Sec. 13b.08.07.08. Certification and Payment

A. The Office shall create a certification roster for each community college and public senior higher education institution.

B. The certification roster shall contain the names of the applicants who have been identified by the Office as eligible for the grant.

C. The institution shall complete the certification for each student by the date established by the Office.

D. The institution shall:

(1) Verify the applicant’s eligibility for in-State tuition under Education Article, Title 15, Annotated Code of Maryland; and

(2) By the deadline date established by the Office, report:

(a) The total amount of tuition being charged; and

(b) All non-loan aid the applicant is receiving, regardless of whether the non-loan aid has been disbursed.

E. After the institution reports all non-loan aid for each applicant, the institution shall electronically transmit the roster to the Office through MDCAPS.

F. The Office shall make an award payment to the institution for each semester that the student is granted the award.

G. The institution shall certify and request payment for all recipients, on a semester basis, on or before:

(1) December 15, for the fall semester; and

(2) May 15, for the spring semester.

H. An institution that fails to certify and request payment for all recipients on a semester basis under §B may not certify recipients for the subsequent semester.