Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
164.785 establishes the Kentucky Tuition
Grant Program.
KRS
164.748(4) and
164.753(4)
require the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to promulgate an
administrative regulation to administer grant programs to provide financial
assistance to students to attend Kentucky educational institutions. This
administrative regulation establishes student eligibility requirements for the
Kentucky tuition grant program.
Section
1. Eligibility of Students. In order to qualify for disbursement
of a Kentucky tuition grant, a student shall:
(1) Be a resident of the Commonwealth of
Kentucky;
(2) Be enrolled as a
full-time student in an eligible program of study;
(3) Be enrolled at an educational institution
and not have previously earned a first baccalaureate or professional
degree;
(4) Be determined by the
authority, in accordance with
11 KAR
5:130 and
11 KAR
5:140, to have established financial need for the
KTG;
(5) Have remaining KHEAA grant
limit;
(6) Not receive financial
assistance in excess of need to meet educational expenses;
(7) Maintain satisfactory progress in an
eligible program of study according to the published standards and practices of
the educational institution at which the student is enrolled;
(8) Satisfy all financial obligations to the
authority and to any educational institution. Ineligi-bility under this
subsection may be waived for cause by the executive director of the authority,
at the recommendation of a designated staff review committee, for
cause;
(9) Be a citizen of the
United States or an eligible noncitizen;
(10) Be receiving full-time credit at an
educational institution in an eligible program of study and paying full-time
tuition and fees to that institution, if the student is studying abroad or
off-campus;
(11) Be:
(a) Attending an eligible institution with
the main campus or headquarters located in Kentucky; or
(b) Attending at least fifty (50) percent of
courses on-ground in Kentucky if enrolled at an eligible institution with the
main campus or headquarters not located in Kentucky; and
(12) Not be:
(a) In default on any loan under Title IV of
the federal act, codified as
20 U.S.C.
1070 to
1099, unless
eligibility has been reinstated;
(b) Liable for any amounts that exceed annual
or aggregate limits on any loan under Title IV of the federal act, codified as
20 U.S.C.
1070 to
1099; and
(c) Liable for overpayment of any grant or
loan under Title IV of the federal act, codified as
20 U.S.C.
1070 to
1099.
