Section 1031.30  Eligibility

a)         In order to be eligible, institutions shall be Independent Colleges as defined in Section 1031.20 and meet all other requirements of the Act.

b)         In order to be eligible, institutions must be in compliance with any surveys and evaluations required by the Board pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Board of Higher Education Act [110 ILCS 205].  The surveys and evaluations are required to determine each institution's full time equivalent enrollment (FTE), as defined by Section 25-5 of the Act.  To ensure the validity and reliability of the FTE measures used in the disbursement calculations, institutions must also follow all Board requests for aggregate information and student-level data pursuant to the P-20 Longitudinal Education Data System Act [105 ILCS 13].

c)         Each institution must be determined qualified pursuant to GATA and 44 Ill. Adm. Code 7000.70.

d)         Institutions that the United States Department of Education places on either the Heightened Cash Monitoring payment method (HCM2) or the reimbursement payment method, as authorized under 34 CFR 668.162, are not eligible.