Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB590: AN ACT relating to benefits for Kentucky National Guard members.
Status: In committee, February 13, 2026
Amend KRS 164.5161 to define "spouse"; rename the National Guard Tuition Award Program the National Guard Tuition Scholarship Program; allow current National Guard members and their spouses up to 130 total credit hours at a postsecondary institution; allow the total number of credit hours to be transferrable between the member and his or her spouse; grant authority to the adjutant general to award up to 45 additional nontransferable credit hours within the program; amend KRS 164.5165 and 164.5169 to conform.
What the bill says
An act relating to benefits for Kentucky National Guard members.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to benefits for Kentucky National Guard members. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 164.5161 is amended to read as follows: (1) As used in this section: (a) "Education[Educational] institution" means an in-state public or private postsecondary education[educational] institution; and (b) "Spouse" means an individual who is married to a member of the Kentucky National Guard and verified in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System database. (2) (a) The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky establishes the National Guard Tuition Scholarship[Award] Program to provide members of the Kentucky National Guard and their spouses the opportunity to attend an in-state education[educational] institution. (b) The amount of the scholarship awarded[tuition paid] shall be up to or equal to the in-state full or part-time tuition rate and mandatory student fees[rate] of the education institution the member or his or her spouse attends. (c) The amount of the scholarship awarded[except that tuition paid] in support of a member or his or her spouse attending a private postsecondary educational institution shall be up to or equal to the average in-state full or part-time tuition rate and fees of a public university or community college. Until the appropriation for the tuition scholarship[assistance] program of the Department of Military Affairs is first fully funded by …
Sponsors
- Steve Bratcher (R, HD-025) · primary sponsor
- Chad Aull (D, HD-079)
- Peyton Griffee (R, HD-026)
- Mark Hart (R, HD-078)
- Candy Massaroni (R, HD-050)
- Kimberly Moser (R, HD-064)
Latest actions
- : to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: Education, Higher, Military Affairs And Civil Defense, Universities And Colleges, National Guard
Common questions
- What is HB590?
- HB590 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to benefits for Kentucky National Guard members.
- What does HB590 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to benefits for Kentucky National Guard members.
- What is the status of HB590?
- In committee as of February 13, 2026. Latest action: to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H) (February 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB590?
- Steve Bratcher (R, HD-025), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB590?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb590.html
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