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Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 20 - KANSAS NURSING STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 88-20-1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) "Parent" means
			 a guardian or any person who is legally responsible for the maintenance, care,
			 or support of a dependent who is an applicant under this program.
(b) "Parent's contribution" means the amount
			 parents can reasonably be expected to contribute from their income and assets
			 toward education costs for a dependent. This amount shall be determined based
			 upon criteria approved by the board and established by the financial needs
			 analysis agency selected by the board.
(c) "Independent student" means a student who
			 demonstrates independence from a parent's support to the satisfaction of the
			 board. Documentation that will meet U.S. department of education guidelines for
			 an independent student may be required from the applicant, applicant's parent
			 or parents, or guardian to verify emancipation from the parent or parents.
(d) "Student contribution" means
			 the amount a student can contribute from the student's own work and resources
			 toward a year's college education costs. This amount shall be determined based
			 upon criteria approved by the board and established by the financial needs
			 analysis agency selected by the board. The student contribution shall not be
			 less than $450.
(e) "Student
			 resources" means assets, earnings, income or benefits from other sources, and
			 any grant or loan coming directly to the student from non-college sources, as
			 defined by the U.S. department of education in 34 C.F.R. 674.14, effective
			 February 2, 1988, which is hereby adopted by reference.
(f) "Family contribution" means the sum of
			 parents' contribution and student contribution.
(g) "Licensed professional nurse" means a
			 person who is licensed to practice professional nursing as defined in
			 K.S.A.
			 65-1113(d)(1).
(h) "Registered professional nurse" means a
			 person who is licensed to practice professional nursing as defined in
			 K.S.A.
			 65-1113(d)(1).
(i) "Licensed practical nurse" means a person
			 who is licensed to practice practical nursing as defined in K.S.A. 1113(d)(2).
(j) "Minority applicant" means an
			 applicant for a nursing student scholarship who is categorized as:
(1) American Indian or Alaskan Native;
(2) Asian or Pacific Islander;
(3) Black, non-Hispanic; or
(4) Hispanic.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 20 - KANSAS NURSING STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 88-20-3 - Applicant eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each applicant for a Kansas nursing scholarship shall
				demonstrate to the executive officer of the board or the executive officer's
				designee that the applicant:
(a) Is a
			 resident of the state of Kansas;
(b) has entered into an agreement with a
			 qualified sponsor;
(c) has entered
			 into an agreement with the board; and
(d) is currently enrolled in or has been
			 admitted as a full-time student to a school of nursing in a course of
			 instruction leading to licensure as a licensed professional nurse or licensed
			 practical nurse.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 20 - KANSAS NURSING STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 88-20-4 - Application eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each application shall be eligible for consideration only if
				it:
(a) Is submitted by an eligible
			 applicant;
(b) meets all deadlines
			 of the board listed on the application; and
(c) includes all required documentation and
			 information. Only one application will be accepted from each eligible student.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 20 - KANSAS NURSING STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 88-20-5 - Sponsor agreement

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each agreement between a sponsor and the recipient of a Kansas
				nursing student scholarship shall:
(a) Be consistent with the requirements of
			 the Kansas nursing student scholarship program;
(b) require the scholarship recipient to
			 exhaust institutional policies for degree completion in an effort to satisfy
			 the requirements for graduation from a school of nursing;
(c) require the scholarship recipient to take
			 the Kansas nursing board examination for licensure a minimum of three
			 consecutive times in an effort to successfully complete the examination and
			 satisfy all requirements for a permanent license to practice nursing in Kansas;
(d) require one year of full-time
			 employment by the scholarship recipient as a condition to the receipt of each
			 annual scholarship award;
(e)
			 permit the scholarship recipient to use up to one year of full-time employment
			 in an unlicensed job classification performed for sponsor while the scholarship
			 recipient is seeking to meet the qualifications for nursing licensure as credit
			 in meeting employment responsibilities;
(f) provide that the agreement between the
			 sponsor and the scholarship recipient will be renewed on an annual basis for
			 qualified recipients until satisfaction of the requirements for graduation from
			 a school of nursing; and
(g)
			 provide that upon the failure of the scholarship recipient to engage in the
			 full-time practice of nursing in Kansas for the required period of time,
			 repayment of assistance may be in installment payments sufficient to allow full
			 repayment within 5 years.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 20 - KANSAS NURSING STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 88-20-8 - Available funds

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
If available funds are insufficient to fully fund all eligible
				applicants, awards may be pro-rated by the executive officer of the board or
				the executive officer's designee on a percentage basis to each eligible
				applicant.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 20 - KANSAS NURSING STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 88-20-9 - College certification

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Upon the enrollment of recipients of Kansas nursing student
				scholarships, each eligible institution of post-secondary education shall
				certify to the executive officer of the board of regents or the executive
				officer's designee that each recipient:
(a) Is a resident of the state of Kansas
			 according to
			 K.S.A.
			 76-729(a) and applicable
			 administrative regulations of the board of regents relating to residency
			 determinations;
(b) is enrolled or
			 has been accepted for enrollment as a full-time student in a nursing program;
(c) is attending the nursing
			 program; and
(d) meets all the
			 guidelines for assistance as specified by the board of regents.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 20 - KANSAS NURSING STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 88-20-10 - Grant offer

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each grantee shall notify the board before the deadline listed
				on the grant offer letter as to whether the grantee will accept the grant for
				the full academic year or a portion thereof. If this information is not
				received from the applicant by the deadline, the board may withdraw the
				original grant offer.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 20 - KANSAS NURSING STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 88-20-11 - Financial needs analysis agency

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
The board shall contract with one nationally recognized
				financial needs analysis agency which shall determine the financial need of
				each eligible applicant. The criteria to be used by the board in its selection
				of an agency shall be service, cost, and convenience for Kansas students, the
				eligible postsecondary institutions and the board.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 21 - KANSAS ETHNIC MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 88-21-1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) "Parent" means
			 a guardian or any person who is legally responsible for the maintenance, care,
			 or support of a dependent who is an applicant under this program.
(b) "Parent's contribution" means the amount
			 parents can reasonably be expected to contribute from their income and assets
			 toward education costs for a dependent. This amount shall be determined based
			 upon criteria approved by the board and established by the financial needs
			 analysis agency selected by the board.
(c) "Independent student" means a student who
			 demonstrates independence from a parent's support to the satisfaction of the
			 board. Documentation that will meet U.S. department of education guidelines for
			 an independent student may be required from the applicant, applicant's parent
			 or parents, or guardian to verify emancipation from the parent or parents.
(d) "Student contribution" means
			 the amount a student can contribute from the student's own work and resources
			 toward a year's college education costs. This amount shall be determined based
			 upon criteria approved by the board and established by the financial needs
			 analysis agency selected by the board. The student contribution shall not be
			 less than $450.
(e) "Student
			 resources" means assets, earnings, income or benefits from other sources, and
			 any grant or loan coming directly to the student from non-college sources, as
			 defined by the U.S. department of education in 34 C.F.R. 674.14, effective
			 February 2, 1988, which is hereby adopted by reference.
(f) "Family contribution" means the sum of
			 parents' contribution and student contribution.
(g) "Full-time enrollment" means a course
			 load of a minimum of 12 semester credit hours.
(h) "Board of regents" or "board" means the
			 state board of regents provided for in the constitution of this state.
(i) "Kansas ethnic minority
			 scholarship offer" means the annual amount offered to an ethnic minority
			 scholar under this program, rounded to the nearest $10. Each ethnic minority
			 scholarship offer shall be the lesser of the following amounts:
(1) $1,500;
(2) the financial need of the ethnic minority
			 scholar; or
(3) the pro-rata
			 amount determined by the board.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 21 - KANSAS ETHNIC MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 88-21-2 - Ethnic minority scholar selection

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
The board shall select ethnic minority scholars according to
				criteria of scholastic ability set forth in
				K.A.R.
				88-21-3(e).
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 21 - KANSAS ETHNIC MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 88-21-3 - Applicant eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
To be eligible for an ethnic minority scholarship offer, each
				applicant shall demonstrate to the executive director of the board that the
				applicant:
(a) Is a resident of the
			 state of Kansas;
(b) is a member
			 of an ethnic minority group;
(c)
			 is initially accepted or enrolled at an eligible Kansas post-secondary
			 institution;
(d) is an
			 undergraduate who has never received a baccalaureate degree;
(e) has demonstrated scholastic ability
			 through achievement of any one or more of the following:
(1) recognition by the national merit
			 scholarship corporation as a finalist, semi-finalist, national achievement
			 finalist, Hispanic scholar, or commended scholar;
(2) high school grade point average of 3.0 or
			 higher, on a scale where an A equals 4.00, in the board of regents recommended
			 high school curriculum;
(3)
			 competitive performance on the ACT assessment;
(4) competitive performance on the SAT; or
(5) rank in upper one-third of
			 high school graduating class;
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 21 - KANSAS ETHNIC MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 88-21-4 - Application eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each application shall be eligible for consideration only if
				it:
(a) Is submitted by an eligible
			 applicant;
(b) meets all deadlines
			 of the board listed on the application; and
(c) includes all required documentation and
			 information. Only one application will be accepted from each eligible student.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 21 - KANSAS ETHNIC MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 88-21-8 - College certification

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Upon the enrollment of Kansas ethnic minority scholarship
				recipients, each eligible post-secondary institution shall certify to the board
				that each recipient attending its institution:
(a) Is a resident of the state of Kansas
			 according to
			 K.S.A.
			 76-729(a) and applicable
			 administrative regulations of the board of regents relating to residency
			 determinations;
(b) is not
			 receiving more financial aid than the recipient's demonstrated need;
(c) is a full-time undergraduate student in
			 good standing who is responsible for paying full tuition and required fees;
(d) has met the Kansas ethnic
			 minority scholarship academic standard of a cumulative 2.0 grade point average
			 for recipients participating in the Kansas ethnic minority scholarship program;
(e) has, if selected for
			 verification, satisfactorily completed the institution's verification process
			 as provided in 34 C.F.R.
			 668.51 -
			 668.58, effective April 29, 1986,
			 which is hereby adopted by refer-ence;
(f) for an independent grantee, that the
			 grantee meets the U.S. department of education guidelines for an independent
			 student as provided in 34
			 C.F.R. 668.2, effective February 2, 1988,
			 which is hereby adopted by reference, and as verified by the institution; and
(g) where applicable, is in
			 compliance with the eligibility requirements of
			 34 C.F.R.
			 692.40, effective February 2, 1988, which is
			 hereby adopted by reference.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 21 - KANSAS ETHNIC MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 88-21-9 - Scholarship offer

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each recipient shall notify the board before the deadline
				listed on the scholarship offer letter as to whether the student will accept
				the scholarship for the full academic year or a portion thereof. If this
				information is not received from the applicant by the deadline, the board may
				withdraw the original scholarship offer.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 21 - KANSAS ETHNIC MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 88-21-10 - Financial needs analysis agency

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
The board shall contract with one nationally recognized
				financial needs analysis agency which shall determine the financial need of
				each eligible applicant. The criteria to be used by the board in its selection
				of an agency shall be service, cost, and convenience for Kansas students, the
				eligible post-secondary institutions and the board.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 22 - KANSAS TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 88-22-1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) "Course of
			 instruction" means the program of study established by a school which leads to
			 eligibility for certification in a hard-to-fill teaching discipline.
(b) "Full time student" means a student who
			 is taking an academic course load of a minimum of 12 semester credit hours.
(c) "Board of regents" or "board"
			 means the state board of regents provided for in the constitution of this
			 state.
(d) "Ethnic minority group"
			 shall be defined as it is in K.S.A. 1991 Supp.
			 74-3284(e)-(i).
(e) "Student budget" means one of
			 several budgets used by an institution to package financial assistance awards.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 22 - KANSAS TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 88-22-2 - Applicant eligibility, qualified students

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) To be
			 designated a teacher scholar by the executive officer of the board, each
			 applicant shall demonstrate to the executive officer that the applicant:
(1) Is a resident of the state of Kansas;
(2) has been accepted for
			 admission to or is enrolled full-time in a course of instruction leading to
			 certification in a hard-to-fill teaching discipline as identified by the state
			 board of education; and
(3) has
			 demonstrated scholastic ability which shall be determined on a combination of
			 the following:
(A) High ACT or SAT score;
(B) rank in high school graduation
			 class;
(C) cumulative high school
			 or college grade point average;
(D) completion of the regents recommended
			 secondary school curriculum;
(E)
			 any other indicator of scholastic ability such as participation in academic
			 competitions or activities; and
(F) for applicants who are unable to provide
			 adequate high school information, written recommendation of a counselor who can
			 attest to the applicant's scholastic achievement and potential for successful
			 completion of a course of instruction leading to certification in a
			 hard-to-fill teaching discipline.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 22 - KANSAS TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 88-22-3 - Application eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Only one application will be accepted from each eligible
				student. Each application shall be eligible for consideration only if it:
(a) Is submitted by an eligible
			 applicant;
(b) meets all deadlines
			 listed on the application; and
(c)
			 includes all required documentation and information.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 22 - KANSAS TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 88-22-4 - Eligibility for renewal

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each applicant for renewal shall demonstrate to the executive
				officer that he or she remains qualified for the scholarship in accordance with
				K.S.A. 1991 Supp.
				74-32,102, as amended.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 22 - KANSAS TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 88-22-7 - College certification

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Upon the enrollment of an applicant for a teacher scholarship,
				each eligible post-secondary institution shall certify to the board that each
				recipient attending its institution:
(a) Is a resident of the state of Kansas
			 according to
			 K.S.A.
			 76-729(a) and applicable
			 administrative regulations of the board of regents relating to residency
			 determinations;
(b) is enrolled
			 full-time in a course of instruction leading to certification in a hard-to-fill
			 teaching discipline;
(c) has
			 demonstrated scholastic ability or has previously demonstrated scholastic
			 ability and remains qualified by maintaining good standing and making
			 satisfactory progress, as defined by the institution, toward completion of
			 requirements of the course of instruction in which enrolled; and
(d) the scholarship, in combination with
			 other student financial assistance, does not exceed the institution's
			 applicable student budget.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 22 - KANSAS TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 88-22-8 - Agreement

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
A student who has been designated a teacher scholar by the
				executive officer shall enter into an agreement with the executive officer
				which requires the applicant to:
(a)
			 Complete the required course of instruction leading to certification in a
			 hard-to-fill teaching discipline;
(b) engage in teaching in a hard-to-fill
			 teaching discipline in Kansas;
(c)
			 commence teaching in a hard-to-fill teaching discipline in Kansas in an
			 accredited public or private elementary or secondary school no later than the
			 beginning of the term immediately following certification and continue teaching
			 for a period of not less than the length of the course of instruction for which
			 the scholarship was awarded;
(d)
			 maintain records and make reports as required by the executive officer to
			 document the satisfaction of the obligations under these regulations; and
(e) repay amounts to the state as
			 required by K.S.A. 1991 Supp.
			 74-32,104, and amendments thereto,
			 upon failure to satisfy an agreement to engage in teaching in a hard-to-fill
			 discipline for the required period of time, in the manner set forth in K.A.R.
			 88-22-11.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 22 - KANSAS TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 88-22-9 - Amount of award, number available

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
A designated scholar shall be awarded a scholarship in the
				amount of $5,000 per academic year. No more than four awards shall be made for
				undergraduate study, except that a qualified student enrolled full time in a
				course of instruction leading to institutional certification in hard-to-fill
				teaching discipline, for which graduate study is required, may be awarded a
				scholarship for the duration of the course of instruction.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 22 - KANSAS TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 88-22-10 - Failure to satisfy obligations; repayment; interest

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
A failure to satisfy the obligation occurs when a scholarship
				recipient does not fulfill an obligation assumed under the teacher scholarship
				agreement and when that recipient does not meet the circumstances set out in
				K.S.A.
				74-32,105(a) for
				postponement, or the circumstances set out in
				K.S.A.
				74-32,105(b) for
				satisfaction. Such a failure invokes an obligation to repay. Repayment shall
				occur in the following manner.
(a)
			 Payments shall be made to the executive officer.
(b) The amount owed shall be equal to the
			 amount of scholarship funds received in addition to interest at the rate of
			 fifteen percent annually.
(c) If
			 the recipient has a total obligation to teach for more than one year, and he or
			 she teaches for one school year, or two semesters, the first agreement will be
			 the first discharged.
(d) Teaching
			 for time periods of less than one school year, or less than two semesters, will
			 not reduce the time the recipient is obligated to teach.
(e) Teaching part-time, including substitute
			 teaching arrangements, in a hard-to-fill discipline may satisfy the agreement
			 on a proportional basis.
(f)
			 Repayment may be by installment pursuant to the terms of the agreement and
			 under the following conditions.
(1) The first
			 installment shall be due six months after the date of the action or
			 circumstance which causes the failure of the recipient to satisfy an
			 obligation, as determined by the executive officer based upon the circumstances
			 of each individual case.
(2) A
			 payment schedule shall be provided by the executive officer which specifies
			 payments adequate to repay the total of all scholarship funds received plus
			 statutory interest within five years.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 24 - GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT (GED) TEST › Section 88-24-1 - Eligibility to take GED test

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a)
			 Each applicant to take the general education development (GED) test shall meet
			 the following requirements:
(1) Be neither
			 currently enrolled at nor graduated from an accredited public, private,
			 denominational, or parochial high school in the United States or Canada;
			 and
(2) be 16 years of age or
			 older.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 24 - GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT (GED) TEST › Section 88-24-2 - Test score requirements

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each applicant who meets the test score requirements shall be
				issued a Kansas state high school diploma. The test score requirements shall be
				a minimum standard score of 145 on each test in the battery and a cumulative
				standard score of at least 580 on all four of the tests in the battery.
The test score requirements specified in this regulation shall
				apply to any test taken on or after January 1, 2014.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 25 - AO-K TO WORK PROGRAM › Section 88-25-1 - Program title

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
The AO-K to work program, which is also called the Kansas
				pathway to career, shall provide a way to earn a Kansas high school equivalency
				credential to each qualified student.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 25 - AO-K TO WORK PROGRAM › Section 88-25-2 - AO-K career pathways; industry-recognized credentials

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
The AO-K career pathways and industry-recognized credentials
				shall be the approved pathways and the five categories of credentials listed in
				the Kansas board of regents' document titled "AO-K career pathways: approved
				credentials and pathways list," dated August 30, 2019, which is hereby adopted
				by reference.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 25 - AO-K TO WORK PROGRAM › Section 88-25-3 - Career readiness certificate

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
The career readiness certificates shall be the
				following:
(a) The Kansas WorkReady!
			 earned after July 1, 2008, at the silver, gold, or platinum level;
			 and
(b) the
			 ACT® WorkKeys®
			 national career readiness certificate® earned
			 after April 1, 2019, at the silver, gold, or platinum level.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 25 - AO-K TO WORK PROGRAM › Section 88-25-4 - High school equivalency requirements

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
In addition to the requirements specified in K.S.A. 2019 Supp.
				74-32,267(c)(1)(A)-(C)
				and amendments thereto, each applicant shall be required to demonstrate high
				school equivalency in math, English language arts, and civics to earn a high
				school equivalency credential as specified in this regulation.
(a) High school equivalency in math shall be
			 demonstrated by any of the following:
(1)
			 Scoring a 145 or above on the general educational development (GED) math
			 test;
(2) scoring an 18 or above on
			 the ACT® math test;
(3) scoring a 596 or above on the
			 TABE® 11&12 math test;
(4) scoring a 250 or above on the Accuplacer
			 quantitative reasoning, algebra, and statistics test;
(5) passing college algebra with a grade of C
			 or above from an accredited postsecondary institution;
(6) passing Kansas regents shared number
			 (KRSN) Mat1040, contemporary and essential math, with a C or above from an
			 accredited postsecondary institution; or
(7) scoring a 5 (level score) or above on the
			 ACT® Work-Keys®
			 applied math test.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 26 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, TECHNICAL COLLEGES AND WASHBURN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY › Section 88-26-1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) "Board staff"
			 and "staff" mean the designees of the president and chief executive officer of
			 the state board.
(b) "Community
			 college" has the meaning specified in
			 K.S.A.
			 74-3201b, and amendments thereto.
(c) "Course of study" and "program" mean a
			 curriculum, the completion of which qualifies a student to receive a degree or
			 a career technical certificate or to engage in a particular field of
			 employment.
(d) "Distance education
			 course" means any course in which faculty and students are physically separated
			 in place or time and in which two-thirds or more of the instruction is provided
			 by means other than face-to-face instruction.
(e) "Distance education program" means any
			 program in which 50 percent or more of the program is delivered by means of
			 distance education courses.
(f)
			 "Institution" means a community college, a technical college, or the Washburn
			 institute of technology.
(g)
			 "Non-accredited private secondary school" means a school that meets all of the
			 following conditions:
(1) The school regularly
			 offers education at the secondary level.
(2) Attendance at the school satisfies the
			 requirements of the compulsory school attendance laws of Kansas.
(3) The school is not accredited by the state
			 board of education.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 26 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, TECHNICAL COLLEGES AND WASHBURN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY › Section 88-26-3 - Admissions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
To be academically eligible for admission to any community
				college or technical college or to the Washburn institute of technology, each
				applicant shall be required to meet one of the following criteria:
(a) Be a graduate of an accredited high
			 school, a graduate of a non-accredited private secondary school, or a recipient
			 of a state-issued or state-recognized high school equivalency
			 credential;
(b)
(1) Be enrolled in either an accredited high
			 school or a non-accredited private secondary school, at either of the
			 following:
(A) The tenth-grade,
			 eleventh-grade, or twelfth-grade level; or
(B) the ninth-grade level if the applicant is
			 classified by a school district as gifted, as defined in K.A.R. 91-40-1 ;
			 and
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 26 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, TECHNICAL COLLEGES AND WASHBURN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY › Section 88-26-4 - Credit

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(a) Transfer
			 credit. Each institution shall accept credits from all courses that are
			 substantially equivalent to those offered at the institution, including courses
			 that have been determined by the state board through the alignment process or
			 the transfer and articulation process to be substantially equivalent. Any
			 institution accepting transfer credit may evaluate the applicability of the
			 credit towards meeting program requirements. Any institution may award credit
			 for other documented learning experiences.
(b) Advanced standing. Any institution may
			 award credit for advanced standing based on the policies adopted by that
			 institution's governing board.
(c)
			 Credit for lecture, laboratory, and other classes. Each institution shall
			 record one semester hour of credit for any student attending a lecture class,
			 if the student has made satisfactory progress in the class and the class
			 consists of at least 750 minutes of class instruction, plus time allocated for
			 a final exam. Each institution shall record one semester hour of credit for any
			 student attending a laboratory class, if the student has made satisfactory
			 progress in the class and the class consists of at least 1,125 minutes. Each
			 institution shall record one semester hour of credit for any student who
			 completes at least 2,700 minutes in on-the-job training, internships, or
			 clinical experiences in health occupations. The number of semester hours of
			 credit recorded for each distance education course shall be assigned by the
			 institution that provided the course, based on the amount of time needed to
			 achieve the course competencies in a face-to-face format.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 26 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, TECHNICAL COLLEGES AND WASHBURN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY › Section 88-26-5 - Graduation or completion requirements

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(a) Any community college may award the
			 associate in arts degree, the associate in science degree, or the associate in
			 general studies degree to each student who has satisfactorily completed 60 or
			 more credit hours in a curriculum that parallels that of a Kansas public
			 university for freshmen and sophomores.
(b) Any community college or technical
			 college may award the associate in applied science degree to each student who
			 has satisfactorily completed a program in a career technical curriculum
			 consisting of at least 60 credit hours but not more than 68 credit hours, in
			 which at least 15 credit hours in general education and at least 30 credit
			 hours in the area of specialized preparation are required. The 68-credit-hour
			 maximum shall not apply to any programs having external accreditation or
			 industry requirements that exceed the 68-credit-hour limit.
(c) Any institution may grant a career
			 technical certificate to each student who has satisfactorily completed any
			 technical program that is less than 60 credit hours in length but is more than
			 15 credit hours.
(d) Any
			 institution may award a certificate of completion to each student who has
			 satisfactorily completed a course of study not exceeding 15 credit
			 hours.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 26 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, TECHNICAL COLLEGES AND WASHBURN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY › Section 88-26-6 - Approval of programs

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(a)
(1) Except as specified in paragraph (a)(2),
			 each program to be offered by an institution shall be required to be approved
			 by the state board before the program is actually offered by the institution.
			 The institution shall submit an application for approval of the program to the
			 state board.
(2) If an associate in
			 applied science degree program has been approved by the state board in
			 accordance with paragraph (a)(1), the institution may subsequently offer within
			 the program a separate certificate of completion or a separate career technical
			 certificate based on credits earned within that program.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 26 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, TECHNICAL COLLEGES AND WASHBURN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY › Section 88-26-7 - Residence determination for state aid purposes

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(a) Each institution shall determine
			 residency, for state aid purposes, pursuant to statutes or regulations that
			 apply to determination of residency by the institutions, including, for
			 community colleges,
			 K.S.A.
			 71-406 and
			 K.S.A.
			 71-407 and amendments thereto. The factors
			 that may be considered in determining residency for state aid purposes shall
			 include, when applicable or appropriate, a Kansas driver's license, evidence of
			 payment of Kansas real estate taxes, payment of Kansas income taxes, reliance
			 on Kansas sources for support, acceptance of permanent employment in Kansas,
			 ownership of a home in Kansas, registration to vote in Kansas, and commitment
			 to an educational program that indicates an intent to maintain a permanent
			 presence in Kansas upon graduation.
(b) The governing board of each institution
			 shall consider L. 2015, ch. 76, sec. 3, and amendments thereto, when setting
			 tuition rates based on residency.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 26 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, TECHNICAL COLLEGES AND WASHBURN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY › Section 88-26-8 - Determination of student residency

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(a) For purposes of state aid, the president
			 of each institution shall designate a person, referred to in this regulation as
			 the "admissions officer," to determine the residency of each student enrolled
			 in the institution.
(b) The
			 enrollment forms of each institution shall include questions that enable the
			 admissions officer to identify the residency of each student for state aid
			 purposes.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 28 - PRIVATE AND OUT OF-STATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › Section 88-28-1 - Definitions

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Each of the following terms, wherever used in this article of
				the board's regulations, shall have the meaning specified in this
				regulation:
(a) "Academic year" means
			 instruction consisting of at least 24 semester credit hours over a period of
			 two semesters or the equivalent.
(b) "Associate's degree" means a
			 postsecondary degree consisting of at least 60 semester credit hours or the
			 equivalent of college-level coursework. This term shall include the following
			 types of associate's degree:
(1) "Associate in
			 applied science degree" means a technical-oriented or occupational-oriented
			 associate's degree that meets the following conditions:
(A) Is granted to each student who
			 successfully completes a program that emphasizes preparation in the applied
			 arts and sciences for careers, typically at the technical or occupational
			 level; and
(B) requires at least 15
			 semester credit hours in general education and at least 30 semester credit
			 hours or the equivalent in the technical content area.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 28 - PRIVATE AND OUT OF-STATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › Section 88-28-2 - Minimum requirements

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(a) To qualify for
			 a certificate of approval, each applicant institution shall meet the
			 requirements listed in
			 K.S.A.
			 74-32,169, and amendments thereto. An owner
			 of each applicant institution or the owner's designee shall submit evidence
			 that the institution meets the following minimum requirements:
(1) The physical space shall meet the
			 following requirements:
(A) Be free from
			 hazards and be properly maintained;
(B) provide learning environments appropriate
			 for each curriculum in size, seating, lighting, equipment, and
			 resources;
(C) be either owned by
			 the institution or accessed through a long-term lease or other means of access
			 that indicates institutional stability; and
(D) if the physical space includes student
			 housing owned, maintained, or approved by the institution, meet all local
			 standards for public health and safety.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 28 - PRIVATE AND OUT OF-STATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › Section 88-28-4 - Site or virtual visits

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Each applicant institution shall submit to site or virtual
				visits by state board designees and shall cooperate by providing immediate
				access to records and premises, as requested.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 28 - PRIVATE AND OUT OF-STATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › Section 88-28-5 - Registration of representatives

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(a)
			 Each institution shall designate one individual who shall serve as the
			 representative of that institution and who shall complete and submit a
			 representative's application on the form provided by the state board. A
			 separate application shall be submitted for each institution that the
			 individual seeks to represent, unless the institutions that the individual
			 seeks to represent all have common ownership. The applicant and either an owner
			 of the institution that the applicant seeks to represent or the owner's
			 designee shall sign the application and shall attest that if the registration
			 is issued, the applicant will be employed by the institution.
(b) If the state board, upon review and
			 consideration of an application, determines that the application is denied, the
			 applicant shall be notified by the state board of the denial and each reason
			 for the denial. The notice shall also advise the applicant of the right to
			 request a hearing under
			 K.S.A.
			 74-32,172 and amendments thereto.
(c) A certificate of registration for each
			 institution with separate ownership shall be issued by the state board to the
			 individual upon approval of the application. The certificate shall state the
			 name of the registrant, the name of the institution that the registrant may
			 represent, the date of issuance, and the date of expiration. The representative
			 shall make available proof of the representative's registration to each
			 prospective student or enrollee, if asked, before engaging in any personal
			 solicitation.
(d) On the state
			 board's own motion or upon a written complaint filed by any person doing
			 business with the representative, an investigation of the representative may be
			 conducted by the state board. Based upon the results of the investigation, the
			 representative or the institution may be ordered by the state board to take
			 corrective action, or proceedings may be initiated by the state board to revoke
			 the representative's certificate of registration pursuant to
			 K.S.A.
			 74-32,172 and amendments thereto.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 28 - PRIVATE AND OUT OF-STATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › Section 88-28-6 - Fees

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Fees for certificates of approval, registration of
				representatives, and certain transcripts shall be paid to the state board in
				accordance with this regulation.
(a)
			 For institutions chartered, incorporated, or otherwise organized under the laws
			 of Kansas and having their principal place of business within the state of
			 Kansas, the following fees shall apply:
(1)
			 Initial application fees:
(A)
			 Non-degree-granting institution....................$1,000
(B) Degree-granting
			 institution.............................$2,000
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 28 - PRIVATE AND OUT OF-STATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › Section 88-28-7 - Enrollment documents

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(a)
(1) Before any institution may accept payment
			 from a student, an official of the institution shall provide that student with
			 enrollment documents that explicitly outline the obligations of the institution
			 and the student and the enrollment period for which the enrollment documents
			 apply. When the official of the institution provides any student with the
			 institution's enrollment documents, the official shall also physically or
			 electronically provide the student with a copy of the institution's catalog and
			 any other supporting documents that detail the services to be provided by the
			 institution.
(2) The enrollment
			 documents shall be written so that they can be understood by the prospective
			 student or, if the prospective student is a minor, that prospective student's
			 parent or legal guardian, regardless of the educational background of the
			 individual.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 28 - PRIVATE AND OUT OF-STATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › Section 88-28-8 - Closure of an institution

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(a) If an
			 institution is closing, either voluntarily or involuntarily, the owner shall
			 cease all recruitment efforts, school marketing, advertising, solicitation, and
			 enrollment of new students. The owner or owner's designee shall submit relevant
			 documentation to the board, immediately upon request, including the following:
(1) A written statement from the owner or the
			 owner's designee detailing the intent and timeline to close the
			 institution;
(2) a copy of the
			 closure notice provided to students;
(3) a list of current students, including
			 contact information, the program in which each student is enrolled, expected
			 graduation date, and any potential refund due to each student;
(4) a teach-out agreement or transfer plan
			 for current students;
(5) a list
			 identifying the location of all student records, including student transcripts;
			 and
(6) an active mailing address
			 and telephone number where the institution owner can be reached after the
			 institution closes.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 28 - PRIVATE AND OUT OF-STATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › Section 88-28-9 - Ownership changes

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(a) Within the time
			 frame required by K.S.A. 2021 Supp.
			 74-32,170a(a) and
			 amendments thereto, the new owner shall submit a change of ownership
			 application and the associated documents, including the following:
(1) Documentation of the sale or transfer of
			 ownership;
(2) a report of assets
			 and liabilities that were transferred;
(3) an updated surety bond as required by
			 K.A.R.
			 8828-3, with the new owner named as the
			 principal;
(4) the new owner's most
			 recent financial statements;
(5) a
			 description of any changes to the institution's mission as a result of the
			 ownership change;
(6) a description
			 of any changes to programs resulting from the ownership change; and
(7) a description of any changes to
			 administrative, executive, or academic personnel and an updated list of
			 instructors, including their degrees held and the institutions from which their
			 degrees were received.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 28 - PRIVATE AND OUT OF-STATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › Section 88-28-10 - Provisional certificate of approval

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In addition to meeting the requirements in
				K.A.R.
				88-28-2 and
				88-28-3, the owner of a
				degree-granting institution seeking a provisional certificate of approval
				pursuant to
				K.S.A.
				74-32,168 and amendments thereto shall
				provide additional documentation as required by the state board, including
				documentation of adequate operating reserves sufficient to support operations
				including expenses related to accreditation, staffing, development of
				curriculum, equipment, and building construction.