Kansas Statutes 74-32,424. Awarding of career technical workforce grants; eligibility and qualifications
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-32,424
- 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
- Career technical education: means organized educational programs offering a sequence of courses which are directly related to the preparation of individuals in paid or unpaid employment in current or emerging occupations requiring other than a baccalaureate or advanced degree. See Kansas Statutes 74-32,407
- Career technical workforce grant: means the award of a financial grant-in-aid by this state under this act to an eligible student. See Kansas Statutes 74-32,423
- Designated educational institution: means an educational institution that: (1) Has been identified by the Kansas board of regents, working in conjunction with the Kansas department of commerce, as delivering programs that are high cost, high demand or in a critical industry field; (2) is eligible to receive federal title IV funding; and (3) has its main campus or principal place of operation located in Kansas. See Kansas Statutes 74-32,423
- 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
- Satisfactory performance: means retaining admission in and meeting the standards established by the Kansas educational institution being attended by the eligible student. See Kansas Statutes 74-32,423
- School year: means the 12-month period ending on June 30. See Kansas Statutes 74-32,407
Within the limits of appropriations therefor and in accordance with the provisions of this act:
(a) The board of regents may: (1) Award a career technical workforce grant to persons enrolled in or accepted for admission to an eligible career technical education program at a designated educational institution; and (2) renew the award of career technical workforce grants to every person who is currently receiving a career technical workforce grant and who qualifies on the basis of satisfactory performance in a vocational education program at a designated educational institution for the renewal of the award of a vocational education scholarship; and
(b) in each school year, the board of regents may award career technical workforce grants to those applicants who exhibit financial need as determined on the basis of criteria under the federal methodology of need analysis, with preference given to those who exhibit the greatest financial need. An applicant who is found to be ineligible for a career technical workforce grant shall not be disqualified from subsequently applying in later school years.