HB130
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Amend KRS 164.7879 to require the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to annually adjust the Kentucky education excellence scholarship (KEES) based on the Consumer Price Index; permit the authority to annually adjust KEES supplemental awards based on the Consumer Price Index; require that KEES award adjustments be paid at the most recent calculation for the academic term in which a student utilizes their award; prohibit decrease in KEES awards; amend various statutes to conform.
Introduced: January 7, 2026
Last action: January 14, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would require the Kentucky Education Excellence Scholarship, known as KEES, to be adjusted each year to keep up with inflation using the Consumer Price Index. It also allows supplemental KEES awards to receive similar annual adjustments and prohibits scholarship amounts from being reduced. The goal is to help scholarship values keep pace with rising costs over time. Who it may affect: Kentucky students who receive KEES scholarships for higher education.
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