HB 307: AN ACT relating to proactive postsecondary admission.

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. April 7, 2026signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 35)
2. March 26, 2026delivered to Governor
3. March 26, 2026enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
4. March 26, 2026enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
5. March 26, 2026received in House
6. March 25, 20263rd reading, passed 38-0
7. March 24, 2026posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 25 2026
8. March 20, 20262nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
9. March 19, 2026reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
10. March 18, 2026to Education (S)
11. March 5, 2026to Committee on Committees (S)
12. March 5, 2026received in Senate

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