Chapter 74 — STATE BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND AUTHORITIES

74-32,296. Establishment of a plan for regional centers of excellence in reading; requirements of plan. The literacy advisory committee shall develop a plan to establish six regional centers of excellence in reading. The plan shall: (a) Require postsecondary educational instituti…

74-32,301. Disability history and awareness. Each postsecondary educational institution is encouraged to conduct and promote on its campus activities which provide education, understanding and awareness of individuals with disabilities, disability history and awareness. History: …

74-32,302. College level examination program credit hours; policy. (a) On or before January 1, 2017, the state board of regents shall adopt a policy requiring state educational institutions to award the appropriate number of credit hours to any student enrolled in such institutio…

74-32,303. Degree prospectus; requirements; publication; definitions. (a) The state board of regents shall publish degree prospectus information for each undergraduate degree program offered by each postsecondary educational institution that summarizes information and statistics …

74-32,304. Federal funds for higher education; powers and duties of state board of regents. From and after July 1, 1975, upon the abolition of the state education commission, the state board of regents shall be authorized to: (a) Adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessa…

74-32,305. Kansas national guard educational master's for enhanced readiness and global excellence (EMERGE) program; establishment; intent. (a) K.S.A. 74-32,305 through 74-32,310, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas national guard educational mas…

74-32,306. Definitions. As used in the Kansas national guard educational master's for enhanced readiness and global excellence (EMERGE) program: (a) "Advanced degree" means a master's degree, professional degree or doctorate awarded to an eligible guard member upon satisfactory c…

74-32,307. Program administration; rules and regulations; duties of board of regents and adjutant general. The state board of regents shall administer the Kansas national guard EMERGE program. The state board of regents may adopt rules and regulations for the administration of th…

74-32,308. Amount and duration of awards; offset by federal or institutional assistance. (a) Subject to the availability of appropriations for the Kansas national guard EMERGE program and within the limits of any such appropriations, except as provided in subsections (b) and (c),…

74-32,309. Eligibility; failure to satisfy obligation; repayment obligation terms. (a) The adjutant general shall select up to 100 eligible national guard members annually who applied to the program to receive assistance from such program. The number of eligible guard members in …

74-32,310. Kansas national guard EMERGE program repayment fund. There is hereby created in the state treasury the Kansas national guard EMERGE program repayment fund. The state board of regents shall remit all moneys received under K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 74-32,309, and amendments ther…

74-32,311. Accreditation policies of postsecondary educational institutions; review; prohibition on requiring violation of state law; cause of action for adverse actions against institution. (a) The governing body of each postsecondary educational institution shall regularly revi…

74-32,312. Interest rate on repayment obligations that arises under certain service scholarship programs. (a) On and after July 1, 2025, for any repayment obligation owed by an individual, the applicable interest rate shall be 5% per annum if such repayment obligation: (1) Arises…

74-32,313. Recovery of collection costs by state board. The state board of regents may recover the reasonable costs of collection, including, but not limited to, court costs, attorney fees and collection agency fees, from any individual who is subject to a repayment obligation ar…

74-32,314. Student financial assistance programs; application and administration fees charged by state board. The chief executive officer of the state board of regents may fix, charge and collect fees for the processing of applications and other activities related to the administ…

74-32,401. Postsecondary technical education authority; membership qualifications; vacancies; meetings; compensation. (a) There is hereby established the postsecondary technical education authority. The authority shall be composed of 12 members appointed as follows: (1) Four memb…

74-32,402. Postsecondary technical education authority; powers and duties; credit hour funding distribution formula; vice-president of workforce development and executive director of authority. (a) The postsecondary technical education authority shall: (1) Have delegated authorit…

74-32,403. Same; duties of state board of regents. Subject to the provisions of appropriation acts, the state board of regents shall provide staff, facilities and other assistance as may be requested by the postsecondary technical education authority. History: L. 2007, ch. 199, §…

74-32,404. History: L. 2007, ch. 199, § 4; L. 2013, ch. 70, § 1; L. 2017, ch. 47, § 2; Repealed, L. 2019, ch. 24, § 2; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 72-4484. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR…

74-32,405. Acceptance of federal act; state board to prepare state plan and supervise administration. (a) The state of Kansas hereby accepts the provisions and benefits of the Carl D. Perkins career and technical education act of 2006, and acts amendatory thereof and supplemental…

74-32,406. Purpose of act. It is the purpose and intention of this act to provide a means whereby the state in cooperation with school districts and postsecondary educational institutions can provide for career and technical education and for participation by this state in career…

74-32,407. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Associate of applied science degree program" means a program that is offered and maintained by a technical college, composed of career technical and general education courses of instruction for which individuals may earn college c…

74-32,408. State plan for career and technical education. The state plan for career and technical education may include such matters as are required to be included in state plans by federal law and rules and regulations. The state plan shall not include any provision which is in …

74-32,409. Contracts for research in career technical education. The state board may enter into contracts with any party or parties including any agency of the United States or any state or any subdivision of any state or with any person, partnership or corporation if the purpose…

74-32,410. Allocation and distribution of state and federal funds. The state board shall be responsible for the allocation and distribution of the state and federal funds provided for pursuant to the Carl D. Perkins career and technical education act of 2006 in accordance with th…

74-32,411. Johnson county area vocational-technical school; presentation of plan for establishment authorized; required information; conditions. (a) The boards of the school districts and the community college to which this section applies may jointly present a plan to the state …

74-32,412. Workforce investment act, participation. The secretary of commerce and the state board of regents are hereby authorized to participate in the federal workforce investment act (public law 105-220), and amendments thereto, by providing from funds made available under the…

74-32,413. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Board," "state board," "school year" and "technical college" have the meanings respectively ascribed thereto in K.S.A. 74-32,407, and amendments thereto. (b) "Career technical education capital outlay aid" means state financial ai…

74-32,414. Career technical education capital outlay fund; use of money. (a) There is hereby established in every eligible institution a fund which shall be called the "career technical education capital outlay fund," which fund shall consist of all moneys deposited therein or tr…

74-32,415. Career technical education capital outlay aid; determination of amounts; payments and disposition; overpayments and underpayments. The amount of career technical education capital outlay aid for each eligible institution shall be determined by the state board on the ba…

74-32,416. Transfers from operating fund authorized; operating budget, certain prohibitions. (a) In addition to other transfers authorized by law, the board of any area vocational-technical school may transfer moneys from its operating fund to its vocational education capital out…

74-32,417. Kansas training information program; definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Career technical education program" means a program of vocational or technical training or retraining that is operated at the postsecondary level and is designed to prepare persons for gainful …

74-32,418. Kansas training information program, establishment and administration; rules and regulations; reports; advisory committee; forms. There is hereby established the Kansas training information program. The state board shall adopt rules and regulations for administration o…

74-32,419. Transmittal of certain information required, when; availability of certain information to enrollees. (a) Every career technical education institution that desires to participate in the program shall: (1) On or before October 1 in each fiscal year, transmit the followin…

74-32,420. Agreements for transferability of courses and programs; approval; criteria. (a) The board of trustees of every community college and the governing board of every technical college and the institute of technology shall make and enter into agreements providing the transf…

74-32,421. Policy requiring articulation agreements; adoption by state board of regents. The state board of regents shall adopt a policy requiring articulation agreements among community colleges, technical colleges, the institute of technology and state educational institutions …

74-32,422. Statewide articulation agreement, development. (a) The state board of regents shall initiate the development of a statewide articulation agreement on career technical education programs among the high schools, community colleges, technical colleges and the institute of…

74-32,423. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Board of regents" means the state board of regents provided for in the constitution of this state. (b) "Career technical workforce grant" means the award of a financial grant-in-aid by this state under this act to an eligible stud…

74-32,424. Awarding of career technical workforce grants; eligibility and qualifications. 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…

74-32,425. Amount of grant; payment upon certification of full-time enrollment; limitations. (a) Subject to the other provisions of this section, a career technical workforce grant shall provide, upon certification by a designated educational institution that the eligible student…

74-32,426. Administration of act; rules and regulations. (a) The board of regents may adopt rules and regulations for administration of the provisions of this act and shall: (1) Publicize procedures for application for career technical workforce grants; (2) provide application fo…

74-32,427. Payment of grants; times and method; disposition upon discontinued attendance of an eligible student; career technical workforce grant discontinued attendance fund. (a) Payments to an eligible student of a career technical workforce grant shall be made at times specifi…

74-32,428. Responsibilities of applicants. Each applicant for a career technical workforce grant, in accordance with rules and regulations of the board of regents, shall: (a) Complete and file an application for the award or renewal of a career technical workforce grant. (b) Repo…

74-32,429. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Community college," "technical college" and "institute of technology" have the meanings respectively ascribed thereto in K.S.A. 74-32,407, and amendments thereto. (b) "Career technical education institution" means any community co…

74-32,430. Kansas technology innovation and internship program, establishment; administration; purposes; grants, award and conditions; rules and regulations. (a) There is hereby established the Kansas technology innovation and internship program to be administered by the board. T…

74-32,431. Technical colleges, grants; certification of enrolled credit hours, when. On or before November 1 and on or before March 1 of each year, the chief administrative officer of each technical college shall certify under oath to the state board the total number of duly enro…

74-32,432. Same; proration of insufficient appropriation for non-tiered grant aid, when; overpayments; underpayments. (a) If the amount of any appropriation for non-tiered course credit hour grant aid is insufficient to pay in full the amount each technical college is eligible to…

74-32,433. Career technical education programs located outside service area. (a) Provided a particular career technical education program is not offered in a particular service area, the governing board of a community college, technical college or institute of technology located …

74-32,434. Performance-based incentive payments for certain postsecondary educational institutions; eligibility; amount of payment. (a) (1) Any eligible postsecondary educational institution may certify to the board of regents: (A) The number of individuals who received a general…

74-32,435. Dues payments to certain associations and organizations authorized; area vocational-technical schools. The board of control of any area vocational-technical school, as provided for in K.S.A. 74-32,407, upon majority vote of the members thereof, is hereby authorized to …