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HB790

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

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.

AppropriationsEducation, Elementary and SecondaryEducation, FinanceEducation, HigherEffective Dates, EmergencyTeachers

Introduced: March 2, 2026

Last action: March 9, 2026

To Postsecondary Education (H)
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Legislative History

Mar 2, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Mar 2, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Mar 9, 2026 · House
To Postsecondary Education (H)

Primary Sponsor

Portrait of Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall

Representative · House District 017

Primary sponsor
robert.duvall@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (2)

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Kevin Jackson

Representative · House District 020

Co-sponsor
kevin.jackson@kylegislature.gov
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Lisa Willner

Representative · House District 035

Co-sponsor
Lisa.Willner@kylegislature.gov