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Last action · February 7, 2025

To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

Introduced February 4, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HB249

AN ACT relating to KEES scholarships for students attending noncertified schools.

Amend KRS 164.7874, relating to KEES awards, to define terms; amend KRS 164.7879 to establish the use of a specified equivalent grade point average for eligible graduates of certain private, parochial, or church schools based on the Advanced Placement exam score, dual credit courses grade point average, or a combination of both; amend KRS 164.7881 and 164.7884 to conform.

Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, Finance Education, Higher

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This bill would change how Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) awards are calculated for graduates of private, parochial, or church schools that are not state-certified. It sets up a way to determine an equivalent grade point average for these students using their Advanced Placement exam scores, dual credit course grades, or a combination of both, so they can qualify for KEES funding. Who it may affect: students graduating from private, parochial, or church schools in Kentucky, and their families.

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