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Notice of
Federal Student Financial Aid Penalties for Drug Law Violations
A conviction
for any offense, during a period of enrollment for which the student
was receiving Title IV, HEA program funds, under any federal or
state law involving the possession or sale of illegal drugs will
result in the loss of eligibility for Title IV, HEA grant, loan or
work-study assistance.
A conviction that
was reversed, set aside, or removed from the student’s record does not
count, nor does one received when the student was a juvenile, unless
the student was tried as an adult.
The chart below
illustrates the period of ineligibility for FSA funds, depending on
whether the conviction was for sale or possession and whether the
student had previous offenses. (A conviction for sale of drugs
includes convictions for conspiring to sell drugs.)
| |
Possession of illegal
drugs |
Sale of illegal drugs |
| 1st offense |
1 year from date of
conviction |
2 years from date of
conviction |
| 2nd offense |
2 years from date of
conviction |
Indefinite period |
|
3+ offenses |
Indefinite
period |
A student regains
eligibility the day after the period of ineligibility ends or when the
student successfully completes a qualified drug rehabilitation program
or, effective beginning with the 2010–2011 award year, passes two
unannounced drug tests given by such a program. Further drug
convictions will make the student ineligible again.
Students denied
eligibility for an indefinite period can regain it after successfully
completing a rehabilitation program (as described below), passing two
unannounced drug tests from such a program, or if a conviction is
reversed, set aside, or removed from the student’s record so that
fewer than two convictions for sale or three convictions for
possession remain on the record. In such cases, the nature and dates
of the remaining convictions will determine when the student regains
eligibility. It is the student’s responsibility to certify to the
Financial Aid Office that the student has successfully completed the
rehabilitation program.
Standards for
a qualified drug rehabilitation program
A qualified drug
rehabilitation program must include at least two unannounced drug
tests and must satisfy at least one of the following requirements:
• Be qualified to
receive funds directly or indirectly from a federal, state, or local
government program.
• Be qualified to
receive payment directly or indirectly from a federally or
state-licensed insurance
company.
• Be administered
or recognized by a federal, state, or local government agency or
court.
• Be administered
or recognized by a federally or state-licensed hospital, health
clinic, or medical doctor.
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