Kansas Statutes 74-32,149. Qualification for participation; service agreements; failure to satisfy agreements
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-32,149
- 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
- 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
- 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: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
(a) (1) In order to qualify for participation in the Kansas national guard educational assistance program, an eligible guard member must agree, in writing, to complete such member’s current service obligation in the Kansas national guard and serve actively in good standing with the Kansas national guard for not less than 24 months upon completion of the last semester for which the member receives assistance under the program.
(2) Prior to becoming eligible for participation in the program, each eligible guard member shall submit the free application for federal student aid, and apply for any other federal tuition assistance that such member also may be eligible to receive.
(b) In order to remain eligible for participation in the program, an eligible guard member must remain in good standing at the Kansas educational institution where enrolled, make satisfactory progress toward completion of the requirements of the educational program in which enrolled, maintain a grade point average of not less than 2.0 and maintain satisfactory participation in the Kansas national guard. It shall be the responsibility of the eligible guard member to obtain a certificate from the member’s commanding officer attesting to the member’s satisfactory participation in the Kansas national guard and to present the certificate to the educational institution, in order to obtain a payment under this act. The certificate shall be presented at the time payment is requested for completed courses. Upon completion of each semester, each eligible guard member receiving assistance under the program shall submit a transcript of the credit hours earned, including the grades for credit hours, to such member’s unit of assignment.
(c) Upon failure of any person, who as an eligible guard member received payments under the Kansas national guard educational assistance act, to satisfy the agreement to continue service in the Kansas national guard as provided by subsection (a), such person shall pay to the state of Kansas an amount to be determined as follows:
(1) Determine the total amount of assistance paid to such member under the program;
(2) divide the amount determined under subsection (c)(1) by 24; and
(3) multiply the amount determined under subsection (c)(2) by the number of months such member did not serve as required by subsection (a). The resulting product is the total amount of recoupment from such member.
All amounts paid to the state under this subsection shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the Kansas national guard educational assistance program repayment fund created by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-32,150, and amendments thereto.
(d) Any eligible guard member that received payments under the program but has failed to satisfy the agreement to continue service in the Kansas national guard as provided by subsection (a) by reason of extenuating circumstances or extreme hardship may request a waiver from recoupment. Such request shall be in writing and submitted through such member’s chain of command to the Kansas national guard education services office. The chief of staff of the Kansas army national guard or the director of staff for the Kansas air national guard shall review all requests for a waiver from recoupment and the decision to issue such waiver shall be made by either officer as such officer deems appropriate.