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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · January 21, 2026

To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)

Introduced January 13, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB351

AN ACT relating to military-connected educational benefits.

Amend KRS 164.507 to remove degree-seeking requirement for nonremarried spouse and children of a deceased veteran when utilizing educational benefits; require students to use federal grant funds toward tuition prior to the use of the waiver; amend KRS 164.515 to expand educational benefit to include service members with a disability rating of 50% or higher; remove degree-seeking requirement; require students to use federal grant funds toward tuition prior to the use of the waiver.

Children and Minors Education, Higher Military Affairs and Civil Defense Veterans

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This bill expands Kentucky's educational benefits for military-connected individuals in two main ways: it removes the requirement that eligible students be enrolled in a degree-seeking program, and it extends tuition waivers to service members with a disability rating of 50% or higher. It also requires students to apply any federal grant money toward tuition before using the state waiver. Who it may affect: veterans with service-connected disabilities, spouses and children of deceased veterans, and Kentucky public college and university students using military-connected tuition benefits.

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