Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 121.72 - Loan residency(a) A student applicant shall be a resident of this Commonwealth at the time the student applies for a Federal Stafford Loan or to renew a loan guaranty. Establishment of residency may be based upon any one of the following: (1) A student applicant who is under 18 years of age at the time the student applies for a Federal Stafford Loan or to renew a loan guaranty shall have a supporting parent or guardian who has been a bona fide domiciliary of this Commonwealth for at least 30 days immediately preceding the date of receipt by the Agency of the loan guaranty application or renewal application.(2) A student applicant who is 18 years of age or older at the time the student applies for a Federal Stafford Loan or to renew the guaranty shall have been a bona fide domiciliary of this Commonwealth for at least 30 days immediately preceding the date of receipt by the Agency of the loan guaranty application or renewal application.(3) A student applicant who is accepted for enrollment in or is attending an approved institution of higher education located in this Commonwealth is considered a bona fide domiciliary of this Commonwealth except in cases where the student is enrolled in a correspondence (home study) course, in which case the student shall be a bona fide domiciliary of this Commonwealth as described in paragraphs (1) and (2).(b) For purposes of determining domicile, a guardian shall be one of the following:(1) A person appointed by a court.(2) A person other than a parent with whom the applicant has lived and in whose continuous direct care and control the applicant has been for at least 2 years.(c) Military status of persons and their dependents who reside in the civilian community rather than on a military installation will not alone be grounds for determining an applicant ineligible.(d) Persons and their dependents who leave this Commonwealth on military or foreign assignments, such as missionaries, United States military service personnel and representatives of domestic companies or government agencies, shall be presumed to maintain their domicile in this Commonwealth for purposes of satisfying the loan guaranty residence requirement.(e) In the case of a student attending an institution of higher education in another state who is under 18 years of age whose parents or guardians move from this Commonwealth after the Agency has issued a loan guaranty, the eligibility of the applicant continues to the end of the applicant's program of study.(f) A student who transfers to an approved institution of higher education located outside of this Commonwealth after having received guaranteed student loan assistance while attending a Commonwealth institution of higher education is eligible to have the loan guaranty renewed.(g) A student applicant filing a loan guaranty renewal application who has outstanding loans with the Agency and whose domicile has changed from this Commonwealth due to the relocation of the applicant or supporting parents or guardian shall continue to be eligible for guaranteed student loan assistance until the end of the applicant's program of study.(h) The Agency will make the final decision in all matters pertaining to residency or domicile, or both.The provisions of this §121.72 adopted July 28, 1972, effective 7/29/1972, 2 Pa.B. 1438; amended February 16, 1973, effective 2/17/1973, 3 Pa.B. 325; amended December 27, 1974, effective 12/28/1974, 4 Pa.B. 2699; amended June 10, 1977, effective 6/11/1977, 7 Pa.B. 1579; amended January 16, 1987, effective 1/17/1987, 17 Pa.B. 249; amended July 12, 1996, effective 7/13/1996, 26 Pa.B. 3321.The provisions of this §121.72 amended under section 4 of the act of August 7, 1963 (P. L. 549, No. 290) (24 P. S. § 5104); section 1 of the act of January 25, 1966 (P. L. 1546, No. 541) (24 P. S. § 5151); the act of July 18, 1974 (P. L. 483, No. 174) (24 P. S. §§ 5181-5189); the act of July 1, 1988 (P. L. 1259, No. 155) (24 P. S. §§ 5191-5197); and the act of June 26, 1992 (P. L. 322, No. 64) (24 P. S. §§ 5198.1-5198.7).