Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-32,122

  • Board of regents: means the state board of regents provided for in the constitution of this state and described in article 32 of chapter 74 of Kansas Statutes Annotated. See Kansas Statutes 74-3278
  • Financial need: means the difference between the available financial resources of a Kansas ethnic minority scholar and the scholar's total anticipated expenses to attend an eligible institution. See Kansas Statutes 74-3284
  • 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

  • Kansas comprehensive grant: means an award of financial assistance under the Kansas comprehensive grant program to an eligible Kansas student. See Kansas Statutes 74-32,120
  • Kansas student: means a full-time, in-state student who has established financial need and who is initially acceptable for entering a Kansas educational institution or who has so entered and is in good standing and making satisfactory progress toward graduation. See Kansas Statutes 74-32,120
  • Municipal university: means the municipal university established and operating under the provisions of article 13a of chapter 13 of Kansas Statutes Annotated. See Kansas Statutes 74-3255
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

(a) The amount of a Kansas comprehensive grant awarded to a Kansas student for the fall and spring semesters, or the equivalent thereof, shall be (1) for a student enrolled at a state educational institution or municipal university, the amount of the student’s financial need for the period, except that a grant awarded to such a student in any year shall not exceed an amount equal to one-half of the average amount of the total tuition and fees required of full-time, in-state students for enrollment at the state educational institutions for two semesters or the equivalent thereof, and (2) for a student enrolled at an independent institution of higher education, the amount of the student’s financial need for the period, except that a grant awarded to such a student in any year shall not exceed the lesser of an amount equal to the total tuition and required fees of the student for two semesters, or the equivalent thereof, or 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 educational institutions and the average amount of the total tuition and required fees of full-time, in-state students who are enrolled at the independent institutions of higher education.

(b) When Kansas comprehensive grants are awarded to a Kansas student for one or more terms that are not semesters, the board of regents shall determine the equivalent of the fall and spring semesters.