AN ACT relating to dual credit scholarships.

Amend KRS 164.786 to require an "approved dual credit course" to be in the statewide general education core; provide that scholarships shall be awarded in order of application date; delete the requirement for 50 percent return of funds upon unsuccessful course completion; revise scholarship to include career and technical dual credit courses contained in KRS 164.787; amend KRS 164.787 to conform.

Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, Finance Education, Higher Education, Vocational State Agencies Universities and Colleges

Introduced: January 9, 2025

Last action: March 19, 2025

(Acts Ch.44)

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This bill changes the rules for Kentucky's dual credit scholarship program, which helps high school students take college-level courses. It limits scholarships to courses in the statewide general education core or approved career and technical programs, awards funding on a first-come, first-served basis, and removes the rule that required students to repay half the scholarship if they did not pass a course. Who it may affect: high school students pursuing dual credit courses, their families, and Kentucky colleges and universities that offer dual credit programs.

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