Kentucky

Passed in 2022, this is the appropriations bill for funding Kentucky state agencies. The bill provides, under the appropriations for University of Kentucky, "$500,000 in each fiscal year for the Human Development Institute (HDI) for the Supported Higher Education Project”. This funds the Kentucky Supported Higher Education Partnership, which works to increase higher education options, access and success for Kentucky students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

This legislation, signed into law in 2022, expands the eligibility terms of the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship Program to include Kentucky students with intellectual disabilities enrolled in comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs (CTPs).

This bill, signed in 2016, authorizes an increase in the amount of Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarships (KEES) for students with IDD who enroll in a CTP in Kentucky. These students will be eligible for a $500 KEES if they are enrolled in at least six credit hours in a term, or $250 if they are enrolled in less than six credit hours.