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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 13B.08.21.06" title_num="13B" subtitle_num="08" chapter_num="21" heading="Verification of Eligibility.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A community college shall verify the eligibility of each applicant for a Scholarship in accordance with Education Article, §§18-3603 and 18-3603.1, Annotated Code of Maryland, and Regulations .04 and .05 of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Income eligibility of applications shall be verified as described in this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Applicants Eligible for Federal Aid.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A community college shall verify the income eligibility of an applicant federally selected for verification under the standards set by the U.S. Department of Education.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The Commission will identify all Scholarship recipients who are federally selected for verification under the V1 and V5 verification groups and transmit the information to the community colleges on a roster through MDCAPS.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The federal verification performed by the community for a student who has filed a federal tax return shall include verification of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Adjusted gross income;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Federal income tax paid;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Untaxed portions of IRA distributions;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Untaxed portions of pensions;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>IRA deductions and payments;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Tax-exempt interest income;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Education credits;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>Number of household members;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>Number of household members enrolled in an institution of higher education; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(j)">
        <text>Transaction number of the Institutional Student Information Report used.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The federal verification performed by the community college for a student who has not filed a federal income tax return, but who has filed a FAFSA, shall include verification of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Income earned from work;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Number of household members; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Number of household members enrolled in an institution of higher education.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The community colleges shall promptly update recipient records in MDCAPS using information verified under this section.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Applicants Ineligible for Federal Aid.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A community college shall select and verify the adjusted gross income levels and demonstrated need of a representative sample of applicants who:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Are ineligible to receive federal aid;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Submitted the MHEC OneApp; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Filed a State or federal tax return for the appropriate year.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>For an applicant selected by the community college for verification under §D(1) of this regulation, the community college shall verify the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Adjusted gross income;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Income tax paid;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Untaxed portions of IRA distributions;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>IRA deductions and payments;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Tax-exempt interest income;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Education credits;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Number of household members; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>Number of household members enrolled in an institution of higher education.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>