Section 512IAC4-1-5. Prorated scholarships

   (a) If information provided to the department on an application for a choice scholarship is inaccurate, incorrect, or false, the department may:

(1) determine the student not eligible and rescind the award;

(2) modify the award based on corrected information; or

(3) require the eligible school to refund to the department a portion of the choice scholarship amount after notice and an opportunity for the school to respond.

  (b) If an eligible choice scholarship student withdraws or is expelled from the eligible school, the eligible school shall report the student as exited on the enrollment and mobility report no later than five (5) school days after the withdrawal or expulsion.

  (c) If an eligible choice scholarship student is removed from the eligible school for more than twenty (20) consecutive student instructional days during the school year for medical or other reasons and is not receiving educational services from the eligible school, the eligible school shall report the student as exited on the enrollment and mobility report on the twenty-first day of removal or within five (5) school days of receiving notice that the student will not return.

  (d) Eligible schools must report enrollment and mobility exit dates for all students within five (5) business days of the last day of school.

  (e) If an eligible choice scholarship student is withdrawn or expelled from the eligible school, the amount of the choice scholarship will be reduced and prorated based on the period of time the eligible choice scholarship student was enrolled in the eligible school.

  (f) If an eligible choice scholarship student is withdrawn or expelled after the choice scholarship distribution is made, the eligible school may be required to refund to the department a portion of the choice scholarship amount.

  (g) The department shall notify the eligible school of any amount to be remitted to the department as the result of any of the following:

(1) Withdrawal.

(2) Expulsion.

(3) The department's determination that an individual is no longer eligible for a choice scholarship pursuant to subsection (a)(1).

(4) The department's modification of an award amount due to a finding under subsection (a)(2).

  (h) If the eligible school disagrees with the department's determination of the amount to be remitted, the eligible school may request a review of the determination in accordance with established procedures.

  (i) A choice scholarship is not transferable to another school during the school year.

  (j) Once an eligible choice scholarship student withdraws or is expelled from an eligible school or is determined to be ineligible under subsection (a)(1), that individual forfeits the remainder of the individual's choice scholarship award for the duration of the school year regardless of whether the individual reenrolls at the eligible school or another eligible school.

  (k) An individual who is no longer eligible under this section may reapply for a choice scholarship in a subsequent school year. (Department of Education; 512 IAC 4-1-5; filed Jun 25, 2012, 2:00 p.m.: 20120725-IR-512120054FRA; filed Jan 21, 2016, 1:32 p.m.: 20160217-IR-512140509FRA)