(1) There is hereby established a body corporate and politic constituting a public corporation and governmental agency and instrumentality of the Commonwealth by the name of the “Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority.” The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky hereby finds and determines that in carrying out its functions, powers, and duties as prescribed in this chapter, the authority will be performing vital public purposes that improve the public welfare and prosperity of the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky by promoting the availability of and enhancing accessibility to higher educational opportunities.
(2) For purposes of transacting any business with respect to the insured student loan program in any state other than the Commonwealth, the authority may adopt an assumed name in its corporate capacity, to the extent permitted by the laws of that state. Any assumed name adopted by the authority shall not be identical to or deceptively similar to the registered name of any corporation, partnership, trust, or other business entity doing business in that state.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 164.742

  • branch budget: means an enactment by the General Assembly which provides appropriations and establishes fiscal policies and conditions for the biennial financial plan for the judicial branch, the legislative branch, and the executive branch, which shall include a separate budget bill for the Transportation Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Corporation: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Public: means operated with state support. See Kentucky Statutes 164.001
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

Effective: July 15, 1996
History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 350, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996. — Amended
1978 Ky. Acts ch. 339, sec. 2, effective June 17, 1978. — Created 1966 Ky. Acts ch.
93, sec. 1.
2022-2024 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2022 Ky. Acts ch.
199, Pt. I, J, 2, (10) at 1694.