KRS 164.7877(3) requires the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to administer the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) trust fund. KRS 164.7874(16) requires the authority to promulgate administrative regulations establishing the KEES curriculum's courses of study. KRS 164.7879(3)(e) requires the authority to promulgate administrative regulations to determine the eligibility of a noncertified, nonpublic high school graduate and of a GED recipient for a supplemental award. KRS 164.7874(3) requires the authority to establish score equivalents between the SAT and ACT. KRS 164.7881(6) requires the authority to promulgate administrative regulations establishing a five (5) year postsecondary education program standard. KRS 164.7881(4)(a) requires the authority to establish overall award levels for the program. KRS 164.7879(2)(c) requires the authority to promulgate administrative regulations determining eligibility for children of parents who are in the military and who claim Kentucky as their home of record. KRS 164.7881(4)(c) requires the authority to promulgate administrative regulations identifying equivalent undergraduate programs of study. This administrative regulation establishes those requirements relating to the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) Program.
Section 1.
Definitions.
(1)
"Academic term":
(a)
Means the fall or spring semester or their equivalence under a trimester or quarter system at a postsecondary education institution; and
(b)
Does not mean summer sessions.
(2)
"Accredited out-of-state high school" means a high school that is:
(a)
Located in a state other than Kentucky or in another country; and
(b)
A member of an organization belonging to the Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation.
(3)
"ACT" means the test:
(a)
Administered to a student for entrance to a Kentucky postsecondary education institution; and
(b)
Owned by the ACT Corporation of Iowa City, Iowa.
(4)
"Advanced placement" or "AP" is defined by KRS 164.002(1).
(5)
"Cambridge Advanced International" or "CAI" is defined by KRS 164.002(2).
(6)
"Course" means the equivalent of one (1) credit as determined by the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) in 704 KAR 3:305.
(7)
"Department of Defense school" means a school operated by the U. S. Department of Defense for the purpose of providing a high school education to a child whose custodial parent or guardian is in active military or diplomatic service in a state other than Kentucky or in another country.
(8)
"Dual credit" is defined by KRS 158.007(8).
(9)
"Enrolled" means the status of a student who has completed the registration requirements, except for the payment of tuition and fees, at a participating postsecondary education institution that the student is attending.
(10)
"Free and reduced price lunch" means the National School Lunch program established by the United States Department of Agriculture, Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. 1751, et. seq., to provide subsidized meals to lower income students.
(11)
"GED" means a general educational development diploma awarded to a student.
(12)
"International Baccalaureate" or "IB" is defined by KRS 164.002(7).
(13)
"SAT" means the test:
(a)
Administered to a student for entrance to a Kentucky postsecondary education institution; and
(b)
Owned by the College Board.
Section 2.
High School Grade Point Average Calculation and Reporting.
(1)
An eligible high school student's grade point average for an academic year shall be calculated using each letter grade awarded for all courses taken during an academic year. The grading scale cutoff scores used to determine the letter grade for each course shall be the same as those used to determine the letter grade for each course reported on the student's official high school transcript.
(2)
(a)
Except as established in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection, an eligible high school student's grade point average shall be calculated by:
1.
Taking the number of units in a course multiplied by the course grade as expressed on a 4.0 point grading scale where 4.0 is an "A", 3.0 is a "B", 2.0 is a "C", 1.0 is a "D", and 0.0 is an "F";
2.
Adding the total number of points accumulated for an academic year; and
3.
Dividing the total number of points accumulated in subparagraph 2 of this paragraph by the total number of units for the academic year.
(b)
For an eligible high school student taking an AP, IB, or CAI course during the academic year, the course grade assigned shall be calculated using a 5.0 point scale where 5.0 is an "A", 4.0 is a "B", 3.0 is a "C", 2.0 is a "D", and 1.0 is an "F".
(c)
Beginning with the academic year 2015-2016, for an eligible high school student taking a dual credit course during the academic year, the course grade assigned by the college shall be used by the high school in calculating the KEES grade point average, and shall be included in the KEES calculation using a 5.0 point scale where 5.0 is an "A", 4.0 is a "B", 3.0 is a "C", 2.0 is a "D", and 1.0 is an "F". This weighted scale shall not be applicable to a remedial course.
(3)
The grade point average reported for an eligible high school student for each academic year shall include all information as set forth in KRS 164.7885(1) and be submitted to the authority in either an electronic or hard copy format.
(4)
A high school student who participated in an educational high school foreign exchange program or the Congressional Page School that was approved by the student's local high school shall have the student's grade point average reported in accordance with KRS 164.7879(2)(b).
Section 3.
High School Students of Custodial Parents or Guardians in Active Military Service.
(1)
(a)
For purpose of determining eligibility under the provisions of KRS 164.7879(2)(c), a high school student shall establish that the custodial parent or guardian meets the requirements of KRS 164.7879(2)(c)1.a. and b. and shall submit the Home of Record Certification form to the authority.
(b)
The authority annually shall notify the eligible high school student and the custodial parent or guardian of the student's eligibility.
(2)
(a)
A high school student, determined to be eligible for the KEES program under the terms of KRS 164.7879(2)(c) and subsection (1)(a) of this section, shall be responsible for requesting:
1.
Grade and curriculum information from the local school; and
2.
That the local school submit the information to the authority using the Curriculum Certification form and the Data Submission form.
(b)
Upon receipt of curriculum and grade information from an accredited out-of-state high school or Department of Defense school for a student determined to be eligible for the KEES Program under this section, the authority shall:
1.
Verify that the submitted curriculum meets the requirements of Section 4 of this administrative regulation;
2.
Verify that the out-of-state high school or Department of Defense school is an accredited high school; and
3.
Retain the Curriculum Certification form on file until the student's eligibility has expired.
Section 4.
Postsecondary Student Eligibility and KEES Curriculum.
(1)
A Kentucky postsecondary student shall be eligible to receive a base scholarship award if the student:
(a)
Has earned a base scholarship award in high school;
(b)
Has completed the KEES curriculum as set forth in subsection (2) of this section;
(c)
Has graduated from a Kentucky high school, except as established in Section 2(4) or 3 of this administrative regulation; and
(d)
Is enrolled in a participating institution in an eligible program.
(2)
Except as established in subsection (4) of this section, the KEES curriculum shall consist of the curriculum standards established in 704 KAR 3:305.
(3)
A student who graduates from high school at the end of the fall semester of his or her senior year and who meets the requirements of KRS 164.7874(7) shall be eligible to earn a KEES award for that year upon:
(a)
Completion of no fewer than three (3) courses of study; and
(b)
Satisfying the provisions of KRS 164.7879.
(4)
Except as established in subsection (5) of this section, a high school may substitute an integrated, applied, interdisciplinary, or higher level course for a required course or required academic and career interest standards-based learning experience if the course:
(a)
Provides the same or greater academic rigor and the course covers or exceeds the minimum required content areas established in 703 KAR 4:060; or
(b)
Is an honors course, cooperative education course, AP course, IB course, CAI course, dual credit course, or a course taken at a postsecondary education institution.
(5)
Beginning with the 2018-2019 academic year, each cooperative education course taken during an academic year shall satisfy KEES curriculum requirements if the course has been approved by the Office of Career and Technical Education as a work-based learning experience in a career pathway pursuant to 705 KAR 4:123 and 705 KAR 4:041. For all other cooperative education coursework, only one (1) course per academic year shall count for purposes of satisfying KEES curriculum requirements.
(6)
A high school annually shall provide written documentation to a student advising if the student's schedule of coursework meets the requirements of the KEES curriculum.
Section 5.
Eligible Postsecondary Education Programs.
(1)
An eligible program shall be a certificate or degree program offered by a participating institution and recognized by the authority pursuant to 11 KAR 15:010, Section 1(10).
(2)
Except as established in subsection (4) of this section, an eligible program at an out-of-state participating institution shall be limited to those programs that qualify through the Academic Common Market administered by the Southern Regional Education Board.
(3)
Pursuant to KRS 164.7881(6), the following academic programs at Kentucky postsecondary education institutions shall be approved as five (5) year baccalaureate degree programs:
(a)
Landscape architecture (04.0601); and
(b)
Engineering if enrollment in the engineering program has been continuous (14.0101, 14201, 14.0301, 14401, 14501, 14.0701, 14.0801, 14.0901, 14.1001, 14.1201, 14.1301, 14.1401, 14.1701, 14.1801, 14.1901, 14.2101, 14.2301, 14.2401, 14.2801, 14.9999.01, 14.3501).
(4)
Pursuant to KRS 164.7881(4)(c)1, an academic program shall be designated as an equivalent undergraduate program of study if the student in the program of study:
(a)
Has not received eight (8) academic terms of a KEES award;
(b)
Is classified by an institution as a graduate or professional student and is enrolled in one (1) of the following academic programs:
1.
Pharm. D;
2.
The optometry or veterinary medicine programs at an institution, which is a part of the Kentucky Contract Spaces Program; or
3.
A program contained on the Equivalent Undergraduate Programs List; and
(c)
Has not completed a baccalaureate degree.
Section 6.
Postsecondary Grade Point Average Calculation and Reporting.
(1)
Each participating institution shall report to the Authority the cumulative grade point average for each KEES recipient enrolled in that institution no later than June 30 after the completion of the award period.
(2)
The cumulative grade point average shall be reported to the hundredths decimal place. Any cumulative grade point average which contains a number of five (5) or greater in the thousandths place shall be rounded up to the nearest hundredth. Any cumulative grade point average which contains a number less than five (5) in the thousandths place shall be rounded down to the nearest hundredth.
(3)
If a KEES recipient had an incomplete grade when the cumulative grade point average was initially reported to the Authority and subsequently receives a final grade, the participating institution shall recalculate the recipient's cumulative grade point average as of the end of the appropriate award period and report the updated cumulative grade point average to the Authority.
Section 7.
SAT Conversion Table.
(1)
Pursuant to KRS 164.7874(3), the following SAT to ACT Conversion Table shall be used to convert scores for SAT exams taken prior to the 2011-2012 academic year:
Table C-2. Concordance Between SAT I Recentered V+M Score and ACT Composite Score
SAT IV+M
ACTComposite
SAT IV+M
ACTComposite
SAT IV+M
ACTComposite
SAT IV+M
ACTComposite
SAT IV+M
ACTComposite
1600
35-36
1370
31
1140
25
910
19
680
14
1590
35
1360
31
1130
25
900
19
670
14
1580
35
1350
30
1120
24
890
18
660
14
1570
35
1340
30
1110
24
880
18
650
13
1560
35
1330
30
1100
24
870
18
640
13
1550
34
1320
30
1090
24
860
18
630
13
1540
34
1310
29
1080
23
850
17
620
13
1530
34
1300
29
1070
23
840
17
610
13
1520
34
1290
29
1060
23
830
17
600
13
1510
34
1280
29
1050
22
820
17
590
13
1500
33
1270
28
1040
22
810
17
580
12
1490
33
1260
28
1030
22
800
16
570
12
1480
33
1250
28
1020
22
790
16
560
12
1470
33
1240
28
1010
21
780
16
550
12
1460
33
1230
27
1000
21
770
16
540
12
1450
32
1220
27
990
21
760
16
530
12
1440
32
1210
27
980
21
750
15
520
12
1430
32
1200
26
970
20
740
15
510
11
1420
32
1190
26
960
20
730
15
500
11
1410
32
1180
26
950
20
720
15
1400
31
1170
26
940
20
710
15
1390
31
1160
25
930
19
700
14
1380
31
1150
25
920
19
690
14
This table may be used to relate SAT I V+M scores to ACT Composite scores.The estimates are based on the test scores of 103,525 students from fourteen (14) universities and two (2) states who took both the ACT and the SAT I between October 1994 and December 1996. Because the ACT and the SAT I have different content, students' actual scores on the ACT could differ significantly from the concordance estimates in the table.Source: ACT, Inc. Questions about the concordance study may be directed to ACT's Research Division (319/337-1471).January 1998
(2)
Pursuant to KRS 164.7874(3), the SAT to ACT Conversion Table included in this subsection shall be used to convert scores for SAT exams taken during or after the 2011-2012 academic year, but prior to March 2016. Only the scores from the critical reasoning and mathematics sections of the SAT within a single exam administration shall be considered for KEES supplemental awards.
Table C-2Concordance Between SAT I Recentered CR+M Score and ACT Composite Score
SAT ICR+M
ACTComposite
SATCR+M
ACTComposite
SATCR+M
ACTComposite
SATCR+M
ACTComposite
SATCR+M
ACTComposite
1600
36
1370
31
1140
25
910
19
680
14
1590
35
1360
31
1130
25
900
19
670
14
1580
35
1350
30
1120
24
890
18
660
13
1570
35
1340
30
1110
24
880
18
650
13
1560
35
1330
30
1100
24
870
18
640
13
1550
35
1320
29
1090
24
860
18
630
13
1540
35
1310
29
1080
23
850
17
620
13
1530
34
1300
29
1070
23
840
17
610
12
1520
34
1290
29
1060
23
830
17
600
12
1510
34
1280
28
1050
23
820
17
590
12
1500
34
1270
28
1040
22
810
16
580
12
1490
34
1260
28
1030
22
800
16
570
12
1480
33
1250
28
1020
22
790
16
560
12
1470
33
1240
27
1010
21
780
16
550
11
1460
33
1230
27
1000
21
770
16
540
11
1450
33
1220
27
990
21
760
15
530
11
1440
33
1210
27
980
21
750
15
520
11
1430
32
1200
26
970
20
740
15
510
11
1420
32
1190
26
960
20
730
15
1410
32
1180
26
950
20
720
15
1400
32
1170
26
940
20
710
14
1390
31
1160
25
930
19
700
14
1380
31
1150
25
920
19
690
14
This table may be used to relate SAT CR+M scores to ACT Composite scores.The estimates are based on the test scores of 300,437 students who took both the ACT and the SAT CR+M between September 2004 and June 2006. Because the ACT and the SAT CR+M have different content, students' actual scores on the ACT could differ significantly from the concordance estimates in the table.Source: ACT, Inc. Questions about the concordance study may be directed to ACT's Research Division (319/337-1471).June, 2008
(3)
Pursuant to KRS 164.7874(3), the SAT and ACT Conversion Table included in this subsection shall be used to convert scores for SAT exams taken during or after March 2016. Only the scores from the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Sections (ERW+M) of the SAT within a single exam administration shall be considered for KEES supplemental awards.
Table C-2Concordance Between SAT EBR+M Score and ACT Composite Score
SAT ERW+M
ACTComposite
SAT ERW+M
ACTComposite
SAT ERW+M
ACTComposite
SAT ERW+M
ACTComposite
SAT ERW+M
ACTComposite
1600
36
1380
29
1160
24
940
18
720
13
1590
35
1370
29
1150
23
930
17
710
12
1580
35
1360
29
1140
23
920
17
700
12
1570
35
1350
29
1130
23
910
17
690
12
1560
35
1340
28
1120
22
900
17
680
12
1550
34
1330
28
1110
22
890
16
670
12
1540
34
1320
28
1100
22
880
16
660
12
1530
34
1310
28
1090
21
870
16
650
12
1520
34
1300
27
1080
21
860
16
640
12
1510
33
1290
27
1070
21
850
15
630
12
1500
33
1280
27
1060
21
840
15
620
11
1490
32
1270
26
1050
20
830
15
610
11
1480
32
1260
26
1040
20
820
15
600
11
1470
32
1250
26
1030
20
810
15
590
11
1460
32
1240
26
1020
20
800
14
580
11
1450
32
1230
25
1010
19
790
14
570
11
1440
31
1220
25
1000
19
780
14
560
11
1430
31
1210
25
990
19
770
14
1420
31
1200
25
980
19
760
14
1410
30
1190
24
970
18
750
13
1400
30
1180
24
960
18
740
13
1390
30
1170
24
950
18
730
13
Section 8.
Criteria for Supplemental Award to Noncertified, Nonpublic High School Students and to GED Students.
(1)
A Kentucky resident who is a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the United States and who graduates from a nonpublic Kentucky high school not certified by the Kentucky Board of Education shall be eligible for a supplemental award if:
(a)
The student is not a convicted felon;
(b)
The date of the student's graduation is May 1999 or thereafter;
(c)
The student takes the ACT or SAT and has at least a minimum score as established by KRS 164.7879(3); and
(d)
The student enrolls in a participating institution within five (5) years after graduation from high school.
(2)
A Kentucky resident who is a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the United States and who has not graduated from any Kentucky or out-of-state public or nonpublic high school shall be eligible for a supplemental award if:
(a)
The student is not a convicted felon;
(b)
The student's 18th birthday occurs on or after January 1, 1999;
(c)
The student takes and receives a GED diploma in Kentucky:
1.
Prior to being admitted to a participating institution; and
2.
Within five (5) years after attaining eighteen (18) years of age;
(d)
The student takes the ACT or SAT and achieves a minimum score for eligibility as established by KRS 164.7879(3); and
(e)
The student enrolls in a participating institution after July 1, 1999, and within five (5) years of receiving the GED diploma.
(3)
A student who graduates from or attends an accredited out-of-state high school or Department of Defense school shall qualify for a supplemental award if:
(a)
The parents meet the provisions of KRS 164.7879(2)(c)1.a. and b.;
(b)
The student takes the ACT or SAT and achieves a minimum score for eligibility as established by KRS 164.7879(3); and
(c)
The student enrolls in a participating institution within five (5) years of graduating from or attending the accredited out-of-state high school or Department of Defense school.
(4)
A student requesting a supplemental award under this section shall notify the participating institution where the student has or intends to enroll.
(5)
(a)
Residency shall be determined by a participating institution in accordance with 13 KAR 2:045.
(b)
A participating institution shall determine a student's eligibility for a supplemental award under this section and shall notify the authority of the student's eligibility.
Section 9.
Supplemental Award. An eligible high school student who receives a supplemental award as a result of taking and receiving a GED within five (5) years of attaining eighteen (18) years of age shall have a maximum of five (5) years eligibility beyond the date the GED is received.
Section 10.
Supplemental Award for Achievement on Examinations.
(1)
Pursuant to KRS 164.7879(3)(c) and (d), a supplemental award shall be provided for achievement on AP, IB, or CAI examinations to an eligible high school student whose family was eligible for free and reduced price lunch during any year of high school.
(2)
(a)
An eligible high school shall report the status of each student as eligible or ineligible for free and reduced price lunch to the authority on an annual basis.
(b)
In determining a high school student's free and reduced price lunch eligibility, the high school shall utilize the income eligibility guidelines published each year by the United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, available at www.fns.usda.gov/school-meals/income-eligibility-guidelines.
Section 11.
Administrative Responsibilities and Expenses of Program.
(1)
The authority annually shall determine the level of funding for expenses associated with the program and shall allocate funds from the Wallace G. Wilkinson Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship Trust Fund established by KRS 164.7877(1) and (3).
(2)
The authority annually shall adopt a budget proposal indicating the amount of funds available and a detailed listing of the expenditures necessary to operate the program.
(3)
The authority shall develop an allotment schedule for the release of the administrative funds.
Section 12.
Incorporation by Reference.
(1)
The following material is incorporated by reference:
(a)
"Home of Record Certification", June 2005;
(b)
"Curriculum Certification", June 2005;
(c)
"Data Submission", June 2005; and
(d)
"Equivalent Undergraduate Programs List", June 2005.
(2)
This material may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority, 100 Airport Road, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
KRS 164.7877(3) requires the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to administer the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) trust fund. KRS 164.7874(16) requires the authority to promulgate administrative regulations establishing the KEES curriculum's courses of study. KRS 164.7879(3)(e) requires the authority to promulgate administrative regulations to determine the eligibility of a noncertified, nonpublic high school graduate and of a GED recipient for a supplemental award. KRS 164.7874(3) requires the authority to establish score equivalents between the SAT and ACT. KRS 164.7881(6) requires the authority to promulgate administrative regulations establishing a five (5) year postsecondary education program standard. KRS 164.7881(4)(a) requires the authority to establish overall award levels for the program. KRS 164.7879(2)(c) requires the authority to promulgate administrative regulations determining eligibility for children of parents who are in the military and who claim Kentucky as their home of record. KRS 164.7881(4)(c) requires the authority to promulgate administrative regulations identifying equivalent undergraduate programs of study. This administrative regulation establishes those requirements relating to the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) Program.
Section 1.
Definitions.
(1)
"Academic term":
(a)
Means the fall or spring semester or their equivalence under a trimester or quarter system at a postsecondary education institution; and
(b)
Does not mean summer sessions.
(2)
"Accredited out-of-state high school" means a high school that is:
(a)
Located in a state other than Kentucky or in another country; and
(b)
A member of an organization belonging to the Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation.
(3)
"ACT" means the test:
(a)
Administered to a student for entrance to a Kentucky postsecondary education institution; and
(b)
Owned by the ACT Corporation of Iowa City, Iowa.
(4)
"Advanced placement" or "AP" is defined by KRS 164.002(1).
(5)
"Cambridge Advanced International" or "CAI" is defined by KRS 164.002(2).
(6)
"Course" means the equivalent of one (1) credit as determined by the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) in 704 KAR 3:305.
(7)
"Department of Defense school" means a school operated by the U. S. Department of Defense for the purpose of providing a high school education to a child whose custodial parent or guardian is in active military or diplomatic service in a state other than Kentucky or in another country.
(8)
"Dual credit" is defined by KRS 158.007(8).
(9)
"Enrolled" means the status of a student who has completed the registration requirements, except for the payment of tuition and fees, at a participating postsecondary education institution that the student is attending.
(10)
"Free and reduced price lunch" means the National School Lunch program established by the United States Department of Agriculture, Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. 1751, et. seq., to provide subsidized meals to lower income students.
(11)
"GED" means a general educational development diploma awarded to a student.
(12)
"International Baccalaureate" or "IB" is defined by KRS 164.002(7).
(13)
"SAT" means the test:
(a)
Administered to a student for entrance to a Kentucky postsecondary education institution; and
(b)
Owned by the College Board.
Section 2.
High School Grade Point Average Calculation and Reporting.
(1)
An eligible high school student's grade point average for an academic year shall be calculated using each letter grade awarded for all courses taken during an academic year. The grading scale cutoff scores used to determine the letter grade for each course shall be the same as those used to determine the letter grade for each course reported on the student's official high school transcript.
(2)
(a)
Except as established in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection, an eligible high school student's grade point average shall be calculated by:
1.
Taking the number of units in a course multiplied by the course grade as expressed on a 4.0 point grading scale where 4.0 is an "A", 3.0 is a "B", 2.0 is a "C", 1.0 is a "D", and 0.0 is an "F";
2.
Adding the total number of points accumulated for an academic year; and
3.
Dividing the total number of points accumulated in subparagraph 2 of this paragraph by the total number of units for the academic year.
(b)
For an eligible high school student taking an AP, IB, or CAI course during the academic year, the course grade assigned shall be calculated using a 5.0 point scale where 5.0 is an "A", 4.0 is a "B", 3.0 is a "C", 2.0 is a "D", and 1.0 is an "F".
(c)
Beginning with the academic year 2015-2016, for an eligible high school student taking a dual credit course during the academic year, the course grade assigned by the college shall be used by the high school in calculating the KEES grade point average, and shall be included in the KEES calculation using a 5.0 point scale where 5.0 is an "A", 4.0 is a "B", 3.0 is a "C", 2.0 is a "D", and 1.0 is an "F". This weighted scale shall not be applicable to a remedial course.
(3)
The grade point average reported for an eligible high school student for each academic year shall include all information as set forth in KRS 164.7885(1) and be submitted to the authority in either an electronic or hard copy format.
(4)
A high school student who participated in an educational high school foreign exchange program or the Congressional Page School that was approved by the student's local high school shall have the student's grade point average reported in accordance with KRS 164.7879(2)(b).
Section 3.
High School Students of Custodial Parents or Guardians in Active Military Service.
(1)
(a)
For purpose of determining eligibility under the provisions of KRS 164.7879(2)(c), a high school student shall establish that the custodial parent or guardian meets the requirements of KRS 164.7879(2)(c)1.a. and b. and shall submit the Home of Record Certification form to the authority.
(b)
The authority annually shall notify the eligible high school student and the custodial parent or guardian of the student's eligibility.
(2)
(a)
A high school student, determined to be eligible for the KEES program under the terms of KRS 164.7879(2)(c) and subsection (1)(a) of this section, shall be responsible for requesting:
1.
Grade and curriculum information from the local school; and
2.
That the local school submit the information to the authority using the Curriculum Certification form and the Data Submission form.
(b)
Upon receipt of curriculum and grade information from an accredited out-of-state high school or Department of Defense school for a student determined to be eligible for the KEES Program under this section, the authority shall:
1.
Verify that the submitted curriculum meets the requirements of Section 4 of this administrative regulation;
2.
Verify that the out-of-state high school or Department of Defense school is an accredited high school; and
3.
Retain the Curriculum Certification form on file until the student's eligibility has expired.
Section 4.
Postsecondary Student Eligibility and KEES Curriculum.
(1)
A Kentucky postsecondary student shall be eligible to receive a base scholarship award if the student:
(a)
Has earned a base scholarship award in high school;
(b)
Has completed the KEES curriculum as set forth in subsection (2) of this section;
(c)
Has graduated from a Kentucky high school, except as established in Section 2(4) or 3 of this administrative regulation; and
(d)
Is enrolled in a participating institution in an eligible program.
(2)
Except as established in subsection (4) of this section, the KEES curriculum shall consist of the curriculum standards established in 704 KAR 3:305.
(3)
A student who graduates from high school at the end of the fall semester of his or her senior year and who meets the requirements of KRS 164.7874(7) shall be eligible to earn a KEES award for that year upon:
(a)
Completion of no fewer than three (3) courses of study; and
(b)
Satisfying the provisions of KRS 164.7879.
(4)
Except as established in subsection (5) of this section, a high school may substitute an integrated, applied, interdisciplinary, or higher level course for a required course or required academic and career interest standards-based learning experience if the course:
(a)
Provides the same or greater academic rigor and the course covers or exceeds the minimum required content areas established in 703 KAR 4:060; or
(b)
Is an honors course, cooperative education course, AP course, IB course, CAI course, dual credit course, or a course taken at a postsecondary education institution.
(5)
Beginning with the 2018-2019 academic year, each cooperative education course taken during an academic year shall satisfy KEES curriculum requirements if the course has been approved by the Office of Career and Technical Education as a work-based learning experience in a career pathway pursuant to 705 KAR 4:123 and 705 KAR 4:041. For all other cooperative education coursework, only one (1) course per academic year shall count for purposes of satisfying KEES curriculum requirements.
(6)
A high school annually shall provide written documentation to a student advising if the student's schedule of coursework meets the requirements of the KEES curriculum.
Section 5.
Eligible Postsecondary Education Programs.
(1)
An eligible program shall be a certificate or degree program offered by a participating institution and recognized by the authority pursuant to 11 KAR 15:010, Section 1(10).
(2)
Except as established in subsection (4) of this section, an eligible program at an out-of-state participating institution shall be limited to those programs that qualify through the Academic Common Market administered by the Southern Regional Education Board.
(3)
Pursuant to KRS 164.7881(6), the following academic programs at Kentucky postsecondary education institutions shall be approved as five (5) year baccalaureate degree programs:
(a)
Landscape architecture (04.0601); and
(b)
Engineering if enrollment in the engineering program has been continuous (14.0101, 14201, 14.0301, 14401, 14501, 14.0701, 14.0801, 14.0901, 14.1001, 14.1201, 14.1301, 14.1401, 14.1701, 14.1801, 14.1901, 14.2101, 14.2301, 14.2401, 14.2801, 14.9999.01, 14.3501).
(4)
Pursuant to KRS 164.7881(4)(c)1, an academic program shall be designated as an equivalent undergraduate program of study if the student in the program of study:
(a)
Has not received eight (8) academic terms of a KEES award;
(b)
Is classified by an institution as a graduate or professional student and is enrolled in one (1) of the following academic programs:
1.
Pharm. D;
2.
The optometry or veterinary medicine programs at an institution, which is a part of the Kentucky Contract Spaces Program; or
3.
A program contained on the Equivalent Undergraduate Programs List; and
(c)
Has not completed a baccalaureate degree.
Section 6.
Postsecondary Grade Point Average Calculation and Reporting.
(1)
Each participating institution shall report to the Authority the cumulative grade point average for each KEES recipient enrolled in that institution no later than June 30 after the completion of the award period.
(2)
The cumulative grade point average shall be reported to the hundredths decimal place. Any cumulative grade point average which contains a number of five (5) or greater in the thousandths place shall be rounded up to the nearest hundredth. Any cumulative grade point average which contains a number less than five (5) in the thousandths place shall be rounded down to the nearest hundredth.
(3)
If a KEES recipient had an incomplete grade when the cumulative grade point average was initially reported to the Authority and subsequently receives a final grade, the participating institution shall recalculate the recipient's cumulative grade point average as of the end of the appropriate award period and report the updated cumulative grade point average to the Authority.
Section 7.
SAT Conversion Table.
(1)
Pursuant to KRS 164.7874(3), the following SAT to ACT Conversion Table shall be used to convert scores for SAT exams taken prior to the 2011-2012 academic year:
Table C-2. Concordance Between SAT I Recentered V+M Score and ACT Composite Score
SAT IV+M
ACTComposite
SAT IV+M
ACTComposite
SAT IV+M
ACTComposite
SAT IV+M
ACTComposite
SAT IV+M
ACTComposite
1600
35-36
1370
31
1140
25
910
19
680
14
1590
35
1360
31
1130
25
900
19
670
14
1580
35
1350
30
1120
24
890
18
660
14
1570
35
1340
30
1110
24
880
18
650
13
1560
35
1330
30
1100
24
870
18
640
13
1550
34
1320
30
1090
24
860
18
630
13
1540
34
1310
29
1080
23
850
17
620
13
1530
34
1300
29
1070
23
840
17
610
13
1520
34
1290
29
1060
23
830
17
600
13
1510
34
1280
29
1050
22
820
17
590
13
1500
33
1270
28
1040
22
810
17
580
12
1490
33
1260
28
1030
22
800
16
570
12
1480
33
1250
28
1020
22
790
16
560
12
1470
33
1240
28
1010
21
780
16
550
12
1460
33
1230
27
1000
21
770
16
540
12
1450
32
1220
27
990
21
760
16
530
12
1440
32
1210
27
980
21
750
15
520
12
1430
32
1200
26
970
20
740
15
510
11
1420
32
1190
26
960
20
730
15
500
11
1410
32
1180
26
950
20
720
15
1400
31
1170
26
940
20
710
15
1390
31
1160
25
930
19
700
14
1380
31
1150
25
920
19
690
14
This table may be used to relate SAT I V+M scores to ACT Composite scores.The estimates are based on the test scores of 103,525 students from fourteen (14) universities and two (2) states who took both the ACT and the SAT I between October 1994 and December 1996. Because the ACT and the SAT I have different content, students' actual scores on the ACT could differ significantly from the concordance estimates in the table.Source: ACT, Inc. Questions about the concordance study may be directed to ACT's Research Division (319/337-1471).January 1998
(2)
Pursuant to KRS 164.7874(3), the SAT to ACT Conversion Table included in this subsection shall be used to convert scores for SAT exams taken during or after the 2011-2012 academic year, but prior to March 2016. Only the scores from the critical reasoning and mathematics sections of the SAT within a single exam administration shall be considered for KEES supplemental awards.
Table C-2Concordance Between SAT I Recentered CR+M Score and ACT Composite Score
SAT ICR+M
ACTComposite
SATCR+M
ACTComposite
SATCR+M
ACTComposite
SATCR+M
ACTComposite
SATCR+M
ACTComposite
1600
36
1370
31
1140
25
910
19
680
14
1590
35
1360
31
1130
25
900
19
670
14
1580
35
1350
30
1120
24
890
18
660
13
1570
35
1340
30
1110
24
880
18
650
13
1560
35
1330
30
1100
24
870
18
640
13
1550
35
1320
29
1090
24
860
18
630
13
1540
35
1310
29
1080
23
850
17
620
13
1530
34
1300
29
1070
23
840
17
610
12
1520
34
1290
29
1060
23
830
17
600
12
1510
34
1280
28
1050
23
820
17
590
12
1500
34
1270
28
1040
22
810
16
580
12
1490
34
1260
28
1030
22
800
16
570
12
1480
33
1250
28
1020
22
790
16
560
12
1470
33
1240
27
1010
21
780
16
550
11
1460
33
1230
27
1000
21
770
16
540
11
1450
33
1220
27
990
21
760
15
530
11
1440
33
1210
27
980
21
750
15
520
11
1430
32
1200
26
970
20
740
15
510
11
1420
32
1190
26
960
20
730
15
1410
32
1180
26
950
20
720
15
1400
32
1170
26
940
20
710
14
1390
31
1160
25
930
19
700
14
1380
31
1150
25
920
19
690
14
This table may be used to relate SAT CR+M scores to ACT Composite scores.The estimates are based on the test scores of 300,437 students who took both the ACT and the SAT CR+M between September 2004 and June 2006. Because the ACT and the SAT CR+M have different content, students' actual scores on the ACT could differ significantly from the concordance estimates in the table.Source: ACT, Inc. Questions about the concordance study may be directed to ACT's Research Division (319/337-1471).June, 2008
(3)
Pursuant to KRS 164.7874(3), the SAT and ACT Conversion Table included in this subsection shall be used to convert scores for SAT exams taken during or after March 2016. Only the scores from the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Sections (ERW+M) of the SAT within a single exam administration shall be considered for KEES supplemental awards.
Table C-2Concordance Between SAT EBR+M Score and ACT Composite Score
SAT ERW+M
ACTComposite
SAT ERW+M
ACTComposite
SAT ERW+M
ACTComposite
SAT ERW+M
ACTComposite
SAT ERW+M
ACTComposite
1600
36
1380
29
1160
24
940
18
720
13
1590
35
1370
29
1150
23
930
17
710
12
1580
35
1360
29
1140
23
920
17
700
12
1570
35
1350
29
1130
23
910
17
690
12
1560
35
1340
28
1120
22
900
17
680
12
1550
34
1330
28
1110
22
890
16
670
12
1540
34
1320
28
1100
22
880
16
660
12
1530
34
1310
28
1090
21
870
16
650
12
1520
34
1300
27
1080
21
860
16
640
12
1510
33
1290
27
1070
21
850
15
630
12
1500
33
1280
27
1060
21
840
15
620
11
1490
32
1270
26
1050
20
830
15
610
11
1480
32
1260
26
1040
20
820
15
600
11
1470
32
1250
26
1030
20
810
15
590
11
1460
32
1240
26
1020
20
800
14
580
11
1450
32
1230
25
1010
19
790
14
570
11
1440
31
1220
25
1000
19
780
14
560
11
1430
31
1210
25
990
19
770
14
1420
31
1200
25
980
19
760
14
1410
30
1190
24
970
18
750
13
1400
30
1180
24
960
18
740
13
1390
30
1170
24
950
18
730
13
Section 8.
Criteria for Supplemental Award to Noncertified, Nonpublic High School Students and to GED Students.
(1)
A Kentucky resident who is a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the United States and who graduates from a nonpublic Kentucky high school not certified by the Kentucky Board of Education shall be eligible for a supplemental award if:
(a)
The student is not a convicted felon;
(b)
The date of the student's graduation is May 1999 or thereafter;
(c)
The student takes the ACT or SAT and has at least a minimum score as established by KRS 164.7879(3); and
(d)
The student enrolls in a participating institution within five (5) years after graduation from high school.
(2)
A Kentucky resident who is a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the United States and who has not graduated from any Kentucky or out-of-state public or nonpublic high school shall be eligible for a supplemental award if:
(a)
The student is not a convicted felon;
(b)
The student's 18th birthday occurs on or after January 1, 1999;
(c)
The student takes and receives a GED diploma in Kentucky:
1.
Prior to being admitted to a participating institution; and
2.
Within five (5) years after attaining eighteen (18) years of age;
(d)
The student takes the ACT or SAT and achieves a minimum score for eligibility as established by KRS 164.7879(3); and
(e)
The student enrolls in a participating institution after July 1, 1999, and within five (5) years of receiving the GED diploma.
(3)
A student who graduates from or attends an accredited out-of-state high school or Department of Defense school shall qualify for a supplemental award if:
(a)
The parents meet the provisions of KRS 164.7879(2)(c)1.a. and b.;
(b)
The student takes the ACT or SAT and achieves a minimum score for eligibility as established by KRS 164.7879(3); and
(c)
The student enrolls in a participating institution within five (5) years of graduating from or attending the accredited out-of-state high school or Department of Defense school.
(4)
A student requesting a supplemental award under this section shall notify the participating institution where the student has or intends to enroll.
(5)
(a)
Residency shall be determined by a participating institution in accordance with 13 KAR 2:045.
(b)
A participating institution shall determine a student's eligibility for a supplemental award under this section and shall notify the authority of the student's eligibility.
Section 9.
Supplemental Award. An eligible high school student who receives a supplemental award as a result of taking and receiving a GED within five (5) years of attaining eighteen (18) years of age shall have a maximum of five (5) years eligibility beyond the date the GED is received.
Section 10.
Supplemental Award for Achievement on Examinations.
(1)
Pursuant to KRS 164.7879(3)(c) and (d), a supplemental award shall be provided for achievement on AP, IB, or CAI examinations to an eligible high school student whose family was eligible for free and reduced price lunch during any year of high school.
(2)
(a)
An eligible high school shall report the status of each student as eligible or ineligible for free and reduced price lunch to the authority on an annual basis.
(b)
In determining a high school student's free and reduced price lunch eligibility, the high school shall utilize the income eligibility guidelines published each year by the United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, available at www.fns.usda.gov/school-meals/income-eligibility-guidelines.
Section 11.
Administrative Responsibilities and Expenses of Program.
(1)
The authority annually shall determine the level of funding for expenses associated with the program and shall allocate funds from the Wallace G. Wilkinson Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship Trust Fund established by KRS 164.7877(1) and (3).
(2)
The authority annually shall adopt a budget proposal indicating the amount of funds available and a detailed listing of the expenditures necessary to operate the program.
(3)
The authority shall develop an allotment schedule for the release of the administrative funds.
Section 12.
Incorporation by Reference.
(1)
The following material is incorporated by reference:
(a)
"Home of Record Certification", June 2005;
(b)
"Curriculum Certification", June 2005;
(c)
"Data Submission", June 2005; and
(d)
"Equivalent Undergraduate Programs List", June 2005.
(2)
This material may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority, 100 Airport Road, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.