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Title AN ACT relating to early high school graduation and making an appropriation therefor.
Bill Documents Bill
Bill Request Number 207
Sponsors K. Winters, D. Williams, D. Kelly
Summary of Original Version Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to establish the option for early high school graduation beginning in the 2010-2011 school year; define the curriculum requirements for early graduation and unconditional entry into a Kentucky public two-year community and technical college and the requirements for unconditional entry into a four-year public college; establish the Early Graduation Scholarship Certificate and the processes for awarding it and using it; permit certificate to be used at an independent college or university if the institution accepts the curriculum and other eligibility requirements; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to create the early graduation scholarship trust fund to be administered by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority; describe how state funds from the SEEK appropriation will be transferred to the scholarship trust fund to support early high school graduates; amend KRS 158.140 to limit the powers of the Kentucky Board of Education or a local board from imposing graduation requirements that would prohibit a student from pursuing an early graduation program; amend KRS 164.7879 to prescribe how an early graduate would qualify for a KEES award; APPROPRIATION.
Index Headings of Original Version Appropriations - Early graduation scholarship trust fund, establish
Education, Elementary and Secondary - High school, early graduation program of study, create
Education, Finance - High school, early graduation scholarship certificate, define
Education, Finance - Early graduation scholarship trust fund, create
Education, Higher - Postsecondary education, unconditional entry, early high school graduation
Education, Higher - Early high school graduates, KEES awards, process for determining
State Agencies - Council on Postsecondary Education, administrator of trust fund
Proposed Amendments Senate Committee Substitute 1
Senate Floor Amendment 1
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02/03/09
  • introduced in Senate
02/04/09
  • taken from Committee on Committees
  • 1st reading
  • returned to Committee on Committees (S)
  • to Education (S)
02/05/09
  • reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute
02/09/09
  • floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
02/10/09
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 10, 2009
  • 3rd reading, passed 24-12 with Committee Substitute and floor amendment (1)
02/11/09
  • received in House
02/23/09
  • to Education (H)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions; clarify how the state portion of the SEEK funds will be transferred into the Early Graduation Scholarship Fund.
Index Headings Appropriations - Early graduation scholarship trust fund, establish
Education, Elementary and Secondary - High school, early graduation program of study, create
Education, Finance - High school, early graduation scholarship certificate, define
Education, Finance - Early graduation scholarship trust fund, create
Education, Higher - Postsecondary education, unconditional entry, early high school graduation
Education, Higher - Early high school graduates, KEES awards, process for determining
State Agencies - Council on Postsecondary Education, administrator of trust fund

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor K. Winters
Summary Delete language relating to the requirements for high school courses for early graduation and unconditional entry into a Kentucky public two year community and technical college and make the requirements the same for entry into both two year and four year institutions; add statement that a local board of education may specify the minimum number of courses that a student shall take in an academic year.
Index Headings Appropriations - Early graduation scholarship trust fund, establish
Education, Elementary and Secondary - High school, early graduation program of study, create
Education, Finance - High school, early graduation scholarship certificate, define
Education, Finance - Early graduation scholarship trust fund, create
Education, Higher - Postsecondary education, unconditional entry, early high school graduation
Education, Higher - Early high school graduates, KEES awards, process for determining
State Agencies - Council on Postsecondary Education, administrator of trust fund

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