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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky creates tutoring grant program and trust fund for children in foster care
Last action · March 11, 2026: to Families & Children (H)Sponsor: Beverly Chester-Burton
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What This Bill Proposed
Kentucky establishes a Tutoring and Academic Assistance Grant program and a dedicated administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to support children in foster care. School districts and community organizations may apply for grants to provide tutoring services aimed at improving graduation rates and learning stability.
- The General Assembly is the legislative branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky responsible for enacting state laws. context
- The Cabinet for Health and Family Services administers various programs supporting children and families across Kentucky. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
children in foster care
Children in foster care become eligible to receive specialized tutoring and academic assistance services funded by the new program.
school districts
School districts become eligible to apply for grants from the trust fund to provide tutoring services.
community organizations
Community organizations become eligible to apply for grants to coordinate and facilitate academic assistance.
Cabinet for Health and Family Services
The cabinet is tasked with establishing, operating, and administering the grant program and the trust fund.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Mar 11, 2026HouseCommitteeto Families & Children (H)
- Mar 4, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
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Dedicated Academic Support for Foster Youth
Establishes a formal structural mechanism linking school districts and community organizations specifically for foster children's academic stability.
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Sources
apps.legislature.ky.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 55)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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