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

Last action · March 9, 2026

To Postsecondary Education (H)

Introduced March 2, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB790

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.

Appropriations Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, Finance Education, Higher Effective Dates, Emergency Teachers

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This bill creates a pilot scholarship program for college students who are studying to become math or science teachers in Kentucky. It sets up rules for selecting recipients, awarding funds, and requiring repayment under certain conditions, and it appropriates just over $4 million per year for two years to run the program. The emergency designation means it would take effect immediately if signed into law. Who it may affect: college students pursuing teaching degrees in math or science, and Kentucky K-12 schools that may benefit from increased teacher candidates in those subjects.

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