AN ACT relating to teachers.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to define terms; establish the future Kentucky teacher scholarship; define eligibility for the program; direct the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to administer the program; provide monetary awards for student loan repayment for eligible students who complete qualified teaching service; establish the future Kentucky teacher scholarship fund.

Introduced: February 18, 2025

Last action: February 26, 2025

To Postsecondary Education (H)

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This bill would create a new scholarship program called the Future Kentucky Teacher Scholarship, which provides money to help eligible students repay their student loans after they complete a qualifying period of teaching service in Kentucky. It would be administered by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority and would establish a dedicated fund to support the program. Who it may affect: college students pursuing a teaching career and early-career teachers carrying student loan debt.

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