KRS 164.806: Kentucky State University -- Student admissions restrictions -- Effect of

outstanding debt on enrollment -- Debt collection reporting.

(1) Kentucky State University shall not admit a new applicant for undergraduate

admission unless the applicant:

(a) 1. Attained a cumulative unweighted high school grade point average of no

less than two point five (2.5) on a four (4) point scale; and

2. Achieved a composite ACT score of no less than eighteen (18) or an

equivalent score on the SAT or another nation ally recognized college

readiness examination approved by the Council on Postsecondary

Education; or

(b) Meets the criteria for discretionary undergraduate admission under alternative

admission standards established by the council for the following groups of

students:

1. Transfer students from an accredited postsecondary education institution

with at least:

a. Twenty-four (24) credit hours; and

b. A cumulative collegiate grade point average of no less than two

point five (2.5) on a four (4) point scale;

2. Veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States;

3. Graduates of a nonpublic school with a composite ACT score of no less

than eighteen (18) or an equivalent score on the SAT or another

nationally recognized college readiness examination approved by the

Council on Postsecondary Education;

4. Nontraditional age students as defined by KRS 164.092 with

demonstrable professional experience; or

5. Dual credit students.

(2) Any individual with an outstanding balance to Kentucky State University in excess

of one thousand dollars ($1,000) due and owing for more than sixty (60) days shall

not be admitted or readmitted to the university or permitted to enro ll or continue in

any online or in -person course, seminar, or program at the university. The entire

outstanding balance shall not be deemed due for a student on a payment plan

approved by the university unless one (1) or more payments under the plan have

been due and owing for more than sixty (60) days.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in this section and notwithstanding any statute to the

contrary, the president of Kentucky State University shall have sole discretion as to

the admission, readmission, or en rollment of any student or former student of the

university who otherwise meets the university's admission and enrollment criteria

for the entire duration of the financial exigency declared in KRS 164.802.

(4) (a) Kentucky State University shall submit a q uarterly report to the Council on

Postsecondary Education in the format requested by the council that details

each outstanding balance in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) that has

been due and owing to the university for more than sixty (60) days an d the

efforts of the university to collect those debts.

(b) The council shall provide an annual update on the debts and collection efforts

reported under paragraph (a) of this subsection to the Governor and the

Legislative Research Commission.

(c) The quar terly reporting required in paragraph (a) of this subsection shall

continue for the entire duration of the financial exigency declared in KRS

164.802 and may continue at the discretion of the council at a frequency

determined by the council thereafter.