KRS 164.7879: Calculation of educational excellence scholarship awards -- Inclusion of

certain out-of-state educational experience in grade point average calculation -

- Graduation after three years -- Supplemental award eligibility and

calculation of amounts.

(1) Kentucky educational excellence scholarship awards shall be based upon an

established base scholarship amount and an eligible high school student's grade

point average. The base scholarship amount for students attaining a grade point

average of at least 2.5 for the 1998-1999 academic year shall be as follows:

GPA Amount GPA Amount

2.50 $125.00 3.30 $325.00

2.60 $150.00 3.40 $350.00

2.70 $175.00 3.50 $375.00

2.75 $187.00 3.60 $400.00

2.80 $200.00 3.70 $425.00

2.90 $225.00 3.75 $437.00

3.00 $250.00 3.80 $450.00

3.10 $275.00 3.90 $475.00

3.20 $300.00 4.00 $500.00

3.25 $312.00

The authority shall review the base amount of the Kentucky educational excellence

scholarship each academic year and may promulgate an administrative regulation to

make adjustments after considering the availability of funds.

(2) (a) The authority shall commit to provide to each eligible high school student the

base amount of the Kentucky educational excellence scholarship for each

academic year of high school study in the Kentucky educational excellence

scholarship curriculum that the high school student h as attained at least a 2.5

grade point average. The award shall be based upon the eligible high school

student's grade point average at the close of each academic year. An award

attributable to a past academic year shall not be increased after the award ha s

been earned by an eligible high school student, regardless of any subsequent

increases made to the base amount of the Kentucky educational excellence

scholarship through the promulgation of an administrative regulation by the

authority.

(b) Notwithstanding the definitions of "eligible high school student" and "high

school" in KRS 164.7874, any high school student who maintains Kentucky

residency and completes the academic courses that are required for a

Kentucky educational excellence scholarship while pa rticipating in an

approved educational high school foreign exchange program or participating

in the United States Congressional Page School may apply his or her grade

point average for that academic year toward the base as described in

paragraph (a) of this subsection. The grade point average shall be reported by

the student's Kentucky home high school, based on an official transcript from

the school that the student attended during the out -of-state educational

experience. The authority shall promulgate adm inistrative regulations that

describe the approval process for the educational exchange programs that

qualify under this paragraph. The provisions in this paragraph shall likewise

apply to any Kentucky high school student who participated in an approved

educational exchange program or in a Congressional Page School since the

1998-99 school year and maintained his or her Kentucky residency

throughout.

(c) 1. Notwithstanding the definitions of "eligible high school student" and

"high school" in KRS 164.7874 a nd the requirement that a student

graduate from a Kentucky high school, a high school student who

completes the KEES curriculum while attending an accredited out -of-

state high school or Department of Defense school may apply the grade

point average for any applicable academic year toward the base as

described in paragraph (a) of this subsection and shall also qualify for a

supplemental award under subsection (3) of this section when:

a. His or her custodial parent or guardian is in active service of the

Armed Forces of the United States;

b. The student attended an accredited out -of-state high school or a

Department of Defense school as a result of the custodial parent's

or guardian's military transfer outside of Kentucky; and

c. The student earned a KEES bas e amount at a Kentucky high

school prior to the custodial parent's or guardian's military transfer

outside of Kentucky.

2. The student or parent shall arrange for the out -of-state school to report

the student's grade point average each academic year and th e student's

highest ACT score to the authority as required under KRS 164.7885.

The authority shall promulgate administrative regulations implementing

the requirements in this paragraph, including:

a. The documentation that the parent shall submit to the au thority

establishing the student's eligibility for the scholarship; and

b. The assurances that an out -of-state institution shall submit to the

authority for submission of the student grade point average.

3. The provisions in this paragraph shall apply to t he 2001 -2002 school

year and thereafter.

(d) Beginning with the 2013 -2014 academic year, a student who meets the

Kentucky core academic standards for high school graduation established in

administrative regulation and graduates after completing three (3) y ears of

high school shall receive a Kentucky educational excellence scholarship

award equivalent to completing high school in four (4) years. The award shall

be determined by dividing the total actual KEES scholarship earned under

subsection (1) of this section by three (3) and multiplying that number by four

(4). The resulting number shall be the annual award the student is eligible for

under subsection (1) of this section.

(3) (a) The authority shall commit to provide to each eligible high school student

graduating from high school before June 30, 1999, and achieving a score of at

least 15 on the American College Test, a supplemental award for the award

period beginning in the fall of 1999, based on the eligible high school

student's highest ACT score atta ined by the date of graduation from high

school. The amount of the supplemental award shall be determined as follows:

ACT Annual ACT Annual

Score Bonus Score Bonus

15 $21 22 $171

16 $43 23 $193

17 $64 24 $214

18 $86 25 $236

19 $107 26 $257

20 $129 27 $279

21 $150 28 or above $300

Subsequent supplemental awards for eligible high school students graduating

before June 30, 1999, shall be determined in accordance with the provisions

of paragraph (b) of this subsection.

(b) The authority shall commit to provide to each eligible high sch ool student

upon achievement after June 30, 1999, of an ACT score of at least 15 on the

American College Test a supplemental award based on the eligible high

school student's highest ACT score attained by the date of graduation from

high school. The amount of the supplemental award shall be determined as

follows:

ACT ACT

Score Amount Score Amount

15 $36 22 $286

16 $71 23 $321

17 $107 24 $357

18 $143 25 $393

19 $179 26 $428

20 $214 27 $464

21 $250 28 and above $500

The authority shall review the base amount of the supplemental award

beginning with the 2001 -2002 academic year and each academic year

thereafter and may promulgate an administrative regulation to make

adjustments after considering the availability of funds.

(c) Beginning with the 2008 -2009 academic year, the authority shall commit to

provide a supplemental award for achievement on examinations for Advanced

Placement or International Baccalaureate as defined in KRS 164.002 to an

eligible high school student who se family was eligible for free or reduced -

price lunch for any year during high school enrollment.

1. The supplemental award for AP examination scores are as follows:

a. Two hundred dollars ($200) for each score of three (3);

b. Two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each score of four (4); and

c. Three hundred dollars ($300) for each score of five (5).

2. The supplemental award for IB examination scores are as follows:

a. Two hundred dollars ($200) for each score of five (5);

b. Two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each score of six (6); and

c. Three hundred dollars ($300) for each score of seven (7).

(d) Beginning with the 2013 -2014 academic year, the authority shall commit to

provide a supplemental award for achievement on examinations for

Cambridge Advanced International as defined in KRS 164.002 to an eligible

high school student whose family was eligible for free or reduced -priced

lunch for any year during high school enrollment. The supplemental award for

Cambridge Advanced International examination scores are as follows:

1. Two hundred dollars ($200) for each score of "e";

2. Two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each score of "c" or "d"; and

3. Three hundred dollars ($300) for each score of "a*", "a", or "b".

(e) The authority shall promulgate administrative regulations establishing the

eligibility criteria and procedures for making a supplemental award to

Kentucky residents who are citizens, nat ionals, or permanent residents of the

United States and who graduate from a nonpublic secondary school not

certified by the Kentucky Board of Education and Kentucky residents who are

citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the United States and who obtain

a High School Equivalency Diploma within five (5) years of their high school

graduating class, and students under subsection (2)(c) of this section who do

not attend an accredited high school.