Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB790: AN ACT relating to teacher scholarships, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
Status: In committee, March 9, 2026
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.
What the bill says
An act relating to teacher scholarships, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to teacher scholarships, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 164.769 is amended to read as follows: (1) It is the intent of the General Assembly to establish a teacher scholarship program to assist highly qualified individuals to become certified Kentucky teachers and render teaching service in Kentucky schools. (2) As used in this section[For purposes of this section, the terms listed below shall have the following meanings]: (a) "Critical shortage area" means an understaffing of teachers in particular subject matters at the secondary level, in grade levels, or in geographic locations at the elementary and secondary level, as determined by the commissioner of education in consultation with the authority. The commissioner and the authority may use any source considered reliable, including but not limited to local education agencies, to identify the critical shortage areas; (b) "Dual credit" has the same meaning as in KRS 158.007; (c) "Eligible program of study" means an undergraduate or graduate program of study which is preparatory to teacher certification; (d) "Participating institution" means an institution of higher education located in Kentucky which offers an eligible program of study and has in force an agreement with the authority providing for administration of this program; (e) "Qualified …
Sponsors
- Robert Duvall (R, HD-017) · primary sponsor
- Kevin Jackson (R, HD-020)
- Lisa Willner (D, HD-035)
Latest actions
- : to Postsecondary Education (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: Teachers, Education, Higher, Education, Elementary And Secondary, Effective Dates, Emergency, Appropriations, Education, Finance
Common questions
- What is HB790?
- HB790 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to teacher scholarships, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
- What does HB790 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to teacher scholarships, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
- What is the status of HB790?
- In committee as of March 9, 2026. Latest action: to Postsecondary Education (H) (March 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB790?
- Robert Duvall (R, HD-017), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB790?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb790.html
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