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2021 Statute
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74-32,275. (a) To be eligible for a Kansas promise scholarship, a student shall: (1) Be a Kansas resident; (2) (A) have graduated from an accredited Kansas public or private secondary school within the preceding 12 months; (B) have completed the requirements for graduation at a non-accredited private secondary school as provided in K.S.A. 72-4345, and amendments thereto, within the preceding 12 months; (C) attended an accredited Kansas public or private secondary school or non-accredited private school as provided in K.S.A. 72-4345, and amendments thereto, and obtained a high school equivalency certificate within the preceding 12 months; (D) be 21 years of age or older and, upon application for a scholarship, have been a resident of Kansas for three or more consecutive years; or (E) be a dependent child of a military servicemember permanently stationed in another state and who, within the preceding 12 months, graduated from any out-of-state secondary school or obtained a high school equivalency certificate; (3) complete the required scholarship application on such forms and in such manner as established by the state board of regents; (4) enter into a Kansas promise scholarship agreement pursuant to K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 74-32,276, and amendments thereto; (5) complete the free application for federal student aid for the academic year in which the student applies to receive a Kansas promise scholarship; and (6) enroll in an eligible postsecondary educational institution in a promise eligible program. (b) To continue to receive a Kansas promise scholarship, a student shall: (1) Maintain satisfactory academic progress toward completion of the promise eligible program; and (2) satisfy the requirements of a Kansas promise scholarship agreement as provided in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 74-32,276, and amendments thereto. (c) Nothing in this act shall prohibit a student who received postsecondary course credit while enrolled in high school from qualifying for a Kansas promise scholarship. |
History: L. 2021, ch. 91, § 5; July 1. |
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