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Dear Mr. Guinn:

This office is in receipt of your recent opinion request in which you present the following questions for review:

1) May the Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission (the Commission), pursuant to its authority under § 3042.1(A)(6) of Act 476 of 1997, adopt a rule requiring that an applicant be a first-time freshman in order to be eligible for initial assistance under the Tuition Opportunity Program for Students — Teachers (TOPS-T)?

2) May the Commission adopt a rule requiring that an applicant be a college junior or senior in order to be eligible for initial assistance?

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