Kansas Statutes 74-32,115. Obligations of applicants; agreements
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-32,115
- Executive officer: means the chief executive officer of the state board of regents appointed under Kan. See Kansas Statutes 74-3292
- Institution: means the university of Kansas, university of Kansas medical center, Kansas state university of agriculture and applied science, Wichita state university, Emporia state university, Pittsburg state university, Fort Hays state university and Kansas state university polytechnic campus;
(b) "governing authority" means the state board of regents or the chief executive officer of an institution if such officer has been designated by the state board to act on its behalf in exercising the authority of the board to care for, control, maintain and supervise all roads, streets, driveways and parking facilities for vehicles on the grounds of the institution; and
(c) "vehicle" means motor vehicle, motorized bicycle and bicycle. See Kansas Statutes 74-3209
- Institution of postsecondary education: means any college, university, community college, junior college, technical institute, or the equivalent thereof, which is or was chartered, incorporated or otherwise organized in this state and the main campus of which is or was located in this state. See Kansas Statutes 74-3262
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Program: means the Kansas work-study program established by this act. See Kansas Statutes 74-3275
- Qualified ethnic minority graduate student: means a person who: (1) Is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a member of an ethnic minority group; (3) has been accepted for admission to or is enrolled full time in a graduate program at a state educational institution; and (4) has qualified for the award of a fellowship under the Kansas ethnic minority fellowship program on the basis of having demonstrated scholastic ability, or who has previously so qualified and remains qualified for renewal of the fellowship on the basis of remaining in good standing and making satisfactory progress toward completion of the requirements of the graduate program in which enrolled. See Kansas Statutes 74-32,113
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- State board: means the state board of regents. See Kansas Statutes 74-3275
(a) An applicant for designation as a qualified ethnic minority graduate student and for the award of a fellowship under the Kansas ethnic minority fellowship program shall provide such information to the executive officer as the executive officer may require.
(b) As a condition to awarding a fellowship under this act, the executive officer and the applicant shall enter into an agreement which shall require the applicant to:
(1) Complete the requirements of the graduate program in which enrolled;
(2) enter into the full-time employment in Kansas of an accredited elementary or secondary school or an accredited institution of postsecondary education and continue in such employment for a period of time not less than the period for which financial assistance was provided under the program or enter into the part-time employment in Kansas of an accredited elementary or secondary school or an accredited institution of postsecondary education and continue in such employment for a period of time that is equivalent to full time, as determined by the state board of regents, multiplied by the period for which financial assistance was provided under the program;
(3) enter into the full-time or part-time employment in Kansas of an accredited elementary or secondary school or an accredited institution of postsecondary education within six months after completion of the requirements of the graduate program in which enrolled or within six months after completion of the requirements of such program and certification to teach if necessary, whichever is later, and continue such employment for the period of time required by the agreement;
(4) maintain records and make reports to the executive officer as required by the executive officer to document the satisfaction of the obligations under this act and the agreement; and
(5) upon failure to satisfy any obligation under this act or the agreement, repay to the state amounts as provided in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-32,116, and amendments thereto.