Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-32,237

  • Board: means the board of education of any school district or the board of trustees of any community college. See Kansas Statutes 74-32,253
  • 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

  • Program: means the Kansas work-study program established by this act. See Kansas Statutes 74-3275
  • Residence: means the place which is adopted by a person as the person's place of habitation and to which, whenever the person is absent, the person has the intention of returning. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • 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 scholar: means a full-time, in-state student who has exhibited scholastic ability and who is initially acceptable for entering an eligible institution or who has so entered and is in good standing and making satisfactory progress. See Kansas Statutes 74-32,233
  • State scholarship: means an award under this act by this state to a state scholar who has established financial need. See Kansas Statutes 74-32,233

The board of regents shall administer this act and shall:

(a) Publicize application procedures;

(b) Provide application forms, test forms, and forms for determining financial need;

(c) Adopt rules and regulations for determining educational ability, selecting examinations of educational ability and methods for giving such examinations, selecting state scholars, determining financial need, selecting financial needs analysis agencies, determining priority or apportionment of state scholarships and other matters necessary for the administration of this act. The board of regents may provide for apportionment of state scholarships if the appropriations for state scholarships are insufficient to pay all state scholars with financial need. To determine who is an in-state student for the purpose of this act, the board of regents shall adopt rules and regulations for determination of residence of students as provided by law;

(d) Designate and notify each state scholar;

(e) Approve and award state scholarships;

(f) Make an annual report to the governor and legislature, and evaluate the state scholarship program for the period;

(g) Require any eligible institution to promptly furnish any information which the board of regents requests relating to administration or effect of this act.