Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB307: AN ACT relating to proactive postsecondary admission.
Status: Signed into law, April 7, 2026
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to define terms; establish a proactive postsecondary admissions program to be managed by the Council on Postsecondary Education; require each public postsecondary education institution in Kentucky to establish the minimum academic qualification for prospective admission to the institution and implement the common online application approved by the council by July 1, 2027; require the Kentucky Department of Education and each certified nonpublic school to submit a compiled list with designated information of all high school students who most recently completed their junior year to the council and the Kentucky Center for Statistics on or before September 1 of each year; require the KHEAA to submit the KEES award amounts of public and certified nonpublic high school students to the council on or before September 1 of each year; direct the council to send a personalized prospective admissions letter notifying each eligible high school student of each public postsecondary education institution in Kentucky where the recipient qualifies for prospective admissions, provides instructions for the recipient to apply for full admission, and of the student's KEES scholarship amount; provide that the personalized letter shall not constitute a guarantee of admission; retain the right for public postsecondary education institutions to perform a comprehensive reviews of all admissions applications internally; create a new section of KRS Chapter 151 to direct the Kentucky Center for Statistics to collaborate with the Kentucky Department of Education and the Council on Postsecondary Education to publish annual data on academic and workforce outcomes; amend KRS 164.020 to direct the Council on Postsecondary Education to establish a common online application and maintain a website for students to apply to Kentucky public postsecondary institutions through the common online application.
What the bill says
An act relating to proactive postsecondary admission.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT relating to proactive postsecondary admission. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 164 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (1) As used in this and (b) "Department" means the Kentucky Department of Education. (2) There is hereby established a proactive postsecondary admissions program to: (a) Notify high school students of eligibility for prospective admission to a public postsecondary education institution; and (b) Provide instructions to high school students on how to access the common online application to apply for full admission to public postsecondary education institutions in Kentucky. (3) No later than July 1, 2027, each public postsecondary education institution shall: (a) Establish a minimum academic qualification for prospective admission to the institution through the proactive postsecondary admissions program that exclusively or 2. A combination of a minimum grade point average and minimum score on a nationally recognized college readiness examination accepted by the institution; and (b) Implement a common online application approved by the council for the purpose of evaluating the admission of full-time, first-year students. (4) Each public school district shall: (a) Annually invite each student enrolled in a public high school to participate in the proactive postsecondary admissions program and select a preferred communication method for program correspondence; and HB030730.100 - 1019 …
Sponsors
- James Tipton (R, HD-053) · primary sponsor
- George Brown (D, HD-077)
Latest actions
- : signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 35)
- : delivered to Governor
- : enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- : enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- : received in House
- : 3rd reading, passed 38-0
- : posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 25 2026
- : 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
- : reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
- : to Education (S)
Votes
- Senate: Floor Vote RSN# 3999 (March 25, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Pass RCS# 189 (March 4, 2026): 97 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: State Agencies, Education, Higher, Education, Elementary And Secondary, Reports Mandated, Children And Minors, Universities And Colleges, Fiscal Note
Common questions
- What is HB307?
- HB307 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to proactive postsecondary admission.
- What does HB307 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to proactive postsecondary admission.
- What is the status of HB307?
- Signed into law as of April 7, 2026. Latest action: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 35) (April 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB307?
- James Tipton (R, HD-053), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB307?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb307.html
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