KRS 164.7882: Kentucky educational excellence scholarship moneys to be awarded to

students enrolled in comprehensive transition and postsecondary program --

Amounts -- Terms -- Administrative regulations.

(1) Notwithstanding any other statute to the c ontrary, a student shall be eligible for a

Kentucky educational excellence scholarship who:

(a) 1. Received an alternate high school diploma described in KRS

158.140(2)(b) after June 30, 2012;

2. Received a modified high school diploma under KRS 156.160(1)(e); or

3. 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 en rollment 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.