Chapter 74, STATE BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND AUTHORITIES

74-32,102. Establishment; award of scholarships; determination of student qualifications; amount and duration of awards. (a) There is hereby established the teacher service scholarship program. A scholarship may be awarded under the teacher service scholarship program to any qual…

74-32,103. Scholarship applicants; required information; precedent condition; agreement; obligations. (a) An applicant for designation as a qualified student and for the award of a scholarship under the teacher service scholarship program shall provide to the executive officer, o…

74-32,104. Failure to satisfy teacher service scholarship obligations; repayment; interest; disposition of repaid amounts. (a) Except as provided in K.S.A. 74-32,105, and amendments thereto, upon the failure of any person to satisfy the obligation under any agreement entered into…

74-32,105. Obligations postponed, when; satisfaction of obligations. (a) Except as otherwise specified in the agreement, an obligation under any agreement entered into under the teacher service scholarship program shall be postponed: (1) During any required period of active milit…

74-32,106. Administration; rules and regulations; establishment of agreement terms, conditions and obligations. The state board of regents shall adopt rules and regulations for administration of the teacher service scholarship program and shall establish terms, conditions and obl…

74-32,107. Teacher service scholarship program fund; teacher service scholarship repayment fund; creation, sources, expenditures. (a) There is hereby created in the state treasury the teacher service scholarship program fund. The executive officer shall remit all moneys received …

74-32,107b. Teacher education competitive grant program; administration; match requirements. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Board" means the state board of regents. (2) "Institution" means a state educational institution as defined by K.S.A. 76-711, and amendments thereto, and…

74-32,107c. Same; expenditure of moneys. At least 70% of the moneys appropriated to the state board for the purposes of the teacher service scholarship program shall be expended for the purpose of awarding teacher service scholarships under K.S.A. 74-32,102, and amendments theret…

74-32,107d. Same; reports to the legislature. (a) On or before January 14, 2009, the state board shall submit a report to the legislature relating to the administration of the teacher service scholarship program and the teacher education competitive grant program. The report shal…

74-32,112. Citation of act; legislative findings and declaration of intention. (a) This act shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas ethnic minority fellowship program. (b) The legislature hereby finds that: (1) The enrollment of certain ethnic minority students in graduate …

74-32,113. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Kansas ethnic minority fellowship program" means a program under which grants of financial assistance in the form of fellowships are awarded to qualified ethnic minority graduate students. (b) "Qualified ethnic minority graduate s…

74-32,114. Award and renewal of fellowships; determination of qualification for award; amount; duration. (a) A fellowship may be awarded under the Kansas ethnic minority fellowship program to any qualified ethnic minority graduate student and may be renewed for each such student …

74-32,115. Obligations of applicants; agreements. (a) An applicant for designation as a qualified ethnic minority graduate student and for the award of a fellowship under the Kansas ethnic minority fellowship program shall provide such information to the executive officer as the …

74-32,116. Failure to satisfy Kansas ethnic minority fellowship obligations; repayment, interest, disposition of amounts. (a) Except as provided in K.S.A. 74-32,117, and amendments thereto, upon the failure of a person to satisfy any obligation under an agreement entered into in …

74-32,117. Obligation postponed, when; satisfaction of obligation. (a) Except as otherwise specified in the agreement, an obligation under any agreement entered into in accordance with the Kansas ethnic minority fellowship program shall be postponed: (1) During any required perio…

74-32,118. Administration of program; rules and regulations; agreement terms, conditions, and obligations; annual review and recommendations to legislature. (a) The state board of regents shall adopt rules and regulations for administration of the Kansas ethnic minority fellowshi…

74-32,119. Ethnic minority fellowship program fund; creation; administration. There is hereby created in the state treasury the Kansas ethnic minority fellowship program fund. The executive officer shall remit all moneys received under the program to the state treasurer in accord…

74-32,120. Kansas comprehensive grant program; definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Kansas comprehensive grant program" means a program under that* the state, in recognition that the provision of higher education for all residents of the state who have the desire and ability to…

74-32,121. Same; award of grants; limitations; determination of semester equivalence. A Kansas comprehensive grant may be awarded to any Kansas student enrolled at any Kansas educational institution. A Kansas student may be awarded grants for not more than eight semesters of unde…

74-32,122. Same; amount of grants. (a) The amount of a Kansas comprehensive grant awarded to a Kansas student for the fall and spring semesters, or the equivalent thereof, shall be (1) for a student enrolled at a state educational institution or municipal university, the amount o…

74-32,123. Same; payment of grants; certification of student enrollment and eligibility; disposition of amounts. (a) A Kansas comprehensive grant may be paid annually for both the fall and spring semesters, or the equivalent thereof. Payments under any such grant shall be allocat…

74-32,124. Same; administration of program; duties of state board of regents. (a) The board of regents shall administer the Kansas comprehensive grant program and shall: (1) Provide information regarding application procedures; (2) adopt rules and regulations for determining fina…

74-32,125. Same; responsibilities of grant applicants. Each applicant for a Kansas comprehensive grant, in accordance with rules and regulations of the board of regents, shall: (a) Complete and file an application for a grant. (b) Report promptly to the board of regents and to th…

74-32,131. Citation of act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the advanced practice registered nurse service scholarship program. History: L. 1993, ch. 48, § 1; L. 2001, ch. 151, § 41; L. 2011, ch. 114, § 71; January 1, 2012. Revisor's Note: Nursing student scholarship …

74-32,132. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Committee" means the nursing service scholarship review committee established under K.S.A. 74-3299, and amendments thereto. (b) "Executive officer" means the chief executive officer of the state board of regents appointed under K.…

74-32,133. Advanced practice registered nurse service scholarships; limitations; determination of individuals qualified; awarding; amounts. (a) There is hereby established the advanced practice registered nurse service scholarship program. Within the limits of appropriations ther…

74-32,134. Same; applications; recipient obligations; agreements. (a) An applicant for a scholarship under the advanced practice registered nurse service scholarship program shall provide to the executive officer, on forms supplied by the executive officer, the following informat…

74-32,135. Failure to satisfy advanced practice registered nurse service scholarship obligations; repayment; interest. (a) Except as provided in K.S.A. 74-32,136, and amendments thereto, upon the failure of any person to satisfy the obligation under any agreement entered into pur…

74-32,136. Same; obligation postponed, when; satisfaction of obligation. (a) An obligation under any agreement entered into under the advanced practice registered nurse service scholarship program shall be postponed: (1) During any required period of active military service; (2) …

74-32,137. Same; agreement terms, conditions and obligations; criteria for financial assistance evaluation; rules and regulations. The state board of regents, after consultation with the committee, may adopt rules and regulations establishing minimum terms, conditions and obligat…

74-32,138. Same; advanced practice registered nurse service scholarship program fund; administration. There is hereby created in the state treasury the advanced practice registered nurse service scholarship program fund. The executive officer shall remit all moneys received under…

74-32,139. Abolition of former state board of regents and office of executive officer. On the effective date of this act, the following state agency and office shall be and hereby are abolished: (a) The state board of regents created by K.S.A. 74-3201, and amendments thereto; and…

74-32,139a. Same; conclusion of operations. For the purpose of concluding operations, the state board of regents and the office of executive officer of the state board of regents abolished by this act shall continue in existence until June 30, 1999. During such period of existenc…

74-32,139b. Same; transfer of powers, duties and functions; application of statutory and documentary references; rules and regulations, policies, orders and directives saved; succession to property rights. (a) On July 1, 1999, all of the powers, duties, functions, records and pro…

74-32,139c. Same; transfer of officers and employees; retention of rights and benefits; effective at start of payroll period. (a) The state board of regents established by K.S.A. 74-3202a, and amendments thereto, shall provide that all officers and employees of the state board of…

74-32,139d. Same; resolution of conflicts by governor. (a) When any conflict arises as to the disposition of any power, function or duty or the unexpended balance of any appropriation as a result of any abolition, transfer or change effected by or under authority of this act, suc…

74-32,139e. Same; custody of records and documents; rights in civil and criminal actions preserved. (a) On and after July 1, 1999, the state board of regents established by K.S.A. 74-3202a, and amendments thereto, shall have the legal custody of all records, memoranda, writings, …

74-32,139f. Same; transfer of appropriations; liability for compensation and salaries of officers and employees. (a) On July 1, 1999, the balance of all funds appropriated and reappropriated to the abolished state board of regents is hereby transferred to the state board of regen…

74-32,140. Community colleges; supervision and coordination; powers, duties and functions of boards of trustees preserved. (a) On July 1, 1999, the community colleges established and existing under the laws of this state shall be and hereby are transferred from the supervision of…

74-32,141. Technical colleges, area vocational schools, area vocational-technical schools; supervision and coordination; powers, duties and functions of governing boards preserved. (a) On July 1, 1999, the technical colleges, area vocational schools and area vocational-technical …

74-32,142. Proprietary schools; regulation of operations; powers, duties and functions of owners, officers, directors, agents and representatives preserved. (a) On July 1, 1999, the proprietary schools shall be and hereby are transferred from regulation by the state board of educ…

74-32,143. Adult education programs; supervision and administration; state plan preserved; powers, duties and functions of governing boards preserved. (a) On July 1, 1999, the responsibility for administration of adult basic education programs and adult supplementary education pr…

74-32,144. Transition period. During the period of transition from general supervision by the state board of education of the community colleges, technical colleges, area vocational schools and area vocational-technical schools to supervision and coordination thereof by the state…

74-32,145. Kansas national guard educational assistance act; citation and purpose of act. K.S.A. 74-32,145 through 74-32,149, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas national guard educational assistance act. It is the purpose of the Kansas national …

74-32,146. Definitions. As used in the Kansas national guard educational assistance act: (a) "Kansas educational institution" means and includes community colleges, the municipal university, state educational institutions, technical colleges, the institute of technology at Washbu…

74-32,147. Administration of act; rules and regulations; duties of board of regents and adjutant general. The state board of regents may adopt rules and regulations for the administration of the Kansas national guard educational assistance act and shall: (a) Establish a mechanism…

74-32,148. Entitlement to assistance; dependent sponsorship by a guard member; amount; duration; limitations. (a) Subject to the availability of appropriations for the Kansas national guard educational assistance program and within the limits of any such appropriations, every eli…

74-32,149. Qualification for participation by a member of the national guard or dependent; service agreements; failure to satisfy agreements. (a) (1) In order for a member of the national guard or a dependent to qualify for participation in the Kansas national guard educational a…

74-32,150. Same; repayment fund. There is hereby created in the state treasury the Kansas national guard educational assistance program repayment fund. The state board of regents shall remit all moneys received under K.S.A. 74-32,149, and amendments thereto, to the state treasure…

74-32,151. Workforce development loan program act; board of regents; contributions and appropriations; qualifications. (a) This section and K.S.A. 74-32,152 through 74-32,159, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the workforce development loan program act. (…