Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 11 - KENTUCKY HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY › Chapter 5 - KHEAA Grant Programs › Section 11 KAR 5:034 - CAP grant student eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				164.744(2),
				164.753(4),
				164.7535
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				164.748(4) requires the
				authority to promulgate administrative regulations pertaining to the awarding
				of grants, scholarships, and honorary scholarships as provided in
				KRS
				164.740 to
				164.7891.
				KRS
				164.753(4) requires the
				authority to promulgate administrative regulations pertaining to grants.
				KRS
				164.7535 authorizes the authority to provide
				grants to assist financially needy part-time and full-time undergraduate
				students to attend educational institutions in Kentucky. This administrative
				regulation establishes student eligibility requirements for the college access
				program.
Section 1. In order to
			 qualify for disbursement of a college access program grant, a student shall:
(1) Be a resident of Kentucky;
(2) Be enrolled at an educational institution
			 as at least a part-time student as determined by the educational institution,
			 in an eligible program of study and not have previously earned a first
			 baccalaureate or professional degree;
(3) Demonstrate financial need in accordance
			 with
			 11 KAR
			 5:130 and
			 11 KAR
			 5:145 for CAP grant assistance;
(4) Have remaining KHEAA grant
			 limit;
(5) Not receive financial
			 assistance in excess of need to meet educational expenses;
(6) Maintain satisfactory progress in an
			 eligible program of study according to the published standards and practices of
			 the educational institution at which the student is enrolled;
(7) Satisfy all financial obligations to the
			 authority under any program administered by the authority pursuant to
			 KRS
			 164.740 to
			 164.7891
			 and to any educational institution, except that ineligibility for this reason
			 may be waived by the executive director of the authority, at the recommendation
			 of a designated staff review committee, for cause;
(8) Be a citizen of the United States or an
			 eligible noncitizen;
(9) Be
			 receiving at least part-time credit at an educational institution in an
			 eligible program of study and paying at least part-time tuition and fees to
			 that institution, if the student is studying abroad or off-campus;
(10) Have been eligible to receive a CAP
			 Grant in the preceding year, if the student is enrolled in an equivalent
			 undergraduate program of study, as established by the Authority in
			 11
			 KAR 15:090, Section 5;
(11) Be:
(a)
			 Attending an eligible institution with the main campus or headquarters located
			 in Kentucky; or
(b) Attending at
			 least fifty (50) percent of courses on-ground in Kentucky if enrolled at an
			 eligible institution with the main campus or headquarters not located in
			 Kentucky; and
(12) Not
			 be:
(a) In default on any loan under Title IV
			 of the federal act, codified as
			 20 U.S.C.
			 1070 to
			 1099, unless
			 eligibility has been reinstated;
(b) Liable for any amounts that exceed annual
			 or aggregate limits on any loan under Title IV of the federal act, codified as
			 20 U.S.C.
			 1070 to
			 1099; and
(c) Liable for overpayment of any grant or
			 loan under Title IV of the federal act, codified as
			 20 U. S. C.
			 1070 to
			 1099.