164.7874 Definitions for KRS 164.7871 to 164.7885.
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<![CDATA[ Page 1 of 3 164.7874 Definitions for KRS 164.7871 to 164.7885. As used in KRS 164.7871 to 164.7885: <br>(1) "Academic term" means a semester or other time period specified in an administrative regulation promulgated by the authority; (2) "Academic year" means a period consisting of at least the minimum school term, as defined in KRS 158.070; (3) "ACT score" means the composite score achieved on the American College Test at a national test site on a national test date or the ACT exam administered statewide <br>under KRS 158.6453(11)(a)3., or an equivalent score, as determined by the <br>authority, on the SAT administered by the College Board, Inc.; (4) "Authority" means the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority; <br>(5) "Award period" means the fall and spring consecutive academic terms within one (1) academic year; (6) "Council" means the Council on Postsecondary Education created under KRS 164.011; (7) "Eligible high school student" means any person who: (a) Is a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the United States and Kentucky resident; (b) Was enrolled after July 1, 1998: 1. In a Kentucky high school for at least one hundred forty (140) days of <br>the minimum school term unless exempted by the authority's executive <br>director upon documentation of extreme hardship, while meeting the <br>KEES curriculum requirements, and was enrolled in a Kentucky high <br>school at the end of the academic year; 2. In a Kentucky high school for the fall academic term of the senior year <br>and who: <br>a. Was enrolled during the entire academic term; b. Completed the high school's graduation requirements during the <br>fall academic term; and c. Was not enrolled in a secondary school during any other academic <br>term of that academic year; or 3. In the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky while <br>meeting the Kentucky educational excellence scholarship curriculum <br>requirements; (c) Has a grade point average of 2.5 or above at the end of any academic year beginning after July 1, 1998, or at the end of the fall academic term for a <br>student eligible under paragraph (b) 2. of this subsection; and (d) Is not a convicted felon; (8) "Eligible postsecondary student" means a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the United States and Kentucky resident, as determined by the participating Page 2 of 3 institution in accordance with criteria established by the council for the purposes of <br>admission and tuition assessment, who: <br>(a) Earned a KEES award; <br>(b) Has the required postsecondary GPA and credit hours required under KRS 164.7881; (c) Has remaining semesters of eligibility under KRS 164.7881; <br>(d) Is enrolled in a participating institution as a part-time or full-time student; and <br>(e) Is not a convicted felon; (9) "Full-time student" means a student enrolled in a postsecondary program of study that meets the full-time student requirements of the participating institution in <br>which the student is enrolled; (10) "Grade point average" or "GPA" means the grade point average earned by an eligible student and reported by the high school or participating institution in which <br>the student was enrolled based on a scale of 4.0 or its equivalent if the high school <br>or participating institution that the student attends does not use the 4.0 grade scale; (11) "High school" means any Kentucky public high school, the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky, and any private, parochial, or church school <br>located in Kentucky that has been certified by the Kentucky Board of Education as <br>voluntarily complying with curriculum, certification, and textbook standards <br>established by the Kentucky Board of Education under KRS 156.160; (12) "KEES" or "Kentucky educational excellence scholarship" means a scholarship provided under KRS 164.7871 to 164.7885; (13) "KEES award" means: (a) For an eligible high school student, the sum of the KEES base amount for each academic year of high school plus any KEES supplemental amount, as <br>adjusted pursuant to KRS 164.7881; and (b) For a student eligible under KRS 164.7879(3)(d), the KEES supplemental amount as adjusted pursuant to KRS 164.7881; (14) "KEES award maximum" means the sum of the KEES base amount earned in each academic year of high school plus any KEES supplemental amount earned; (15) "KEES base amount" or "base amount" means the amount earned by an eligible high school student based on the student's GPA pursuant to KRS 164.7879; (16) "KEES curriculum" means five (5) courses of study, except for students who meet the criteria of subsection (7)(b)2. of this section, in an academic year as determined <br>in accordance with an administrative regulation promulgated by the authority; (17) "KEES supplemental amount" means the amount earned by an eligible student based on the student's ACT score pursuant to KRS 164.7879; (18) "KEES trust fund" means the Wallace G. Wilkinson Kentucky educational excellence scholarship trust fund; (19) "On track to graduate" means the number of cumulative credit hours earned as compared to the number of hours determined by the postsecondary education Page 3 of 3 institution as necessary to complete a bachelor's degree by the end of eight (8) <br>academic terms or ten (10) academic terms if a student is enrolled in an <br>undergraduate program that requires five (5) years of study; (20) "Participating institution" means an "institution" as defined in KRS 164.001 that actively participates in the federal Pell Grant program, executes a contract with the <br>authority on terms the authority deems necessary or appropriate for the <br>administration of its programs, and: <br>(a) 1. Is publicly operated; 2. Is licensed by the Commonwealth of Kentucky and has operated for at <br>least ten (10) years, offers an associate or baccalaureate degree program <br>of study not comprised solely of sectarian instruction, and admits as <br>regular students only high school graduates or recipients of a General <br>Educational Development (GED) diploma or students transferring from <br>another accredited degree granting institution; or 3. Is designated by the authority as an approved out-of-state institution that <br>offers a degree program in a field of study that is not offered at any <br>institution in the Commonwealth; and (b) Continues to commit financial resources to student financial assistance programs; and (21) "Part-time student" means a student enrolled in a postsecondary program of study who does not meet the full-time student requirements of the participating institution <br>in which the student is enrolled and who is enrolled for at least six (6) credit hours, <br>or the equivalent for an institution that does not use credit hours. Effective: March 25, 2009 <br>History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 101, sec. 14, effective March 25, 2009. -- Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 134, sec. 22, effective July 15, 2008; and ch. 137, <br>sec. 1, effective July 15, 2008. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 117, sec. 1, effective <br>June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 115, sec. 4, effective June 24, 2003; <br>and ch. 180, sec. 8, effective June 24, 2003. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 51, <br>sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 13, sec. 1, effective <br>July 14, 2000; ch. 198, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000; and ch. 382, sec. 11, effective <br>July 14, 2000. -- Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 575, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1998. Legislative Research Commission Note (3/25/2009). In subsection (3) of this statute, a reference to "KRS 158.6453(12)(a)3." has been changed to read "KRS <br>158.6453(11)(a)3." When Section 2 of 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 101 [KRS 158.6453] was <br>renumbered, the reference to subsection (12) of KRS 158.6453 in subsection (3) of <br>this statute was not changed. The Reviser of Statutes has made a conforming change <br>under the authority of KRS 7.136. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2008). A reference to "KRS 164.7879(3)(c)" in subsection (13)(b) of this statute has been changed in codification <br>to "KRS 164.7879(3)(d)" by the Reviser of Statutes under the authority of KRS <br>7.136(1) to reflect the insertion of a new paragraph in KRS 164.7879(3) and change <br>the designation of succeeding paragraphs in 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 134, sec. 23. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/14/2000). This section was amended by 2000 Ky. Acts chs. 13, 198, and 382. Where these Acts are not in conflict, they have <br>been codified together. Where a conflict exists, Acts ch. 198, which was last enacted <br>by the General Assembly, prevails under KRS 446.250. ]]>