74-3286. Same; amount of scholarship; semester limitation; eligibility for other financial aid. (a) A Kansas ethnic minority scholarship shall provide for payment to a Kansas ethnic minority scholar of an amount in each academic year not to exceed an amount equal to 75% of the average amount of the total tuition and required fees of full-time, in-state students. A Kansas ethnic minority scholar may receive a Kansas ethnic minority scholarship for not more than eight semesters of undergraduate study or the equivalent thereof, except that a Kansas ethnic minority scholar may receive a Kansas ethnic minority scholarship for not more than an additional two semesters of study or the equivalent thereof when the requirements of the program in which the scholar is enrolled include the completion of a fifth year of study. The state board of regents shall determine the equivalent of a semester when any program period or all or part of the terms for which a Kansas ethnic minority scholar is awarded a Kansas ethnic minority scholarship are not semesters.

(b) A Kansas ethnic minority scholar who is also eligible to receive a Kansas comprehensive grant or a state scholarship may be awarded such grant or scholarship, or both, in addition to a Kansas ethnic minority scholarship. In no event shall the amount awarded to a Kansas ethnic minority scholar under a Kansas ethnic minority scholarship or the total of any amounts awarded thereunder and under a state scholarship or a Kansas comprehensive grant, or both, exceed an amount equal to the amount of the scholar's financial need for the period.

History: L. 1989, ch. 224, § 3; L. 1998, ch. 165, § 8; L. 2000, ch. 143, § 2; July 1.