Kan. Admin. Regs. § 88-9b-3 - Appeal Procedure

(a) If an adult learner grant institution denies a student's application for an adult learner grant or revokes an award of an adult learner grant, the adult learner grant institution must notify the student of the denial or revocation and the reasons for the denial or revocation. If a student whose application for an adult learner grant is denied or whose award of an adult learner grant is revoked disagrees with the denial or revocation, the student may file a written appeal with the adult learner grant eligible institution's financial aid office within 30 days of notification of denial or revocation.

(b) The financial aid office of each adult learner grant eligible institution shall provide an appeal form on request.

(c) If a student fails to file an appeal in the time frame and manner specified in this regulation, the denial or revocation of the adult learner grant as determined by the adult learner grant eligible institution's financial aid office shall become final upon expiration of the appeal period.

(d) If a student files a timely appeal, the adult learner grant eligible institution shall decide the appeal. At minimum, the appeal must be decided by the director of the adult learner grant eligible institution's financial aid office or their equivalent; the appeal must be decided based on the student's written appeal form and any supporting documentation, together with all other relevant information available to the institution; the decision must be issued within 30 days of the student fling the appeal form; and, if the denial or revocation is upheld, the decision must be in writing, must explain why the student's appeal was unsuccessful, and must be supported by a preponderance of the evidence. Nothing in this subsection shall prevent an adult learner grant institution from employing a process that affords greater appeal rights to a student than those required by this subsection.

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Kan. Admin. Regs. § 88-9b-3

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 74-32,282; adopted by Kansas Register Volume 43, No. 14; effective 4/19/2024.