25RS SB 253

Senate Bill 253

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Last Action	02/20/25: to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to scholarships.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	174
Sponsor	J. Higdon
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 164.769 to remove repayment obligations from the teacher scholarship program; amend scholorship terms; provide that the scholarship amount shall not exceed the highest in-state tuition rate for a teacher preparation program at a Kentucky public university; amend KRS 164.786 to add eligibility for high school freshmen and sophomores to the dual credit scholarship program; require an approved dual credit course to be in the statewide general education core; permit up to 20 dual credit courses in a teacher and learning career pathway; provide that scholarships shall be awarded in order of application date; revise scholarship to allow two career and technical dual credit courses in each academic year of high school and two general education dual credit courses in the grades 11 and 12; amend KRS 164.787 to conform; repeal KRS 164.771, relating to the Teacher Recruitment Student Loan Forgiveness Pilot Program, effective June 30, 2026; provide that funds appropriated to the Teacher Recruitment Student Loan Forgiveness Pilot Program shall be disbursed through the teacher scholarship program on and after June 30, 2026; EFFECTIVE, in part, June 30, 2026.
Index Headings of Original Version	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Dual credit scholarship, eligibility Education, Elementary and Secondary - Teacher Recruitment Student Loan Forgiveness Pilot Program, repeal Education, Finance - Dual credit scholarship, eligibility Education, Finance - Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority, teacher scholarship, selection criteria Education, Higher - Dual credit scholarship, eligibility Education, Higher - Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority, teacher scholarship, repayment obligation Education, Higher - Teacher Recruitment Student Loan Forgiveness Pilot Program, repeal Education, Higher - Teacher scholarship program, repayment obligations, nullification Education, Vocational - Dual credit scholarship, eligibility State Agencies - Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority, teacher scholarship, selection criteria Teachers - Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority, teacher scholarship, selection criteria Teachers - Teacher Recruitment Student Loan Forgiveness Pilot Program, repeal Teachers - Teacher scholarship program, repayment obligations, nullification Universities and Colleges - Dual credit scholarship, eligibility Universities and Colleges - Teacher Recruitment Student Loan Forgiveness Pilot Program, repeal Universities and Colleges - Teacher scholarship program, repayment obligations, nullification Budget and Financial Administration - Teachers scholorship programs, reform, redirection of funds Effective Dates, Delayed - Teacher Recruitment Student Loan Forgiveness Pilot Program, repeal

02/18/25	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/20/25	to Appropriations & Revenue (S)