Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 13 - STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Section 88-13-1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Terms used herein are defined as follows:
(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 a year's college 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. education department 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 are hereby adopted by reference.
(f) "Family contribution" means the sum of
			 parents' contribution and student contribution. The family contribution shall
			 be determined annually.
(g)
			 "Tuition" means the amount of money charged a full-time student for the cost of
			 educational services for the academic year, excluding any summer session. The
			 amount of the tuition shall be set by the eligible postsecondary institution
			 and shall be the same for the grantee and non-grantee students who are in
			 identical circumstances at the institution.
(h) "Required fees" means fees which are not
			 optional for the full-time student and which are considered by the board to be
			 for educational purposes.
(i)
			 "College budget" means the total amount required for a student to attend the
			 postsecondary institution of the student's choice. The costs of tuition and
			 required fees, room and board, supplies, and incidentals shall be included in
			 the college budget. For married students, a family maintenance budget shall be
			 substituted for room and board. All amounts to be used for maintenance,
			 supplies and incidentals shall be comparable for all eligible institutions.
(j) "Tuition grant offer" means
			 the annual amount offered to a student under this program, rounded to the
			 nearest $10. Each tuition grant offer shall be the lesser of the following
			 amounts:
(1) an amount equal to one-half of
			 the difference between the average amount of the total tuition and required
			 fees of full-time in-state students who are enrolled at the state universities
			 and the average amount of the total tuition and required fees of full-time
			 in-state students who are enrolled at the accredited independent institutions
			 in Kansas;
(2) the total tuition
			 and required fees for two semesters, or the equivalent thereof, at the college
			 of the student's choice;
(3) the
			 financial need of the student; or
(4) the pro-rata amount determined by the
			 board.