01 NCAC 26B .0106. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY

The Veterans Affairs Commission delegates to the Assistant Secretary for Veterans Affairs the responsibility for obtaining information and making recommendations of applications for scholarship awards which the commission administers.  The following procedure has been set by the commission for use by the assistant secretary in reviewing applications:

(1)           Interested parties may obtain application for scholarship blanks from district service officer, county service officer, or the assistant secretary's office.  A sheet of instructions is given to each applicant for a scholarship and assistance is available from the service officer.

(2)           Completed application, together with a copy of the public record of applicant's birth, a copy of veteran's discharge or notice of separation from the armed service (if available) and letters of recommendation must be mailed to the assistant secretary's office, preferably prior to May first.

(3)           Upon receipt of application, the assistant secretary's office will request necessary information from the appropriate Veterans Administration office.

(4)           Upon receipt of Veterans Administration's certification, such certification, birth certificate and discharge from armed services and other information will be carefully checked to determine if eligibility requirements of the law are met.

(5)           If the Veterans Administration certification and other information indicates that residential requirements of the law or the necessary degree of disability is not met, the applicant and district service officer will be so informed and the applicant will be offered the assistance of the service officer in submitting further evidence.

(6)           A report of information and investigation will then be requested from the district service officer.  The district service officers will be instructed as to what types of information their reports should contain.

(7)           Reports from district service officers will be sent to the assistant secretary's office.

(8)           The sheet of instructions which is sent to each applicant with application for scholarship forms makes it clear that each applicant is responsible for ensuring that his complete scholastic record is received at the Assistant Secretary's Office, North Carolina Division of Veterans Affairs, Raleigh, North Carolina, as soon as possible after his graduation from high school to be considered in connection with possible scholarship awards.  (This applies to all types of scholarship applications.)

(9)           In making recommendations for the awarding of scholarships in the competitive categories, the assistant secretary will consider the disability and other eligibility requirements of each application in accordance with the standards enumerated in G.S. 165‑22 and make his recommendations to members of the commission based on the following criteria, and importance shall attach in the order named:

(a)           Need.  Preference shall be given to the eligible child with the greater financial need.  (In cases where the parent has considerable property, attention of the commission shall be called to this fact, if such application is recommended for a scholarship award.)

(b)           Scholastic Ability.  Preference shall be given the eligible child with the higher scholastic award.

(c)           Consideration shall be given to the character, reputation, industry, accomplishments, and handicaps (if any) of the eligible child.

(d)           All other things being equal, the degree of service connected disability shall be given preference.

(10)         Upon confirmation of the members of the commission, the applicant and other interested parties will be notified as to the disposition made of their application.  The Assistant Secretary for Veterans Affairs is authorized to award class I and IV (unlimited scholarships) to any other applicant who meets all eligiblity requirements under class I or IV between meetings of the commission.  These awards are then ratified by the commission at its next meeting.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143B‑252(4); 143B‑399(4); 165‑22.1(a);

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Readopted Eff. February 27, 1979.