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KY HB 790

died on adjournment

AN ACT relating to teacher scholarships, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did KY HB 790 pass?

No. KY HB 790 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-09): to Postsecondary Education (H)

What is KY HB 790 about?

Amend KRS 164.769 to establish a pilot program to provide scholarships to students pursuing a teaching career in a math- or science-related discipline to be administered by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority; establish scholarship recipient selection, award, and repayment process; appropriate $4,175,000 in each fiscal year of the 2026-2028 fiscal biennium to support the program; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.

Who sponsors KY HB 790?

L. Willner, K. Jackson, R. Duvall are the primary sponsors of KY HB 790.

Description

Amend KRS 164.769 to establish a pilot program to provide scholarships to students pursuing a teaching career in a math- or science-related discipline to be administered by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority; establish scholarship recipient selection, award, and repayment process; appropriate $4,175,000 in each fiscal year of the 2026-2028 fiscal biennium to support the program; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.

Introduced
2026-03-02
Latest action
2026-03-09 — to Postsecondary Education (H)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • L. Willnerprimary
  • K. Jacksonprimary
  • R. Duvallprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-09

    to Postsecondary Education (H)

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-03-02

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-03-02

    introduced in House

    introduction

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