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Bill AN ACT relating to proactive postsecondary admission. 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. us/states/ky Kentucky General Assembly 2026RS HB 307 Kentucky HB 307 (2026RS)
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Kentucky HB 307 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to proactive postsecondary admission.

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.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Acts Chapter 35 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Current/Final (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Pass — 970 (pass) · lower
  • CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 307 — 380 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • G. Brown Jr. — primary (person)
  • J. Tipton — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in House introduction
  • 2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H) referral-committee
  • 2026-01-20T05:00:00+00:00 to Postsecondary Education (H) referral-committee
  • 2026-02-10T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) committee-passage
  • 2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
  • 2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00 recommitted to Postsecondary Education (H)
  • 2026-02-20T05:00:00+00:00 Floor Amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute amendment-introduction
  • 2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (2) committee-passage
  • 2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute (2) amendment-introduction
  • 2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 04 2026
  • 2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (2) and Floor Amendment (2) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
  • 2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S) referral-committee
  • 2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00 to Education (S) referral-committee
  • 2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar committee-passage
  • 2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill reading-2
  • 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 25 2026
  • 2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 38-0 passage, reading-3
  • 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
  • 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House passage
  • 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate passage
  • 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
  • 2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 35) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/853d991b-565e-46e8-baff-99c9ba52066b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).