Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
164.748(4) requires the
Authority to promulgate administrative regulations pertaining to the awarding
of grants, scholarships, and honorary scholarships as provided in
KRS
164.740 to
164.7891.
KRS
164.753(4) requires the
Authority to promulgate administrative regulations pertaining to grants.
KRS
164.7535 authorizes the Authority to provide
grants to assist financially needy part-time and full-time undergraduate
students to attend educational institutions in Kentucky. This administrative
regulation establishes student eligibility criteria for the college access
program.
Section 1. To qualify for
disbursement of a college access program grant, a student shall:
(1) Be a resident of Kentucky;
(2) Be enrolled at an educational institution
as at least a part-time student, as determined by the educational institution,
in an eligible program of study and not have previously earned a first
baccalaureate or professional degree;
(3) Demonstrate financial need in accordance
with 11 KAR 5:130 and
11 KAR 5:145 for CAP grant
assistance;
(4) Have remaining
KHEAA grant limit;
(5) Not receive
financial assistance in excess of the need to meet educational
expenses;
(6) Maintain satisfactory
progress in an eligible program of study according to the published standards
and practices of the educational institution in which the student is
enrolled;
(7) Satisfy all financial
obligations to the Authority under any program administered pursuant to
KRS
164.740 to
164.7891 and to any educational
institution, except that ineligibility for this reason may be waived by the
executive director of the Authority, at the recommendation of a designated
staff review committee, for cause;
(8) Be a citizen of the United States or an
eligible noncitizen;
(9) Be
receiving at least part-time credit at an educational institution in an
eligible program of study and paying at least part-time tuition and fees to
that institution, if the student is studying abroad or off-campus.
(10) Have been eligible to receive a CAP
Grant in the preceding year, if the student is enrolled in an equivalent
undergraduate program of study, established by the Authority in
11 KAR 15:090, Section
5;
(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 at 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 at 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 at
20 U.S.C.
1070 to
1099.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
164.748(4),
164.753(4),
164.7535
