Summary of Original Version

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.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions except remove certified nonpublic schools from the proactive postsecondary admissions program; remove the Council on Postsecondary Education's management of the proactive postsecondary admissions program; direct each public school district to annually invite each enrolled student to participate in the proactive postsecondary admissions program and notify the Kentucky Department of Education of students that opt-in to notifications about the program by July 1 each year; direct the department to notify the council of designated information for all students and additional information for students that opt-in; transfer the responsibility for sending personalized prospective admissions letters from the council to each public institution; remove the requirement that the letter include an estimated KEES amount and replace that requirement with instructions on how to access state and federal grant opportunities; require that the letter include information on the cost of attendance and notice of institutional aid opportunities; direct the council to collaborate with public institutions to promote and report annually on the program; direct the department to collaborate with local school districts to maximize student participation in the program and to report annually on designated information related to those efforts; designate certain information that the department shall report to the Kentucky Center for Statistics; restrict the Kentucky Center for Statistics from reporting personally identifiable information; direct that each public postsecondary education institution shall provide the institution's program application form to the council by November 1, 2027; require the council to review each form and offer suggestions.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 2

Summary Retain original provisions except remove the requirement for certified nonpublic schools to participate in the proactive postsecondary admissions program; remove the Council on Postsecondary Education's management of the proactive postsecondary admissions program; direct each public school district to annually invite each enrolled student to participate in the proactive postsecondary admissions program and notify the Kentucky Department of Education of students that opt in to notifications about the program by July 1 each year; direct the department to provide public postsecondary education institutions designated information for all students and additional information for students that opt in; transfer the responsibility for sending personalized prospective admissions letters from the council to each public institution; remove the requirement that the letter include an estimated KEES amount and replace that requirement with instructions on how to access state and federal grant opportunities; require that the letter include information on the cost of attendance and notice of institutional aid opportunities; direct the council to collaborate with public institutions to promote and report annually on the program; direct the department to collaborate with local school districts to maximize student participation in the program and to report annually on designated information related to those efforts; designate certain information that the department shall report to the Kentucky Center for Statistics; restrict the Kentucky Center for Statistics from reporting personally identifiable information; direct that each public postsecondary education institution shall provide the institution's program application form to the council by November 1, 2027; require the council to review each form and offer suggestions; require the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to begin in 2027 including a link, address, or QR code provided by the council for the common online application in the KEES eligibility notifications sent to students; direct the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to consult with the department to evaluate sending KEES eligibility notifications electronically; provide that the Act may be cited as the My Kentucky Future Act.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 1 -- J. Tipton

Summary Retain original provisions; add phone number and email address to the directory information reported by the Kentucky Department of Education to the Council on Postsecondary Education; replace a full Social Security number with the last 4 digits of a Social Security number and add date of birth to the information required to be provided by the Kentucky Department of Education to the Kentucky Center for Statistics; require the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to include a link, address, or QR code provided by the council to the common online application in the KEES eligibility notifications sent to students; direct the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to consult with the department to evaluate sending KEES eligibility notifications electronically; provide that the Act may be cited as the My Kentucky Future Act.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 2 -- J. Tipton

Summary Retain original provisions; add grade level to the directory student information reported to public postsecondary education institutions; direct the department to provide designated information directly to public postsecondary education institutions for students who opt in to the proactive postsecondary admissions program; remove the restriction against the department imposing additional reporting requirements to authorize the collection of information specific to the proactive postsecondary admissions program.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 164.020
House Committee Substitute 1: 164.020
House Committee Substitute 2: 164.020
Current: 164.020