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HB 263 Kentucky House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to teacher scholarships.

Summary
Amend KRS 164.773, relating to the Student Teacher Stipend Program, to specify that an eligible student is a Kentucky resident as determined by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (authority) and is student teaching at a Kentucky public school or certified nonpublic school; specify that the authority shall disburse stipend funds to eligible students directly or through the participating institution; allow the authority to establish criteria for an eligible student who is student teaching outside of Kentucky but is otherwise eligible.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationAmends stipend program to fund student teachers via direct disbursement, strengthening educator pipeline and supporting teacher recruitment.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Signed Mar 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renamed from 'Student Teacher Stipend Program' to 'Teacher Scholarship Program' and significantly expanded its scope to include teacher scholarships alongside the original stipend program. The bill now establishes a new Section 2 for teacher scholarships, while retaining the original student teacher stipend provisions with minor formatting adjustments. This change broadens the legislative intent to support a wider range of teacher recruitment and retention strategies.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from solely a student teacher stipend program to include both student teacher stipends and a new teacher scholarship program, broadening the types of financial assistance available to educators.
SCOPE

Bill title and primary focus changed from 'Student Teacher Stipend Program' to 'Teacher Scholarship Program' to reflect broader legislative intent.

New Section 2 was added to establish a separate teacher scholarship program aimed at helping highly qualified individuals become certified Kentucky teachers.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting changes including page numbering updates and spacing adjustments throughout the document.

DEFINITION

Added new definition for 'Critical shortage area' to the teacher scholarship section, though the full definition text appears incomplete in the provided excerpt.

Floor votes · House Feb 14, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Mar 19, 2025
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 43)
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 37-0
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
to Education (S)
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
to Postsecondary Education (H)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.