HB560
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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.
Introduced: February 14, 2025
Last action: February 25, 2025
Plain-language summary
This bill would expand Kentucky's educational benefits for military-connected individuals in two ways: it removes the requirement that students must be pursuing a degree to qualify, and it extends eligibility 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 tuition waiver. Who it may affect: surviving spouses and children of deceased veterans, and active or former service members with a disability rating of 50% or higher who want to pursue education at Kentucky colleges or universities.
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