(a) The governing board of any educational institution may enter into agreements with any state agency for the provision of instruction at the educational institution or off the campus thereof. Credit for such instruction shall be awarded in accordance with the provisions of the agreement.

(b) Any state agency may enter into agreements with the governing board of any educational institution for the provision of instruction at the educational institution or off the campus thereof. The amount to be paid by the state agency for the provision of instruction under any such agreement shall be determined as provided in the agreement, in accordance with the provisions of this section and in any case within limitations of the appropriations of the state agency therefor. The amount to be paid under any such agreement shall be determined on the basis of a fixed dollar amount for each enrolled credit hour of instruction in lieu of tuition, except that (1) an additional dollar amount shall be paid for each credit hour value of a course which is not taught by personnel of the state agency, (2) the payment to be made under an agreement with a social welfare institution shall be on the basis of four credit hours for an entry level course of instruction for direct care staff, and (3) payments may be made to an educational institution for special training materials and mileage expenses where appropriate under the circumstances.

(c) (1) No credit hour state aid entitlement and no out-district state aid entitlement of an educational institution shall be based upon any subject, course or program which is taught under an agreement with a state agency, and no such subject, course or program shall be counted in determining the number of credit hours of out-district students for the purpose of determining the amount of out-district tuition to be charged by an educational institution.

(2) No tuition shall be charged to or collected from any person who enrolls in any subject, course or program which is taught under an agreement with a state agency.

(d) For the purpose of this section, (1) “educational institution” means community college or municipal university; (2) “social welfare institution” means Topeka state hospital, Osawatomie state hospital, Rainbow mental health facility, Larned state hospital, Parsons state hospital and training center, Norton state hospital, Winfield state hospital and training center and Kansas neurological institute; and (3) “state agency” means any state office or officer, department, board, commission, institution, bureau, or any agency, division or unit within any office, department, board, commission or other authority of this state.