This bill amends the Kansas promise scholarship program by prohibiting the use of scholarship awards to fund corequisite courses. Specifically, it modifies K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 74-32,274 to clarify that Kansas promise scholarship awards cannot be used for prerequisite classes unless they are designated courses within the eligible program, and it explicitly states that remedial courses, including those offered in a corequisite format, are not eligible for funding. The bill also maintains the existing scholarship structure, which provides financial support based on tuition, fees, and required materials for eligible programs, while ensuring that the total scholarship amount does not exceed $20,000 or 68 credit hours over a student's lifetime.

Additionally, the bill sets income eligibility limits for scholarship recipients, ensuring that only students from households earning $100,000 or less for families of one or two, or $150,000 or less for families of three, can qualify. The total appropriation for the Kansas promise scholarship program is capped at $10 million per fiscal year, and the state board of regents is tasked with disbursing funds based on reimbursement requests from eligible postsecondary institutions. The existing section of K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 74-32,274 is repealed, and the new provisions will take effect upon publication in the statute book.

Statutes affected:
As introduced: 74-32