780 KAR 2:140. Tuition and fees.

 

      RELATES TO: KRS 151B.025(3), 151B.165, EO 2000-990

      STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 151B.025(3), 151B.165, EO 2000-990

      NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 151B.165 authorizes the Commissioner of the Department for Technical Education to set tuition and fees for students in state-operated area vocational education and technology centers. EO 2000-990 authorized the commissioner to establish the rate of fees for all secondary students, notwithstanding the provisions of KRS 151B.165, as necessary to meet expenses for student medical and accident insurance. This administrative regulation establishes the tuition and fees for Kentucky TECH schools.

 

      Section 1. Definition. "Kentucky TECH" means the system of state-operated secondary technical education programs.

 

      Section 2. A nonrefundable application fee of twenty (20) dollars for full-time and part-time students shall be paid prior to enrollment in a diploma or certificate program.

 

      Section 3. The school may establish an activity or lab fee not to exceed twenty (20) dollars per term for students.

 

      Section 4. A refund policy shall apply to tuition charges for vocational-technical programs and classes in Kentucky TECH schools. Students in certificate or diploma programs may receive a partial refund of tuition within the first fifteen (15) school days of the program through withdrawal. The refund policy shall apply to program withdrawal and shall not apply to a reduced course load. The application fee shall be nonrefundable.

 

      Section 5. Within the first ten (10) instructional days of the program, students may receive a full tuition and activity fee refund. From eleven (11) to fifteen (15) instructional days, fifty (50) percent of the tuition shall be refundable. There shall not be a refund after the 15th instructional day.

 

      Section 6. Continuing education classes for adults shall be designed to meet the needs of the labor market and for persons preparing or supplementing knowledge and skills for employment or job advancement. The cost for all continuing education offered in the regular curriculum shall be at the state-approved tuition rates. Specialized continuing education classes for adults may be offered on a cost recovery basis.

 

      Section 7. Students enrolled in continuing education courses may be granted a full tuition refund if official withdrawal is completed prior to the third class session. A refund shall not be made after the third session, and tuition of fifteen (15) dollars or less shall not be refunded.

 

      Section 8. Costs for classes to meet industry training needs in a school or region may be negotiated by the school or region on a shared-cost basis documented by a written agreement on file in the school where the contract is negotiated. Any agreement with public or private organizations shall seek to recover the instructional cost and may be for class size projects, extra services, and ancillary services as requested by the client. Training programs contracted at the state level to meet statewide training needs for industry shall establish a fee under written agreement.

 

      Section 9. A fifteen (15) dollar fee shall be charged for each live work project requiring more than one (1) hour labor and accepted by the school in accordance with 780 KAR 2:040. (17 Ky.R. 728; eff. 10-14-90; Am. 22 Ky.R. 367; 730; 10-5-95; 26 Ky.R. 2322; 27 Ky.R. 963; eff. 10-16-2000.)