Kan. Admin. Regs. § 88-13-1 - Definitions
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.
(k) "State
scholarship offer" means the annual amount offered to a state scholar under
this program, rounded to the nearest $10. Each state scholarship offer shall be
the lesser of the following amounts:
(1)
$1,000 for scholars designated for fall, 1985 and thereafter;
(2) $500 for any scholar designated prior to
fall, 1985;
(3) the financial need
of the state scholar;
(4) the
pro-rata amount determined by the board.
(l) "Grantee" means a person possessing a
valid tuition grant offer, or state scholarship offer, or both.
(m) "Tuition grant payment or state
scholarship payment" means the amount awarded to a student to enroll in a
course of study of at least 12 hours each semester, or the equivalent thereof.
This amount shall be determined by pro-rating the amount of the tuition grant
offer, or state scholarship offer, or both.
(n) "Unmet need" means the financial need of
a grantee less the amount of the student's tuition grant offer or state
scholarship offer, or both.
Notes
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