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

Last action · February 14, 2025

To Postsecondary Education (H)

Introduced February 12, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HB434

AN ACT relating to public postsecondary education institutions.

Short title: Kentucky Student Tuition Protection and Accountability Act

Amend KRS 164.020 to prohibit the Council on Postsecondary Education from raising tuition for a postsecondary education institution more than 5% a year for Kentucky resident students and 7% a year for non-Kentucky resident students; provide a 4-year tuition freeze for an enrolled Kentucky resident student; require an institution to notify a student before expiration of a tuition freeze; require any increase in tuition or fees to be approved before March 1; amend KRS 164.7874…

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This bill would limit how much Kentucky's public colleges and universities can raise tuition each year — no more than 5% annually for in-state students and 7% for out-of-state students. It would also lock in tuition rates for four years for Kentucky residents once they enroll, and schools would have to notify students before that freeze ends. Private colleges that want to participate in the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship program would be required to include…

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