74-32,281. Citation of act; definitions. (a) K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 74-32,281 through 74-32,289, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas adult learner grant act. 

(b) As used in the Kansas adult learner grant act:

(1) "Adult learner grant eligible program" means any baccalaureate degree program offered by an eligible postsecondary educational institution that is identified as an "adult learner grant eligible program" by the state board of regents pursuant to K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 74-32,282, and amendments thereto, or designated as an "adult learner grant eligible program" by an eligible postsecondary educational institution pursuant to K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 74-32,283, and amendments thereto.

(2) "Eligible postsecondary educational institution" means:

(A) A state educational institution under the control and supervision of the board of regents;

(B) a municipal university;

(C) any not-for-profit institution of postsecondary education with its main campus or principal place of operation in Kansas that offers an adult learner grant eligible program, is operated independently and not controlled or administered by any state agency or subdivision of the state, maintains open enrollment and is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency for higher education in the United States; or

(D) a not-for-profit independent institution of higher education which is accredited by an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the United States department of education, is operated independently and not controlled or administered by the state or any agency or subdivision thereof, maintains open enrollment, offers online education and offers exclusively competency-based education programs.

(3) "Part-time student" means a student who is enrolled for six credit hours or more in a semester, or the equivalent, and is not enrolled as a full-time student.

History: L. 2023, ch. 64, § 1; May 4.