House Bill 72

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Last Action 03/07/19: to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
Title AN ACT relating to tuition benefits and making an appropriation therefor.
Bill Documents Current/Final
Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement Fiscal Note
Bill Request Number 280
Sponsors R. Rothenburger, M. Hart, C. Massey, K. Moser, M. Prunty, B. Reed
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 164.2841, relating to college tuition benefits for spouses and children of specified emergency response personnel and public employees who have died in the course of their duties, to raise the eligibility age for surviving children to under the age of 26; stipulate that the unmarried widow or widower could be of any age to be eligible; specify that the beneficiary is eligible for up to 128 credit hours of undergraduate instruction; amend KRS 164.2842, relating to college tuition benefits for spouses and children of specified emergency response personnel and public employees who have been totally and permanently disabled in the course of their duties, to raise the eligibility age for children to under the age of 26; retain provision stipulating that the unmarried widow or widower could be of any age to be eligible; specify that the beneficiary is eligible for up to 128 credit hours of undergraduate instruction.
Index Headings of Original Version Fiscal Note - Firefighters, disabled or killed, tuition benefits for spouse or children
Education, Higher - Emergency medical services personnel, disabled or killed, tuition benefits for spouse or children
Education, Higher - Law enforcement officers, disabled or killed, tuition benefits for spouse or children
Emergency Medical Services - Emergency medical services personnel, disabled or killed, tuition benefits for spouse or children
Firefighters and Fire Departments - Disabled or killed, tuition benefits for spouse or children
Firefighters and Fire Departments - Firefighters, disabled or killed, tuition benefits for spouse or children
Local Government - Firefighters, disabled or killed, tuition benefits for spouse or children
Local Government - Law enforcement officers, disabled or killed, tuition benefits for spouse and children
Police, City and County - Disabled or killed, tuition benefits for spouse and children
Police, State - Disabled or killed, tuition benefits for spouse and children
Special Districts - Ambulance districts, emergency medical services personnel, disabled or killed, tuition benefits
Special Districts - Chapter 75 fire, emergency medical services personnel, disabled or killed, tuition benefits
Cities - Emergency medical services personnel, disabled or killed, tuition benefits for spouse and children
Cities - Firefighters, disabled or killed, tuition benefits for spouse and children
Cities - Law enforcement officers, disabled or killed, tuition benefits for spouse or children
Counties - Emergency medical services personnel, disabled or killed, tuition benefits for spouse or children
Counties - Firefighters, disabled or killed, tuition benefits for spouse or children
Counties - Law enforcement officers, disabled or killed, tuition benefits for spouse or children
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11/05/18
  • Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
01/08/19
  • introduced in House
01/10/19
  • to Education (H)
02/22/19
  • posted in committee
02/26/19
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
02/27/19
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 28, 2019
02/28/19
  • 3rd reading, passed 99-0
03/01/19
  • received in Senate
03/07/19
  • to Appropriations & Revenue (S)


Last updated: 11/9/2023 3:08 PM (EST)