Current through 2024 Ky. Acts ch.225
Section 164.7882 - Kentucky educational excellence scholarship moneys to be awarded to students enrolled in comprehensive transition and postsecondary program(1) Notwithstanding any other statute to the contrary, a student shall be eligible for a Kentucky educational excellence scholarship who:(a)1. Received an alternative high school diploma described in KRS 158.140(2)(b) after June 30, 2012; or2. Attended a Kentucky public high school after June 30, 2008, and is a student with an intellectual disability as defined in 34 C.F.R. sec. 668.231; and(b) Enrolls in a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program at a participating institution located in Kentucky.(2) A student enrolled in credit-bearing or non-credit-bearing courses as part of a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program prior to the 2016-2017 academic year shall receive:(a) Two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for enrollment in at least six (6) hours in an academic term; and(b) One hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) for enrollment in less than six (6) hours in an academic term.(3) A student enrolled in credit-bearing or non-credit-bearing courses as part of a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program beginning with the 2016-2017 academic year shall receive:(a) Five hundred dollars ($500) for enrollment in at least six (6) hours in an academic term; and(b) Two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for enrollment in less than six (6) hours in an academic term.(4) A student shall be eligible for a scholarship under this section for a maximum of eight (8) academic terms.(5) The authority shall promulgate administrative regulations establishing the procedures for making awards under this section.Amended by 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 139,§ 1, eff. 7/14/2016.Added by 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 42,§ 4, eff. 6/24/2013.