As used in the Kansas challenge to secondary school students act:
- (a) "Student" means a person who: (1) Is enrolled in grades 10, 11 or 12 maintained by a school district, or a gifted child who is enrolled in any of the grades 9 through 12 maintained by a school district; (2) has an individualized plan of study or an individualized education program; (3) has demonstrated the ability to benefit from participation in the regular curricula of eligible postsecondary educational institutions; (4) has been authorized by the principal of the school attended to apply for enrollment at an eligible postsecondary educational institution; and (5) is acceptable or has been accepted for enrollment at an eligible postsecondary educational institution.
- (b) "Eligible postsecondary educational institution" means any state educational institution, community college, municipal university, technical college or accredited independent institution.
- (c) "State educational institution" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 76-711, and amendments thereto.
- (d) "Community college" means any community college organized and operating under the laws of this state.
- (e) "Municipal university" means a municipal university established under the provisions of article 13a of chapter 13 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.
- (f) "Accredited independent institution" means a not-for-profit institution of postsecondary education the main campus of which is located in Kansas and that: (1) Is operated independently and not controlled or administered by any state agency or any subdivision of the state; (2) maintains open enrollment; and (3) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency for higher education in the United States.
- (g) "Technical college" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 74-32,407, and amendments thereto.
- (h) "Gifted child" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 72-3404, and amendments thereto, or in rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
L. 1993, ch. 265, § 5; L. 2006, ch. 65, § 1; L. 2008, ch. 28, § 1; L. 2021, ch. 114, § 12; July 1.