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Last action · January 14, 2026

To Postsecondary Education (H)

Introduced January 7, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB130

AN ACT relating to scholarships.

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.

Administrative Regulations and Proceedings Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, Finance Education, Higher Universities and Colleges

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This bill would require the Kentucky Education Excellence Scholarship, known as KEES, to be adjusted each year to keep pace with inflation using the Consumer Price Index, so the award maintains its purchasing power over time. It also prohibits KEES awards from being reduced and allows supplemental KEES awards to receive similar inflation adjustments. Students would receive the most recently calculated award amount for the term in which they use their scholarship. Who it may affect: Kentucky high school students and college students who receive or plan to receive KEES scholarships to attend higher education institutions.

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