(b) The committee is authorized to:

1. (1)

   1. (A) Resolve disputes arising out of or relating to a student who is no longer considered eligible to receive a scholarship or grant.
   2. (B) An appeal application may be filed by a parent or guardian, or a student if the student is over eighteen (18) years of age, who has been notified that he or she is no longer considered eligible to receive a scholarship under this part.
   3. (C) An appeal application:

(i) Must be received by the division or postmarked no later than ten (10) calendar days after the student or the student’s parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis to the student (hereafter “appealing party”) receives a notice of scholarship ineligibility; and

1. (ii) Shall be delivered or mailed to: Division of Higher Education Attn: Legal Services Four Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201

   1. (D) The committee may waive the deadline to file an appeal if the:

      1. (i) Notice of ineligibility does not inform the petitioner of the:

(b) (b) Deadline to file an appeal; or

1. (ii) Petitioner makes a good faith attempt to file a timely appeal.

   1. (E) The committee shall either grant or deny an appeal filed not less than forty-five (45) days after the day the appeal is received.
   2. (F) If the committee overturns the determination of scholarship eligibility on appeal, the committee shall notify the appealing party of the basis for the board’s decision;
2. (2) Prescribe forms for and regulate the submission of appeals applications;
3. (3) Determine eligibility of applicants;
4. (4) Approve or reject appeals applications;
5. (5) Manage, operate, and control all funds appropriated or otherwise contributed for this purpose;
6. (6) Administer final determinations of financial aid appeals made by the committee; and

7. (7) Report annually to the General Assembly the number of applications for appeals:

   1. (A) Received; and
   2. (B) Approved.