21-18-403. Wyoming works program created; eligibility requirements.

(a) There is created the Wyoming works program for Wyoming community college students.

(b) Under the Wyoming works program, subject to the availability of funds as determined by the legislature, the state may provide grant funds pursuant to this article on behalf of an eligible student who has been accepted by and enrolled in a community college to pursue a credential program approved by the commission for the Wyoming works program, who has demonstrated Wyoming residency as determined by the community college at which the student is enrolled and who is not ineligible under subsection (c) of this section. No college shall require a high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate as a prerequisite for admission to a credential program funded in whole or in part with monies under this article, unless the credential program is included within a college academic credit program requiring the diploma or equivalency certificate and the college provides the student assistance in achieving the diploma or equivalency certificate.

(c) No student shall be eligible for a grant under this article for more than six (6) academic terms. A student is not eligible for a grant under this article if he:

(i) Is not a United States citizen or a permanent resident alien who meets the definition of an eligible noncitizen under federal Title IV requirements or requirements of a subsequent similar federal enactment;

(ii) Has not complied with United States selective service system requirements for registration, if the requirements are applicable to the student;

(iii) Is in default on a federal Title IV education loan. Nothing in this paragraph prohibits a student who is otherwise eligible for a grant under this article and has fully repaid a defaulted loan or is no longer in default, from receiving a grant for future academic terms;

(iv) Owes a refund under a federal Title IV student financial aid program or a subsequently enacted similar federal student financial aid program, or a student financial aid program administered through the state. Nothing in this paragraph prohibits a student who is otherwise eligible for a grant under this article and has fully paid the refund owed, from receiving a grant for future academic terms;

(v) For continued enrollment in a credential program if he fails to make satisfactory academic progress as required for the credential program by commission rule;

(vi) Is currently receiving a scholarship under the Hathaway scholarship program established in W.S. 21-16-1301 through 21-16-1311.