Kentucky
General Assembly

01/28/26	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
02/04/26	to Postsecondary Education (H)
02/10/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
02/11/26	2nd reading, to Rules floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
02/18/26	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 19 2026
02/19/26	floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except remove changes to KRS 164.020 that would have eliminated the tuition waiver for employees and faculty of state and locally operated secondary area technology center staff; amend KRS 164.515 to waive up to 128 credit hours of undergraduate instruction for a spouse, child, stepchild, or orphan of a disabled member of the Kentucky National Guard or Reserve Component; include expiration of the benefit for a child, stepchild, or orphan upon expiration of 5 years following high school graduation, with exceptions; amend KRS 164.284 to waive up to 128 credit hours of undergraduate instruction for a Kentuckian 65 years of age or older; require the benefit to be 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 include a child or nonmarried widow or widower of emergency medical services personnel in the waiver benefit; waive up to 128 credit hours of undergraduate instruction; include expiration of the benefit for a child upon expiration of 5 years following high school graduation, with exceptions; KRS 164.2842 to include a spouse or child of emergency medical services personnel in the waiver benefit; waive up to 128 credit hours of undergraduate instruction; include expiration of the benefit for a child upon expiration of 5 years following high school graduation, with exceptions; amend KRS 164.507 to waive up to 128 credit hours of undergraduate instruction for the nonmarried spouse and child of a deceased verteran; include expiration of the benefit for a child upon expiration of 5 years following high school graduation, with exceptions.
Index Headings	Aged Persons And Aging - Postsecondary tuition waiver, 65 and older, 128 credit hours, convert to last dollar scholarship Education, Elementary And Secondary - Technology center employees, postsecondary tuition waiver Education, Finance - Technology center employees, postsecondary tuition waiver Education, Finance - Tuition waivers, conversion to 128 credit hours, expiration Education, Higher - Technology center employees, postsecondary tuition waiver Education, Higher - Tuition waivers, conversion to 128 credit hours, expiration Education, Vocational - Technology center employees, postsecondary tuition waiver Emergency Medical Services - Personnel, postsecondary tuition waiver Firefighters And Fire Departments - Survivor benefits, tuition waiver, 128 credit hours, expiration Police, City And County - Survivor benefits, tuition waiver, 128 credit hours, expiration Police, State - Survivor benefits, tuition waiver, 128 credit hours, expiration Teachers - Technology center employees, postsecondary tuition waiver Universities And Colleges - Tuition waivers, conversion to 128 credit hours, expiration Veterans - Survivor benefits, tuition waiver, 128 credit hours, expiration

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	L. Willner
Summary	Retain all original provisions except remove all changes to the tuition waiver of persons over the age of 65.
Index Headings	Aged Persons And Aging - Postsecondary tuition waiver, 65 and older, preservation of Education, Higher - Postsecondary tuition waiver, 65 and older, preservation of Education, Finance - Postsecondary tuition waiver, 65 and older, preservation of Universities And Colleges - Postsecondary tuition waiver, 65 and older, preservation of

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	A. Moore
Summary	Retain original provisions except restore the existing age cap of twenty-six years old for postsecondary tuition and fee benefits for dependents of permanently and totally disabled veterans under KRS 164.515; restore the existing age cap of twenty-six years old for postsecondary tuition and fee benefits for survivors of deceased veterans under KRS 164.507.
Index Headings	Education, Finance - Survivor benefits, tuition waiver, age limit for eligibility Education, Higher - Survivor benefits, tuition waiver, age limit for eligibility Veterans - Survivor benefits, tuition waiver, age limit for eligibility

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	J. Tipton
Summary	Delete all provisions; 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 is prohibited from exceeding the cost of tuition and mandatory fees less any state or federal grants; limit the benefit to 128 hours of undergraduate credit hours; limit the benefit for a student under the age of 26, but extend the age restriction for each month the student served in the United States Armed Forces, as an officer in the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service, the Peace Corps, or AmeriCorps; amend KRS 164.284 to restrict the tuition waiver for persons over 65 to 8 credit hours per semester, require FAFSA completion, and require the amount waived to not exceed the cost of tuition and mandatory fees less any state or federal grants; amend KRS 164.2841 to make the amount of tuition waived for the survivor of a police officer, firefighter, or volunteer firefighter killed in line of duty a last-dollar scholarship that is prohibited from exceeding the cost of tuition and mandatory fees less any state or federal grants; limit the benefit to 128 hours of undergraduate credit hours; limit the benefit for a student under the age of 26, but extend the age restriction for each month the student served in the United States Armed Forces, as an officer in the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service, the Peace Corps, or AmeriCorps; amend KRS 164.2842 to make the amount of tuition waived for the survivor of police officer, firefighter, volunteer firefighter, or emergency medical services personnel permanently and totally disabled in line of duty a last-dollar scholarship that is prohibited from exceeding the cost of tuition and mandatory fees less any state or federal grants; limit the benefit to 128 hours of undergraduate credit hours; limit the benefit for student under the age of 26, but extend the age restriction for each month the student served in the United States Armed Forces, as an officer in the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service, the Peace Corps, or AmeriCorps; 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; limit the benefit to 128 hours of undergraduate credit hours; limit the benefit for student under the age of 26 but extend the age restriction for each month the student served in the United States Armed Forces, as an officer in the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service, the Peace Corps, or AmeriCorps; amend KRS 164.2847 to require a Kentucky foster or adopted child to complete a FAFSA to benefit from a tuition waiver; limit the benefit to 128 hours of undergraduate credit hours; limit the benefit to students under the age of 26 unless the student served in the United States Armed Forces, as an officer in the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service.
Index Headings	Education, Finance - Tuition waivers, conversion to last-dollar scholarships for 128 credit hours, expiration Education, Higher - Tuition waivers, conversion to last-dollar scholarships for 128 credit hours, expiration Veterans - Dependent tuition waivers, conversion to last-dollar scholarships for 128 credit hours, expiration Children And Minors - Foster and adoption tuition waivers, restrict benefit to 128 credit hours, expiration at age 26 Emergency Medical Services - Dependent tuition waivers, conversion to last-dollar scholarships for 128 credit hours, expiration Firefighters And Fire Departments - Dependent tuition waivers, conversion to last-dollar scholarships for 128 credit hours, expiration Police, City And County - Dependent tuition waivers, conversion to last-dollar scholarships for 128 credit hours, expiration Police, State - Dependent tuition waivers, conversion to last-dollar scholarships for 128 credit hours, expiration Aged Persons And Aging - Tuition waiver, restriction to 8 credit hours per semester, requirement FAFSA completion