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AN ACT relating to Kentucky educational excellence scholarships. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS 164.7871 TO 164.7885 IS 3
CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
(1) As used in this section: 5
(a) "Approved dual credit course" has the same meaning as in KRS 164.786; 6
(b) "KEES dual credit usage amount" means the total KEES amount used by 7
an eligible high school student under this section divided by four (4); and 8
(c) "Participating institution" has the same meaning as in KRS 164.786. 9
(2) (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, beginning with the 2025-10
2026 academic year, an eligible high school student may use the KEES 11
award the student has earned to pay for tuition and fees for approved dual 12
credit courses at participating institutions, except as described in paragraph 13
(b) of this subsection. 14
(b) An eligible high school student shall not be eligible under this section if the 15
student is eligible for a scholarship as described in KRS 164.786 or KRS 16
164.787 that would pay for the approved dual credit course. 17
(3) The amount used to pay for approved dual credit courses under this section shall 18
not exceed the total KEES award amount earned at the time of enrollment in the 19
approved dual credit course or courses. 20
(4) The KEES award maximum for an eligible postsecondary student shall be 21
reduced by the KEES dual credit usage amount. 22
(5) Use of a KEES award by an eligible high school student under this section shall 23
not affect the length of time and the number of academic terms during which an 24
eligible postsecondary student may receive a KEES award in accordance with 25
KRS 164.7881. 26
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for the administration of this section as determined by the authority each 1
academic term. 2
(7) The authority shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with 3
KRS Chapter 13A as needed for the administration of this section. 4
Section 2. KRS 164.7885 is amended to read as follows: 5
(1) Not later than August 1, 1999, and each June 30 thereafter, each Kentucky high 6
school shall submit to the authority, a compiled list of all high school students 7
during the academic year. A high school shall report the grade point average of an 8
eligible high school student pursuant to KRS 164.7874 by January 15 following the 9
end of the fall academic term in which the student completed the high school 10
graduation requirements. The list shall identify the high school and shall contain 11
each high school student's name, Social Security number, address, grade point 12
average for the academic year, expected or actual graduation date, highest ACT 13
score, family eligibility status for free or reduced-price lunch, and each AP, 14
Cambridge Advanced International, or IB examination score. The Gatton Academy 15
of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky, the Craft Academy for Excellence in 16
Science and Mathematics, and the high school of a model and practice school under 17
KRS 164.380 shall report the data on its students to the authority. The list need not 18
contain the ACT, AP, Cambridge Advanced International, or IB if the authority 19
receives the scores directly from the testing services. The authority shall notify each 20
eligible high school student of his or her Kentucky educational excellence 21
scholarship award earned each academic year. The authority shall determine the 22
final Kentucky educational excellence scholarship and supplemental award based 23
upon the actual final grade point average, highest ACT score, and qualifying AP, 24
Cambridge Advanced International, or IB scores, and any reduction under 25
subsection (4) of Section 1 of this Act, and shall notify each eligible twelfth-grade 26
high school student of the final determination. The authority shall make available a 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 191
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list of eligible high school and postsecondary students to participating institutions. 1
(2) The authority shall provide data access only to the Kentucky Longitudinal Data 2
System and to those participating institutions that have either received an admission 3
application from an eligible high school or postsecondary student or have been 4
listed by the eligible high school or postsecondary student on the Free Application 5
For Federal Student Aid. 6
(3) For each eligible postsecondary student enrolling in a participating institution after 7
July 1, 1999, the participating institution shall verify to the authority: 8
(a) The student's initial eligibility for a Kentucky educational excellence 9
scholarship, Kentucky educational excellence scholarship and supplemental 10
award, or supplemental award only pursuant to KRS 164.7879(3)(d) through 11
the comprehensive list compiled by the authority or an alternative source 12
satisfactory to the authority; 13
(b) The student's highest ACT score attained by the date of graduation from high 14
school, provided that the participating institution need not report the ACT 15
score if the authority receives the ACT score directly from the testing 16
services; 17
(c) The eligible postsecondary student's full-time or part-time enrollment status at 18
the beginning of each academic term; and 19
(d) The eligible postsecondary student's cumulative grade point average after the 20
completion of each award period. 21
(4) Each participating institution shall submit to the authority a report, in a form 22
satisfactory to the authority, of all eligible postsecondary students enrolled for that 23
academic term. Kentucky educational excellence scholarships and supplemental 24
awards shall be disbursed by the authority to each eligible postsecondary student 25
attending a participating institution during the academic term within thirty (30) days 26
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(5) The Kentucky educational excellence scholarship and the supplemental award shall 1
not be reduced, except as provided in subsection (4) of Section 1 of this Act and 2
KRS 164.7881(4). 3
(6) Kentucky educational excellence scholarships and supplemental awards shall not be 4
awarded or disbursed to any eligible postsecondary students who are: 5
(a) In default on any loan under Title IV of the federal act; or 6
(b) Liable for any amounts that exceed annual or aggregate limits on any loan 7
under Title IV of the federal act; or 8
(c) Liable for overpayment of any grant or loan under Title IV of the federal act; 9
or 10
(d) In default on any obligation to the authority under any programs administered 11
by the authority until financial obligations to the authority are satisfied, except 12
that ineligibility may be waived by the authority for cause. 13
(7) Notwithstanding the provisions of KRS 164.753, the authority may promulgate 14
administrative regulations for the administration of Kentucky educational 15
excellence scholarships and supplemental awards under the provisions of KRS 16
164.7871 to 164.7885 and KRS 164.7889. 17