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Senate Bill 54

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Last Action	03/22/23: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 67)
Title	AN ACT relating to Kentucky educational excellence scholarships.
Bill Documents	Acts Chapter 67 Current/Final Introduced
Bill Request Number	995
Sponsors	J. Carpenter, R. Girdler, J. Adams, G. Boswell, D. Carroll, M. Deneen, D. Douglas, S. Funke Frommeyer, A. Mays Bledsoe, C. McDaniel, M. Nemes, J. Schickel, B. Smith, D. Thayer, S. West, G. Williams, M. Wise
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 164.7884 to define "proprietary school" and "qualified proprietary school program" and allow use of KEES funds for enrollment in a qualified proprietary school program; amend KRS 165.7879 to allow a student who attends an out-of-state high school or Department of Defense school due to a parent's military transfer to earn a KEES award if the student earned a base amount in a previous year at a Kentucky high school.
Index Headings of Original Version	Education, Finance - KEES, out-of-state military students, eligibility Education, Finance - KEES, qualified proprietary school program, eligibility Education, Higher - KEES, out-of-state military students, eligibility Education, Higher - KEES, qualified proprietary school program, eligibility Education, Vocational - KEES, qualified proprietary school program, eligibility Military Affairs and Civil Defense - KEES, out-of-state military students, eligibility
Jump to Proposed Amendments	House Committee Substitute 1
Votes	Vote History

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01/06/23	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/07/23	to Education (S)
02/22/23	taken from Education (S) 1st reading returned to Education (S)
02/23/23	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 24, 2023
02/24/23	3rd reading, passed 33-0
02/28/23	received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/02/23	to Education (H)
03/07/23	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/08/23	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 09, 2023
03/10/23	3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/13/23	received in Senate to Rules (S)
03/14/23	posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)
03/15/23	Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) passed 32 -0 )
03/16/23	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Governor
03/22/23	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 67)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; allow KEES to be used for a workforce solutions training program offered by the Kentucky Community and Technical College System and approved by the authority or at an eligible college of art and design; define "approved workforce solutions training program" and "eligible college of art and design."
Index Headings	Education, Finance - KEES eligibility, art and design college Education, Finance - KEES, workforce solutions training programs, eligibility Education, Higher - Art and design college, KEES eligibility Education, Higher - KEES, workforce solutions training programs, eligibility Education, Vocational - KEES, workforce solutions training programs, eligibility Workforce - Workforce solutions training programs, KEES, eligibility Universities and Colleges - Art and design college, KEES eligibility Universities and Colleges - KCTCS, workforce solutions training programs, KEES eligibility

Last updated: 11/9/2023 3:03 PM (EST)