Kentucky House Bill 453 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 22 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-06 - posted in committee
Pending: House Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

Amend KRS 164.515 to allow spouses and children of disabled veterans with service-connected disability evaluations of 70 percent or greater to qualify for tuition exemption at public universities; amend KRS 164.284, 164.2841, 164.2842, 164.2847, 164.507, and 164.515 to require students to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid to determine the level of need and eligibility for state and federal financial aid programs; limit the amount of tuition waived to the cost of tuition and mandatory fees at the institution less any state or federal grants received, which shall be credited first to the student's tuition and fees; amend KRS 164.020 to remove the requirement for the Council on Postsecondary Education to develop a statewide policy to promote employee and faculty development in all postsecondary institutions and in state and locally operated secondary area technology centers through the waiver of tuition for college credit coursework in the public postsecondary education system.

AN ACT relating to postsecondary education benefits.

Rep. Tim Moore [R]

Rep. Donna Mayfield [R]

Rep. James Tipton [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-06	House	posted in committee
2018-02-26	House	to Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H)
2018-02-22	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB453.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB453/bill.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/18RS/HB453/FN.pdf