AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Education Excellence Scholarship.

Amend KRS 164.7874 to include the United States Air Force Academy, the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the United States Coast Guard Academy, or the United States Merchant Marine Academy to the definition of "participating institution" under the Kentucky Education Excellence Scholarship program if the academy enters into the necessary agreements with the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority.

Introduced: January 20, 2026

Last action: January 20, 2026

To Committee On Committees (S)

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This bill would expand the Kentucky Education Excellence Scholarship program to recognize federal military and service academies, such as West Point and the Air Force Academy, as eligible institutions. Currently, students who earn a KEES scholarship and attend one of these academies may not be able to use that award there. The change would apply if each academy enters into the required agreements with the state's higher education assistance authority. Who it may affect: Kentucky high school students who earn KEES scholarships and choose to attend a federal military or service academy.

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