Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 11 - KENTUCKY HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY › Chapter 10 - Congressional Teacher Scholarship Program › Section 11 KAR 10:010 - Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship Program

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				164.744(2),
				164.748(7),
				(8), 34 C.F.R. Part 653
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: Pub.L. 98-558 established
				the Carl D. Perkins Scholarship Program, subsequently renamed the Congressional
				Teacher Scholarship Program and then renamed the Paul Douglas Teacher
				Scholarship Program, to encourage highly qualified students to become teachers
				in a public or private, nonprofit preschool, elementary or secondary school in
				any state. Pursuant to Section 523(b)(2) of the federal act (20 U.S.C.
				1105b(b)(2)) , the governor designated the authority as the agency to
				administer this program on behalf of the Commonwealth. 34 C.F.R. 653.32(a)
				authorizes the authority to establish selection criteria. 34 C.F.R.
				653.20(b)(5) and 653.21 require the authority to limit the amount of awards,
				restrict eligibility for awards, and authorizes the authority to establish
				policies and procedures necessary to administer repayment. This administrative
				regulation prescribes rules for the administration of the Paul Douglas Teacher
				Scholarship Program. This amendment is necessary to conform to amendments to
				the federal Act enacted by
				Pub.L.
				102-325.
Section
			 1. Definitions.
(1) "Academic
			 year award" means the aggregate amount of scholarship assistance received for
			 one (1) academic year (July 1 through June 30) represented by one or more
			 recipient agreements or promissory notes.
(2) "Academic year" means a period of time
			 during which a full-time student is expected to complete the equivalent of one
			 (1) of the following:
(a) Two (2)
			 semesters.
(b) Two (2)
			 trimesters.
(c) Three (3)
			 quarters.
(3) The
			 definition of "authority" is governed by
			 KRS
			 164.740(1).
(4) "Course of study" means a first
			 undergraduate program of study at an institution of higher education, which
			 leads to initial teacher certification at the preschool, elementary or
			 secondary school level, but does not include graduate study unless it is
			 required for initial teacher certification.
(5) "Collection costs" mean the costs
			 incurred by the authority or its agents, including the costs of long distance
			 phone calls, certified mail, skiptracing, court costs, and attorney fees,
			 necessary to recover past due payment from the scholar.
(6) The definition of "federal act" is
			 governed by
			 KRS
			 164.740(9).
(7) "Full-time student" means a student
			 enrolled in an institution of higher education, other than a correspondence
			 school, who is carrying a full-time academic workload as determined by the
			 institution under standards applicable to all students enrolled in that
			 student's program.
(8) "Institution
			 of higher education" means a public or private, nonprofit educational
			 institution approved by the secretary under the federal act for participation
			 in the Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship program.
(9) "Scholar" means a Paul Douglas Teacher
			 Scholarship recipient.
(10) The
			 definition of "scholarship" is governed by
			 KRS
			 164.740(18).
(11) The definition of "secretary" is
			 governed by
			 KRS
			 164.740(20).