North Carolina § 115C-562 - 3. Verification of eligibility.

§ 115C-562. 3. Verification of eligibility.

The Authority may seek verification of information on any application for scholarship grants from eligible students. The Authority shall select and verify six percent (6%) of applications annually, including those with apparent errors on the face of the application. The Authority shall establish rules for the verification process and may use the federal verification requirements process for free and reduced-price lunch applications as guidance for those rules. If a household fails to cooperate with verification efforts, the Authority shall revoke the award of the scholarship grant to the eligible student. Household members of applicants for scholarship grants shall authorize the Authority to access information needed for verification efforts held by other State agencies, including the Department of Revenue, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Public Instruction. History (2013-360, s. 8.29(a); 2014-100, s. 8.25(c).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2013-360, s. 8.29(h), provides: "This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 school year. In accordance with G.S. 115C-562.2 , as enacted by this section, the Authority shall make applications available for the 2014-2015 school year no later than February 1, 2014, and shall begin awarding grants no later than March 1, 2014. Information about scholarship grants and the application process shall be made available on the Authority's Web site. In accordance with G.S. 115C-562.4 , as enacted by this section, the Division of Nonpublic Education, Department of Administration, shall make available to the Authority a list of all nonpublic schools operating in the State that meet the requirements of Part 1 or Part 2 of Article 39 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes no later than February 1, 2014." Session Laws 2013-360, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2013.'" Session Laws 2013-360, s. 38.2, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium." Session Laws 2013-360, s. 38.5, is a severability clause. Session Laws 2014-100, s. 8.25(k) provides: "Notwithstanding the requirements of G.S. 115C-562.3 , as amended by this section, for applications received for the 2014-2015 school year or the 2015 spring semester, the State Education Assistance Authority shall select and verify no less than three percent (3%) of applications, including those with apparent errors on the face of the application." Session Laws 2014-100, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as 'The Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2014.'" Session Laws 2014-100, s. 38.4, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2014-2015 fiscal year, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2014-2015 fiscal year." Session Laws 2014-100, s. 38.7, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2014-100, s. 8.25(c), effective August 7, 2014, in the second sentence in subsection (a), deleted "a random sample of no less than" following "select and verify" and added "including those with apparent errors on the face of the application" at the end.