Kan. Admin. Regs. § 88-20-1
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024
Section 88-20-1 - Definitions(a) "Parent" means a guardian or any person who is legally responsible for the maintenance, care, or support of a dependent who is an applicant under this program. (b) "Parent's contribution" means the amount parents can reasonably be expected to contribute from their income and assets toward education costs for a dependent. This amount shall be determined based upon criteria approved by the board and established by the financial needs analysis agency selected by the board. (c) "Independent student" means a student who demonstrates independence from a parent's support to the satisfaction of the board. Documentation that will meet U.S. department of education guidelines for an independent student may be required from the applicant, applicant's parent or parents, or guardian to verify emancipation from the parent or parents. (d) "Student contribution" means the amount a student can contribute from the student's own work and resources toward a year's college education costs. This amount shall be determined based upon criteria approved by the board and established by the financial needs analysis agency selected by the board. The student contribution shall not be less than $450. (e) "Student resources" means assets, earnings, income or benefits from other sources, and any grant or loan coming directly to the student from non-college sources, as defined by the U.S. department of education in 34 C.F.R. 674.14, effective February 2, 1988, which is hereby adopted by reference. (f) "Family contribution" means the sum of parents' contribution and student contribution. (g) "Licensed professional nurse" means a person who is licensed to practice professional nursing as defined in K.S.A. 65-1113(d)(1). (h) "Registered professional nurse" means a person who is licensed to practice professional nursing as defined in K.S.A. 65-1113(d)(1). (i) "Licensed practical nurse" means a person who is licensed to practice practical nursing as defined in K.S.A. 1113(d)(2). (j) "Minority applicant" means an applicant for a nursing student scholarship who is categorized as: (1) American Indian or Alaskan Native; (2) Asian or Pacific Islander; (3) Black, non-Hispanic; or (k) "American Indian or Alaskan Native" means a person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition. (l) "Asian or Pacific Islander" means a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the far east, southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, or Pacific islands. This includes, but not by way of limitation, persons from China, Japan, Korea, the Philippine Islands, Samoa, India and Vietnam. (m) "Black, non-Hispanic" means a person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa (except those of Hispanic origin). (n) "Hispanic" means a person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. (o) "Full-time student" means a student who is taking an academic course load of a minimum of 12 semester credit hours or the academic equivalent thereof. (p) "Full-time employment" means an employment arrangement sufficient to permit an individual to be considered as a full-time employee of the sponsor and which requires a minimum of 1,500 hours of work per year. (q) "Board of regents" or "board" means the state board of regents provided for in the constitution of this state. (r) "Qualified sponsor" means any adult care home licensed under the adult care home licensure act, any medical care facility licensed under K.S.A. 65-425et seq. and amendments thereto, any psychiatric hospital licensed under K.S.A. 75-3307(b) and amendments thereto and any state agency which employs licensed practical nurses or licensed professional nurses which has entered into an agreement pursuant to K.A.R. 88-20-5. Kan. Admin. Regs. § 88-20-1
Authorized by L. 1989. Ch. 223, Sec. 7; implementing L. 1989, Ch. 223, Sec. 1-7; effective March 19, 1990.