Kansas Statutes

Chapter 72: Schools

Article 65: State Aid To Washburn University

Statutes:

• 72-6501: Definitions.
• 72-6502:
• 72-6503: Operating grant, amount; quality performance grant, eligibility and amount; determination of FTE enrollment; limitation on use of grants.
• 72-6503a:
• 72-6504: Certification of credit hours; reports; forms; residence requirements; rules and regulations.
• 72-6505:
• 72-6506: Payment of grants; disposition and use of grant moneys.
• 72-6507: State board of regents member on Washburn board.
• 72-6508: Limitations on university while receiving grants.
• 72-6509: Eligibility for grants; current membership in north central association of colleges and universities required.
• 72-6510 to 72-6517:
• 72-6519:
• 72-6525: Mission and goal statement, review; core indicators of quality performance, identification and approval; compliance effectiveness.

• 72-6501: Definitions. As used in this act:

        (a)   "University" means Washburn university of Topeka;

        (b)   "state board" means the state board of regents; and

        (c)   "state grant" means the operating grant provided for under subsection (a) of K.S.A. 72-6503, and amendments thereto, and if entitlement is determined, the quality performance grant provided for under subsection (b) of K.S.A. 72-6503, and amendments thereto.

        History:   L. 1961, ch. 365, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 416, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 310, § 38; L. 1972, ch. 263, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 225, § 1; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 58; July 1, 2000.

• 72-6502:

        History:   L. 1961, ch. 365, § 2; Repealed, L. 1999, ch. 147, § 133; July 1, 2000.

• 72-6503: Operating grant, amount; quality performance grant, eligibility and amount; determination of FTE enrollment; limitation on use of grants. (a) In each fiscal year, the university is entitled to an operating grant from the state general fund in an amount to be determined by the state board. The state board shall:

        (1)   Determine the average amount of moneys from the state general fund expended per FTE lower division undergraduate student in the preceding fiscal year at the regional state educational institutions;

        (2) (A)   in the 2002 fiscal year, compute 55% of the amount determined under (1); (B) in the 2003 fiscal year, compute 60% of the amount determined under (1); (C) in the 2004 fiscal year and in each fiscal year thereafter, compute 65% of the amount determined under (1);

        (3)   multiply the amount computed under (2) by the number of FTE students of the university. Subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of K.S.A. 74-3202d, and amendments thereto, the product is the amount of the operating grant the university is entitled to receive for the fiscal year.

        (b)   In each fiscal year, commencing with the 2003 fiscal year, the university is eligible to receive a quality performance grant from the state general fund. If the state board determines that the university has demonstrated effectiveness in complying with its mission and goals statement and has met or exceeded the core indicators of quality performance identified and approved for the university by the state board, the university shall receive a quality performance grant in an amount which shall be determined by the state board by computing 2% of the amount of the operating grant the university received in the preceding fiscal year. The computed amount is the amount of the quality performance grant the university shall receive for the fiscal year.

        (c) (1)   For the purposes of this section, the FTE enrollment of the university shall be based on: (A) Enrollment of students who are residents of the state of Kansas; and (B) the greater of FTE enrollment in the second or third fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the appropriation for the operating grant is made.

        (2)   As used in this section, the term regional state educational institutions means Emporia state university, Fort Hays state university and Pittsburg state university and the term lower division undergraduate student means a freshman or sophomore.

        (d)   Moneys received as state grants from the state general fund shall not be expended for the purpose of expansion of graduate programs or for the purpose of expansion of off-campus programs without the prior approval of the state board.

        History:   L. 1961, ch. 365, § 3; L. 1965, ch. 416, § 2; L. 1967, ch. 390, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 332, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 290, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 305, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 376, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 233, § 2; L. 1978, ch. 295, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 208, § 3; L. 1982, ch. 282, § 4; L. 1984, ch. 258, § 2; L. 1985, ch. 234, § 3; L. 1988, ch. 274, § 7; L. 1991, ch. 225, § 2; L. 1992, ch. 24, § 1; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 60; L. 2001, ch. 51, § 1; L. 2002, ch. 188, § 9; July 1.

• 72-6503a:

        History:   L. 1999, ch. 147, § 61; Repealed, L. 2001, ch. 51, § 2; July 1.

• 72-6504: Certification of credit hours; reports; forms; residence requirements; rules and regulations. (a) On or before November 1 and on or before April 1 of each year, the president and treasurer of the university shall certify under oath to the state board the total number of duly enrolled credit hours of students of the university during the current term who meet the state residence requirement. The state board may require the university to furnish any additional information deemed necessary by it to carry out the provisions of this act and shall prescribe such forms, to be approved by the attorney general, as may be necessary for making such reports.

        (b)   Persons enrolling in the university who, if adults, have not been, or if minors, whose parents have not been residents of the state of Kansas for at least six months prior to enrollment for any term are nonresidents for the purpose of determination of entitlement to state grants. The state board may adopt rules and regulations prescribing criteria or guidelines for determination of residence of students, so long as such criteria or guidelines are not in conflict with the provisions of this section, and may make conclusive determination of any residence matter for the purpose of determination of entitlement to state grants.

        History:   L. 1961, ch. 365, § 4; L. 1965, ch. 416, § 3; L. 1969, ch. 310, § 39; L. 1979, ch. 230, § 1; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 62; July 1, 2000.

• 72-6505:

        History:   L. 1961, ch. 365, § 5; L. 1969, ch. 310, § 40; L. 1971, ch. 185, § 14; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 63; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 292; Repealed, L. 2001, ch. 167, § 16; July 1.

• 72-6506: Payment of grants; disposition and use of grant moneys. The payment to the university of the total amount of its state grant shall be made in substantially equal amounts on August 1 and January 1 of each year, or as soon thereafter as possible. The state board shall certify, on or before July 20 and December 20 of each year, to the director of accounts and reports the amount due the university from the state general fund on August 1 or on January 1, as the case may be, and the director shall draw a warrant upon the state treasurer in favor of the university for such amount. Upon receipt of such warrant, the treasurer of the university shall credit the same to the general fund of the university. All moneys received by the university under this section shall be used to pay current operating expenses of the university, and shall not be used for the making of capital improvements.

        History:   L. 1961, ch. 365, § 6; L. 1969, ch. 310, § 41; L. 1987, ch. 273, § 3; L. 1988, ch. 274, § 8; L. 1991, ch. 225, § 3; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 64; July 1, 2000.

• 72-6507: State board of regents member on Washburn board. At its regular meeting in September of each year, the state board shall select one of its members who shall serve as a member of the board of regents of the university for the ensuing calendar year.

        History:   L. 1961, ch. 365, § 7; L. 1991, ch. 225, § 4; July 1.

• 72-6508: Limitations on university while receiving grants. The university shall be eligible to receive payments of state grants from the state general fund to continue and further its traditional program of operating a liberal arts college, a school of business, a school of law, a school of nursing and a school of applied studies. While receiving payments from the state general fund, the university shall be limited to associates, bachelors, masters and juris doctor degree work and shall not establish specialized schools such as journalism, medicine, pharmacy and engineering, or other new educational schools unless authorized by act of the legislature.

        History:   L. 1961, ch. 365, § 8; L. 1972, ch. 264, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 306, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 296, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 240, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 225, § 5; L. 1992, ch. 24, § 2; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 65; July 1, 2000.

• 72-6509: Eligibility for grants; current membership in north central association of colleges and universities required. The university shall not be eligible to receive payments of state grants from the state general fund unless it is currently a member in good standing of the north central association of colleges and universities.

        History:   L. 1961, ch. 365, § 9; L. 1991, ch. 225, § 6; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 66; July 1, 2000.

• 72-6510 to 72-6517:

        History:   L. 1961, ch. 366, §§ 1 to 8; Repealed, L. 1973, ch. 291, § 1; July 1.

• 72-6519:

        History:   L. 1961, ch. 363, § 2; L. 1963, ch. 390, § 2; L. 1965, ch. 417, § 18; Repealed, L. 1968, ch. 211, § 22; March 26.

• 72-6525: Mission and goal statement, review; core indicators of quality performance, identification and approval; compliance effectiveness. (a) The state board shall: (1) Review the university's mission and goals statement, strategies for achieving mission focus and attaining identified goals, academic and administrative program review process, and established priorities for enhancement of academic disciplines; and (2) identify and approve core indicators of quality performance for the university. The core indicators of quality performance identified and approved for the university shall be consonant with the core indicators of quality performance identified and approved for the state educational institutions.

        (b)   From reports, documents, data and such other information as the university may provide in each fiscal year, the state board shall determine the effectiveness of the university in complying with its mission and goals statement and in meeting the core indicators of quality performance.

        History:   L. 1999, ch. 147, § 59; May 20.