Kentucky educational excellence scholarship moneys to be awarded to students enrolled in comprehensive transition and postsecondary program -- Amounts -- Terms -- Administrative regulations
KRS 164.7882
in effect164.7882. Kentucky educational excellence scholarship moneys to be awarded to students enrolled in comprehensive transition and postsecondary program -- Amounts -- Terms -- Administrative regulations
(1) Notwithstanding any other statute to the c ontrary, a student shall be eligible for a Kentucky educational excellence scholarship who:
(a) 1. Received an alternate high school diploma described in KRS 158.140(2)(b) after June 30, 2012; 2. Received a modified high school diploma under KRS 156.160(1) (e); or 3. Attended a Kentucky public high school after June 30, 2008, and is a student with an intellectual disability as defined in 34 C.F.R. sec. 668.231; and
(b) Enrolls in a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program at a participating institution located in Kentucky.
(2) A student enrolled in credit-bearing or non-credit-bearing courses as part of a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program prior to the 2016 -2017 academic year shall receive:
(a) Two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for enrollment in at least six (6) hours in an academic term; and
(b) One hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) for enrollment in less than six (6) hours in an academic term.
(3) A student enrolled in credit-bearing or non-credit-bearing courses as part of a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program beginning with the 2016-2017 academic year shall receive:
(a) Five hundred dollars ($500) for enrollment in at least six (6) hours in an academic term; and
(b) Two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for enrollment in less than six (6) hours in an academic term.
(4) A student shall be eligible for a scholarship under this section for a maximum of eight (8) academic terms.
(5) The authority shall promulgate administrative regulations establishing the procedures for making awards under this section.
Effective: July 15, 2026
History: Amended 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 15, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2026. -- Amended 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 139, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2016. -- Created 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 42, sec. 4, effective June 25, 2013.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=57193Fetched: 10/20/2026