164.7879 Calculation of educational excellence scholarship awards -- Inclusion of
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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.
(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 has 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 has
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 participating 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 administrative 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 and 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 base 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 the 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 authority
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 the 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)years 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.
(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 attained 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 school 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 whose 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, nationals, 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.