RELATES TO: KRS Chapter 13B, 164.001(12), 164.2847, 199.570,
620.050(5)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
194A.050(1) requires the
secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to adopt and administer
administrative regulations necessary under state laws to protect, develop, and
maintain the welfare and sufficiency of individual citizens of the
Commonwealth.
KRS
164.2847(3) requires the
Cabinet for Health and Family Services, upon the request of a public
postsecondary education institution, to confirm the eligibility status under
KRS
164.2847(1), of a student
seeking to participate in the tuition waiver program. This administrative
regulation establishes a procedure for administrative hearings and criteria
pertaining to the release of foster or adoption status information.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Institution" is defined by
KRS
164.001(12).
(2) "Student" means an individual who meets
the requirements of
KRS
164.2847(1).
Section 2. Confirmation of
Eligibility.
(1) A student shall request a
tuition waiver by:
(a) Completing the
DPP-333, Tuition Waiver for Foster and Adopted Children; and
(b) Presenting the DPP-333 to a public
postsecondary institution.
(2) Upon the request of a public
postsecondary institution, designated cabinet staff shall return the completed
DPP-333 to the requesting institution within thirty (30) working days from the
date of receipt.
(3) The
confidentiality of information shall be maintained in accordance with
KRS
199.570 and
620.050
regarding the release of information.
(4) The cabinet shall maintain an active file
of a student's completed DPP-333 for ten (10) years from the date of the
student's initial request.
(5) A
student who transfers to another institution, or who has not been enrolled
continuously at the same institution, shall complete a new DPP-333.
Section 3. Service Appeal. An
applicant who is determined ineligible for a tuition waiver by the cabinet
shall have access to an administrative hearing in accordance with 922 KAR
1:320.
Section 4. Incorporation by
Reference.
(1) "DPP-333, Tuition Waiver for
Foster and Adopted Children", 11/20, is incorporated by reference.
(2) This material may be inspected, copied,
or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Department for
Community Based Services, 275 East Main Street, Frankfort, Kentucky 40621,
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
