26RS HB 497

House Bill 497

Actions

Last Action	01/28/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to postsecondary tuition waivers.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1046
Sponsor	J. Tipton
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 164.515 to make the amount of tuition waived for the spouse or child of designated permanently disabled veterans a last-dollar scholarship that shall not exceed the cost of tuition and mandatory fees less any state or federal grants; amend KRS 164.2841 to make the amount tuition waived for the survivor of police officer, firefighter, or volunteer firefighter killed in line of duty last-dollar scholarship that shall not exceed the cost of tuition and mandatory fees less any state or federal grants; amend KRS 164.2842 to make the amount of tuition waived for the survivor of police officer, firefighter, or volunteer firefighter permanently and totally disabled in line of duty a last-dollar scholarship that shall not exceed the cost of tuition and mandatory fees less any state or federal grants; amend KRS 164.507 to make the amount of tuition waived for the non-married spouse or child of a deceased veteran a last-dollar scholarship that shall not exceed the cost of tuition and mandatory fees less any state or federal grants; amend KRS 164.020 to delete the tuition waiver for employees and faculty of state and locally operated secondary area technology center staff.
Index Headings of Original Version	Disabilities - Permanently disabled veterans, survivor tuition waiver, conversion to last-dollar scholarship Education, Finance - Tuition waivers, convert designated waivers to last-dollar scholarships Education, Higher - Tuition waivers, conversion to last-dollar scholarship for designated beneficiaries Education, Higher - Tuition waiver, 65 and older, repeal Firefighters And Fire Departments - Survivor benefits, tuition waiver, convert to last dollar scholarship Police, City And County - Survivor benefits, tuition waiver, convert to last dollar scholarship Police, State - Survivor benefits, tuition waiver, convert to last dollar scholarship Teachers - Technology center employees, postsecondary tuition waiver, removal Universities And Colleges - Tuition waivers, conversion to last-dollar scholarship for designated beneficiaries Universities And Colleges - Tuition waiver, 65 and older, repeal Veterans - Survivor benefits, tuition waiver, convert to last dollar scholarship Aged Persons And Aging - University tuition waiver, 65 and older, repeal