rules:
START and ABLE
| Current Program Rules | Emergency Rules in Effect (not included in current program rules) | Proposed Rule Changes in Progress (under review and comment prior to final adoption) |
| Title 28 EDUCATION Part VI. IRC Section 529 Savings Plans: START and ABLE Includes, but not limited to, the following: Education Savings Accounts Owner’s Agreements ABLE Accounts | 2018 Interest Rates (LAC 28:VI.309, 315, and 715)(ST19185NI) (Comment period ends June 10, 2019 ) |
Louisiana Tuition Trust Authority (LATTA) Bylaws
| Current Program Rules | Emergency Rules in Effect (not included in current program rules) | Proposed Rule Changes in Progress (under review and comment prior to final adoption) |
| Part VII. Student Financial Assistance – Higher Education Loan Program Includes, but not limited to, the following: LATTA Bylaws | 2018 Interest Rates (LAC 28:VI.309, 315, and 715)(ST19185NI) (Comment period ends June 10, 2019 ) |
