- The absence of a fact contained in sub-section (3) of this section shall have significant probative value in determining that a student is not domiciled in or is not a resident of Kentucky.
- Kentucky residency status shall not be conferred by the performance of an act which is incidental to fulfilling an educational purpose or by an act which is performed as a matter of convenience. Mere physical presence in Kentucky, including living with a relative or friend, shall not be sufficient evidence of domicile and residency.
Section 11: Effect of a Change in Circumstances on Residency Status
- If a person becomes independent or if the residency status of a parent, or parents of a dependent person changes, an institution shall reassess residency either upon a request by the student or a review initiated by an institution.
- Upon transfer to a Kentucky institution, a student's residency status shall be reassessed by the receiving institution.
- A reconsideration of a determination of residency status for a dependent person shall be subject to the provisions for continuous enrollment, if applicable.
Section 12: Student Responsibilities
- A student shall register under the proper residency classification, which includes the following actions:
- (a)Raising a question in a timely manner concerning residency classification;
- (b)Making application for change of residency classification in a timely manner with the designated office or person at the institution; and
- (c)Notifying the designated office or person at the institution immediately upon a change in residency
- If a student fails to notify an institutional official of a change in residency, an institutional official may investigate and evaluate the student's current residency status.
- (a) If a student fails to provide, by the date specified by the institution, information required by an institution in a determination of residency status, the student shall be notified by the institution that the review has been canceled and that a determination has been made.
- (b)Notification shall be made by registered mail, with return receipt requested.
- (c)Notification shall be made within ten (10) calendar days after the deadline for receipt of materials has passed.
- A student shall not be entitled to appeal a determination of residency status if the determination made by an institution is because a student has failed to meet published deadlines for the submission of information as set forth in sub-section (3) of this section. A student may request a review of a determination of residency status in a subsequent academic term.
made by an institution is because a student has failed to meet published deadlines for the submission of information as set forth in sub-section (3) of this section. A student may request a review of a determination of residency status in a subsequent academic term.
Section 13: Institutional Responsibilities
Each institution shall:
- Provide for an administrative appeals process that includes a residency appeals officer considering student appeals of an initial residency determination and which shall in turn include a provision of fourteen (14) days for the student to appeal the residency appeals officer's determination.
- Establish a residency review committee to consider appeals of residency determinations by the residency appeals officer. The residency review committee shall make a determination of student residency status and notify the student in writing within forty-five (45) days after receipt of the student appeal.
- Establish a formal hearing process as described in Section 14 of this administrative regulation.
- Establish written policies and procedures for administering the responsibilities established in subsections (1), (2), and (3) of this section and that are:
- (a)approved by the institution's governing board;
- (b)made available to all students; and
- (c)filed with the Council.
Section 14: Formal Institutional Hearing
- A student who appeals a determination of residency by a residency review committee shall be granted a formal hearing by an institution if the request is made by a student in writing within fourteen (14) calendar days after notification of a determination by a residency review committee.
- If a request for a formal hearing is received, an institution shall appoint a hearing officer to conduct a formal hearing. The hearing officer: Shall not be:
- (a)involved in determinations of residency at an institution except for formal hearings; and
- (b)an employee in the same organizational unit as the residency appeals officer.
- An institution shall have written procedures for the conduct of a formal hearing that have been duly adopted by the board of trustees or regents, and that provide for:
- (a)A hearing officer to make a recommendation on a residency appeal;