AN ACT relating to KEES scholarships for students attending noncertified schools.

Amend KRS 164.7874 to include an equivalent score on the Classic Learning Test as a KEES supplemental amount; define "eligible noncertified school graduate"; amend definitions of "KEES award," "KEES award maximum," and " KEES base amount" for an eligible noncertified school graduate; amend KRS 164.7879 to establish an equivalent grade point average for eligible noncertified school graduates based on the graduate's ACT score; amend KRS 164.7881 and 164.7884 to conform.

Introduced: February 4, 2025

Last action: February 26, 2025

To Committee On Committees (H)

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This bill would expand Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) eligibility to graduates of noncertified schools, such as certain homeschools or private schools not currently covered, by creating definitions and award calculations tailored to those students. It allows qualifying test scores, including the Classic Learning Test, to be used alongside ACT scores to determine scholarship amounts for these graduates. This could open a path to state college scholarship funding for students who previously may not have qualified. Who it may affect: students graduating from noncertified schools and their families, including some homeschooled students.

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