08RS HB14

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HB 14/FN (BR 82) - T. Pullin, L. Clark, T. Riner, J. Tilley

AN ACT relating to postsecondary education.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 164 to establish the Kentucky Education Covenant Trust Fund; establish the Kentucky Postsecondary Education Covenant Award to provide an eligible student with 100% of the total cost of education at any state public college or university, minus the amount of any federal and state grants or scholarships the student receives; specify student eligibility requirements; direct the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to administer the covenant trust fund and to promulgate administrative regulations to establish the components required to implement the covenant awards program; amend KRS 164.020 to freeze university tuition for the Fall 2009 academic term through the Spring 2011 academic term at Spring 2009 academic term tuition levels.

     (Prefiled by the sponsor(s).)

     Jul 20-To: Interim Joint Committee on Education
     Jan 8-introduced in House; to Education (H)

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