AN ACT relating to proactive postsecondary admission.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to define terms; establish a proactive postsecondary admissions program to be managed by the Council on Postsecondary Education; require each public postsecondary education institution in Kentucky to establish the minimum academic qualification for prospective admission to the institution and implement the common online application approved by the council by July 1, 2027; require the Kentucky Department of Education and each certified nonpublic school to submit a compiled…

Children and Minors Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, Higher Reports Mandated State Agencies Universities and Colleges Fiscal Note

Introduced: January 12, 2026

Last action: April 7, 2026

(Acts Ch. 35)

In effect since July 15, 2026

Acts from the 2026 Regular Session that don't carry an emergency clause or set their own effective date took effect 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).

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This bill creates a proactive college admissions program in Kentucky where high school juniors would automatically receive personalized letters telling them which public colleges and universities they already qualify for, along with information about any scholarship money they may have earned. Public colleges would be required to set clear minimum admission standards and participate in a shared online application by 2027. The letters would not guarantee admission, and schools would still review all applications individually. Who it may affect: high school students and their families, public and certified nonpublic schools, and Kentucky public colleges and universities.

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