{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-21-16-702","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 21-16-702","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(a) As used in this article:\n(i) \"Authority\" means the Wyoming higher education assistance authority;\n(ii) \"Board\" means the board of directors of the authority;\n(iii) \"College\" means any accredited institution offering higher education;\n(iv) \"Financial institution\" means any banking corporation or institution engaged primarily in lending or investing funds and authorized to do business in the state;\n(v) \"Higher education\" means any program, curriculum or combination of courses or subjects generally accepted as necessary to fulfill requirements for the attainment of a predetermined and identified educational, professional or vocational objective higher than graduation from high school;\n(vi) \"Obligations\" means notes, warrants, bonds, temporary bonds and anticipation notes issued by the authority pursuant to this article;\n(vii) \"State\" means the state of Wyoming;\n(viii) \"State agency\" means any office or instrumentality of the state;\n(ix) \"Student\" means:\n(A) Any person who, while a resident of the state, applies to a financial institution for a student loan and who is enrolled in a college or whose application for enrollment has been accepted by a college;\n(B) Any person who is enrolled in a college located within the state or whose application for enrollment has been accepted by a college located within the state;\n(C) To the extent funding is available after taking into consideration the aggregate funding needs of students specified under subparagraphs (a)(ix)(A) and (B) of this section, any person who is enrolled in a college located outside of this state; or\n(D) The parent or legal guardian of a student as defined under this paragraph.","path":["TITLE 21 - EDUCATION","CHAPTER 16 - HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY","ARTICLE 7 - WYOMING HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY"],"source_url":"https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title21.pdf","current_through":"2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:16:32Z","sha256":"5cef90a5247f2d7ee566b6f06cdd95c4ad317bd3a4cea3ab9b4b9fbf36322418","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-21-16-701","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-21-16-703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}