TITLE 8. EDUCATION
REGISTRAR'S NOTICE: The
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia is claiming an exemption from
Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act in accordance with § 2.2-4006
A 4 a of the Code of Virginia, which excludes regulations that are necessary to
conform to changes in Virginia statutory law where no agency discretion is
involved. The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia will receive,
consider, and respond to petitions by any interested person at any time with
respect to reconsideration or revision.
Title of Regulation: 8VAC40-20. Regulations for the
Senior Citizen Higher Education Program (amending 8VAC40-20-10, 8VAC40-20-60).
Statutory Authority: §§ 23.1-203 and 23.1-640 of the
Code of Virginia.
Effective Date: February 20, 2017.
Agency Contact: Melissa Wyatt, Senior Associate for
Financial Aid, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, 101 North 14th
Street, 9th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 225-4113, FAX (804)
225-2604, or email melissacollumwyatt@schev.edu.
Summary:
The amendments update citations to reflect the
recodification of Title 23 to Title 23.1 of the Code of Virginia and conform an
introductory clause to Virginia Administrative Code style.
8VAC40-20-10. Definitions.
Section 23-38.55 of the Senior Citizens Higher Education
Act defines several words and terms. Unless otherwise noted, they shall have
the following meanings ascribed to them: The following words and terms
when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context
clearly indicates otherwise:
"Course" means any course of study offered in any
state institution of higher education including the regular curriculum of any
department, or school, or subdivision of any such institution or any special
course given for any purpose, including but not limited to, adult education.
"Full-time equivalent student (FTES)" means the
statistic used for budgetary purposes by the Commonwealth. It is derived by
calculating total credit hours generated by students at a particular level and
dividing that number by the number of credit hours generally considered a
full-time load at that level.
"Senior citizen" means any person who, before the
beginning of any term, semester or quarter in which such person claims
entitlement to the benefits of this chapter, (i) has reached 60 years of age,
and (ii) has had his legal domicile in this Commonwealth for one year.
"Senior Citizens Higher Education Act" is set forth
in Chapter 4.5 (§ 23-38.54 et seq.) of Title 23 Article 7 (§ 23.1-639
et seq.) of Chapter 6 of Title 23.1 of the Code of Virginia.
8VAC40-20-60. Notification to senior citizens.
As required in § 23-38.59 § 23.1-641 of the
Code of Virginia, each state-supported institution shall prominently include in
its catalogue a statement of the benefits available to senior citizens under
this program.
VA.R. Doc. No. R17-4846; Filed January 30, 2017, 10:03 a.m.