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Last action · January 15, 2026

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Introduced January 8, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB240

AN ACT relating to residency as defined by the Council on Postsecondary Education.

Short title: Welcome Back to My Old Kentucky Home Initiative

Amend KRS 164.020 to require the Council on Postsecondary Education to consider individuals born in Kentucky as Kentucky residents when determining residency for tuition and admission purposes in the state postsecondary education system; provide that the Act may be cited as the Welcome Back to My Old Kentucky Home Initiative.

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This bill would require Kentucky's Council on Postsecondary Education to count anyone born in Kentucky as a Kentucky resident when determining tuition rates and admission at state colleges and universities. Currently, residency for tuition purposes is based on where a person lives, not where they were born. This change could allow people born in Kentucky but living elsewhere to qualify for in-state tuition if they return to attend a Kentucky school. Who it may affect:…

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