AN ACT relating to teacher scholarships, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 164.769 to establish a pilot program to provide scholarships to students pursuing a teaching career in a math- or science-related discipline to be administered by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority; establish scholarship recipient selection, award, and repayment process; appropriate $4,175,000 in each fiscal year of the 2026-2028 fiscal biennium to support the program; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.

Introduced: March 2, 2026

Last action: March 9, 2026

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This bill would create a pilot scholarship program for college students pursuing careers as math or science teachers in Kentucky. It sets up a process for selecting recipients, awarding funds, and handling repayment, and sets aside over $4 million per year for two years to run the program. The emergency declaration means it would take effect immediately if signed into law. Who it may affect: college students pursuing teaching careers in math or science, and Kentucky schools that may benefit from increased teacher pipelines in those subjects.

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