September 21, 2000
ITEM
108-102-R0900 Approval
of the revision to Policy 940.30 – Montana Tuition Assistance Program (MTAP)
Eligibility Requirements
THAT: Article V, Item B, of the Montana
Tuition Assistance Program Baker Grant policy be amended to reflect that the
maximum MTAP Baker Grant may change with increases in tuition, fees and
students’ cost of books at MUS colleges.
The revision also allows the Commissioner of Higher Education to approve
changes in the maximum award amount to reflect said increases.
EXPLANATION: The current MTAP Baker Grant policy Article
V, Item B states that “MTAP Baker Grants will be considered for Base Costs,
which is determined by using the maximum Federal Pell Grant plus $500”. The revised policy eliminates the fixed amount
of $500 and replaces it with the variable, “the maximum grant amount as
approved by the Commissioner.” This
revision allows the Commissioner Of
Higher Education to adjust the Base Costs to reflect increases in tuition, fees
and cost of books. The policy was first
proposed in 1996. Tuition, fees and
costs of books have all risen each year for the last 4 years.
ATTACHMENTS: Memo to Board of Regents
