2006 Kansas Code - 71-620

      71-620.   Operating grant, amount; quality performance grant; eligibility and amount; determination of FTE enrollment; definitions. (a) In each fiscal year, commencing with the 2001 fiscal year, each community college 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 2001 fiscal year, compute 50% of the amount determined under (1); (B) in the 2002 fiscal year, compute 55% of the amount determined under (1); (C) in the 2003 fiscal year, compute 60% of the amount determined under (1); in the 2004 fiscal year and in each fiscal year thereafter, compute 65% of the amount determined under (1);

      (3)   determine the total number of FTE students of all the community colleges;

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

      (5)   Each community college which is not an officially designated area vocational school shall receive an amount equivalent to the difference between credit hour state aid received in the 1999 fiscal year for credit hours in any subject or course approved as a vocational education subject or course and 1 1/6 times the amount of credit hour state aid received in the 1999 fiscal year for credit hours in any subject or course approved as a vocational education subject or course. The amount determined under this provision shall be distributed in equal installments in the 2001 through 2004 fiscal years as a part of the community college's operating grant, but shall not be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 71-204, and amendments thereto.

      (6)   In each fiscal year, the state board, for the purpose of allocating the amount determined under (4) to the community colleges, shall deduct the total of the amounts determined under (5) from the amount determined under (4).

      (7)   In the 2001 fiscal year, the remaining balance determined under (6) shall be allocated to each community college according to the ratio the total amount of state aid received by the community college in the 2000 fiscal year bears to the total amount of state aid received by all community colleges in the 2000 fiscal year, subject to adjustments for changes in each community college's FTE enrollment from the 2000 fiscal year to the 2001 fiscal year.

      (8)   In the 2002 fiscal year and in each fiscal year thereafter, the remaining balance determined under (6) shall be allocated to each community college according to the ratio the amount of the operating grant received by the community college in the prior fiscal year bears to the total amount of operating grants received by all community colleges in the prior fiscal year, subject to adjustments for changes in each community college's FTE enrollment from the prior fiscal year to the current fiscal year.

      (b)   In each fiscal year, commencing with the 2003 fiscal year, each community college is eligible to receive a quality performance grant from the state general fund. If the state board determines that the community college has demonstrated effectiveness in complying with its role and mission statement and has met or exceeded the core indicators of quality performance for community colleges identified and approved by the state board, the community college 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 community college received in the preceding fiscal year. The computed amount is the amount of the quality performance grant the community college shall receive for the fiscal year.

      (c)   For the purposes of this section, the FTE enrollment of the community college shall be based on: (1) Enrollment of students who are residents of the state of Kansas, or are considered residents of the state of Kansas pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 71-407, and amendments thereto; and (2) the greater of FTE enrollment of the community college in the current fiscal year or FTE enrollment in the preceding fiscal year.

      (d)   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.

      History:   L. 1999, ch. 147, § 40; L. 2000, ch. 158, § 1; L. 2002, ch. 188, § 8; July 1.