26RS HB 307

House Bill 307

Actions

Last Action	01/12/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to proactive postsecondary admission.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1019
Sponsor	J. Tipton
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to define terms; establish a proactive postsecondary admissions program to be managed by the Council on Postsecondary Education; require each public postsecondary education institution in Kentucky to establish the minimum academic qualification for prospective admission to the institution and implement the common online application approved by the council by July 1, 2027; require the Kentucky Department of Education and each certified nonpublic school to submit a compiled list with designated information of all high school students who most recently completed their junior year to the council and the Kentucky Center for Statistics on or before September 1 of each year; require the KHEAA to submit the KEES award amounts of public and certified nonpublic high school students to the council on or before September 1 of each year; direct the council to send a personalized prospective admissions letter notifying each eligible high school student of each public postsecondary education institution in Kentucky where the recipient qualifies for prospective admissions, provides instructions for the recipient to apply for full admission, and of the student's KEES scholarship amount; provide that the personalized letter shall not constitute a guarantee of admission; retain the right for public postsecondary education institutions to perform a comprehensive reviews of all admissions applications internally; create a new section of KRS Chapter 151 to direct the Kentucky Center for Statistics to collaborate with the Kentucky Department of Education and the Council on Postsecondary Education to publish annual data on academic and workforce outcomes; amend KRS 164.020 to direct the Council on Postsecondary Education to establish a common online application and maintain a website for students to apply to Kentucky public postsecondary institutions through the common online application.
Index Headings of Original Version	Children And Minors - Proactive postsecondary admissions program, public secondary institutions, establishment Education, Elementary And Secondary - Proactive postsecondary admissions program, reporting of student data, notification to students Education, Higher - Proactive admissions program, public postsecondary institutions, establishment Reports Mandated - Kentucky Center for Statistics, annual educational and workforce data publication State Agencies - Council on Postsecondary Education, proactive postsecondary admissions program, administration State Agencies - Kentucky Center for Statistics, annual educational and workforce data publication Universities And Colleges - Proactive admissions program, public postsecondary institutions, establishment