§ 11-33 — Student eligibility requirements

Sec. 11-33. - Student eligibility requirements.

(a) For an organization to be eligible for reimbursement from the Denver College Affordability Fund, the student benefitted ("eligible student"), if twenty-five (25) years of age or under, must have graduated from a high school in Denver or lived in Denver for six (6) months prior to their first scheduled post-secondary class day; and if between twenty-six (26) and thirty (30) years of age must have lived in Denver for six (6) months prior to their first scheduled post-secondary class day. (b) Eligible students must have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid ("FAFSA"), Colorado Application for State Financial Aid, or a similar measure of financial need as determined by the corporation. (c) Eligible students must attend a nationally or regionally accredited non-profit or public post-secondary institution located in Colorado, and [be] certified to be in good standing at said institution, as demonstrated by the institution's determination that the student has achieved "satisfactory academic progress." (d) Eligible students may not be older than thirty (30) years of age as of the final scheduled class day of the academic year for which a reimbursement grant is requested. (e) Non-profit post-secondary institution as used in this section means a post-secondary institution that has been continuously recognized by the federal Internal Revenue Service as a non-profit organization since January 1, 2007.

(Ord. No. 300, § 9, 11-6-18; Ord. No. 207-20, § 2, 5-18-20; Ord. No. 428-23, § 1, 5-22-23)