HB 307 KY

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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.

• J. Tipton Republican · primary
• G. Brown Jr. Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 introduced in House · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
3. Jan 20, 2026 to Postsecondary Education (H) · lower
4. Feb 10, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
5. Feb 11, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
6. Feb 18, 2026 recommitted to Postsecondary Education (H) · lower
7. Feb 20, 2026 Floor Amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute · lower
8. Feb 24, 2026 reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (2) · lower
9. Feb 25, 2026 floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute (2) · lower
10. Mar 3, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 04 2026 · lower
11. Mar 4, 2026 3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (2) and Floor Amendment (2) · lower
12. Mar 5, 2026 received in Senate · upper
13. Mar 5, 2026 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
14. Mar 18, 2026 to Education (S) · upper
15. Mar 19, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar · lower
16. Mar 20, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill · lower
17. Mar 24, 2026 posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 25 2026 · lower
18. Mar 25, 2026 3rd reading, passed 38-0 · lower
19. Mar 26, 2026 received in House · lower
20. Mar 26, 2026 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
21. Mar 26, 2026 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
22. Mar 26, 2026 delivered to Governor · lower
23. Apr 7, 2026 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 35) · lower