Kansas Statutes 74-32,148. Same; entitlement to assistance; amount; duration; limitations
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-32,148
- 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
- Program: means the Kansas work-study program established by this act. See Kansas Statutes 74-3275
- Semester: means one of two principal terms, when there are only two principal terms in the academic year, whether or not there are other shorter terms during the same academic year. See Kansas Statutes 74-3278
- State educational institution: has the meaning ascribed thereto in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 74-3255
(a) Subject to the availability of appropriations for the Kansas national guard educational assistance program and within the limits of any such appropriations, every eligible guard member who is enrolled at a Kansas educational institution and who is participating in the program shall receive assistance each semester in an amount equal to the tuition and required fees for not more than 15 credit hours. The aggregate number of credit hours for which assistance may be provided under the program shall not exceed 150% of the total credit hours required for the eligible guard member to complete such member’s educational program.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), eligible guard members shall not be paid the amount of tuition and required fees charged for any course repeated or taken in excess of the requirements for completion of the educational program in which the eligible guard member is enrolled. The amount of tuition and required fees paid an eligible guard member pursuant to subsection (a) shall be at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate that would be charged by a state educational institution, as defined in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 76-711, and amendments thereto, for enrollment of the eligible guard member.
(c) Amounts of assistance for which an eligible guard member is eligible to receive under this act shall be offset by the aggregate amount of federal financial assistance received by such guard member, as a result of active national guard membership, to pay costs of tuition and fees for enrollment at Kansas educational institutions.