AN ACT relating to teacher scholarships.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to create the Promise Program to provide scholarships to eligible students of a teacher preparation program; define terms; specify the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority may provide promise awards to eligible students; require 5 years of qualified teaching service; require repayment if services are not rendered; specify that failure to meet repayment obligations shall be cause for revocation of a teaching certificate.

Introduced: February 26, 2026

Last action: March 5, 2026

To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

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This bill would create a scholarship program called the Promise Program to help pay for college students who are training to become teachers. Students who receive the scholarship would be required to work as teachers for five years after graduating, and those who do not complete that service would have to repay the money. Teachers who fail to meet their repayment obligations could also lose their teaching certificate. Who it may affect: college students enrolled in teacher preparation programs and individuals seeking or holding teaching certificates in Kentucky.

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