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Last action · January 21, 2026

To Postsecondary Education (H)

Introduced January 13, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB358

AN ACT relating to paramedic education.

Create a new section of KRS 164.740 to 164.7891 to establish a coal county paramedic scholarship to be administered by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA); define terms; establish a fund in the State Treasury to be administered by KHEAA for providing coal county paramedic scholarships.

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This bill would create a scholarship program specifically for students training to become paramedics in Kentucky's coal counties, administered by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority. It establishes a dedicated fund in the State Treasury to provide financial support for this training. The goal is to help build up emergency medical services in coal-producing regions of the state. Who it may affect: students pursuing paramedic training and residents of Kentucky's coal counties who rely on emergency medical services.

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