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Representative Kim Banta, sponsor of HB 263, presented the bill and introduced Joe Carroll Ellis, executive director of the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority, who addressed committee members about early implementation. \"It's being well received,\" Ellis said. \"We dispersed around 450 student teachers for the fall semester, and we're anticipating dispersing to another 800 for the spring semester.\" The committee adopted a committee substitute that merges language from House Bill 181 into HB 263; members described HB 181 as housekeeping tied to changes in the federal Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) process.

Under the committee substitute, statutory references to the term \"expected family contribution\" are removed to reflect federal FAFSA terminology changes, and the bill clarifies that student-teaching stipends are not financial aid—allowing institutions to process stipend payments to student teachers. Representative Banta explained the statutory change is intended to resolve implementation issues encountered after the program’s initial rollout.

The committee adopted the substitute and later approved a title amendment renaming the bill to \"an act relating to teacher scholarships.\" The measure passed the committee with a favorable recommendation to the House floor.

KHEAA reported the stipend rollout was expedited after last session’s legislation establishing the program; the agency characterized the initial distribution as a quick implementation and described HB 263 as a technical fix to address issues discovered in practice. Committee discussion focused on implementation mechanics; members did not record substantive opposition during the hearing.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Standing Committee on Postsecondary Education (2-11-25)","oneSentenceSummary","FRANKFORT — The Kentucky House Postsecondary Education Committee on Oct. 12 approved House Bill 263 as amended, a cleanup measure to the student-teaching stipend program that removes outdated FAFSA terminology and clarifies the stipend’s treatment so institutions can disburse payments without classifying them as financial aid.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature KY, Kentucky","taxId",77680,"location","Kentucky","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6340271,"Committee moves responsibility for teacher-program evaluation to EPSB in HB 251",71,101000,172000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2259715-65d41aa3c503068cfbf16dd1d76aebd6&start=101&end=172","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2259715-65d41aa3c503068cfbf16dd1d76aebd6/thumbnail_101000.jpg","/articles/6340271/Kentucky/Committee-moves-responsibility-for-teacher-program-evaluation-to-EPSB-in-HB-251","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6340271-4c367fd4c7eb9212561ba9907dd11ccd/orig.mp4?Expires=1775394106&Signature=Cc6OYNlI9jhzZmuVlGh-wMLcPu6JFKDYVEeEvU9JEWV2jkx8Jyg1DEoRk0p-L6ak02Zryx9E9z-YEgwsHhodLdobDDN6f25pj8VyfD75~emvZiraD5NbQmtfWJoDOOcsvWQawIszs9cUqb8XGc8jXAjfn55Uy3N41mCWms~fJaPimZvYFdVbnkO3BTPdJVlqcbpJRATmHNZbkHi4riCNtGUkEG4yfHGHa81l1G84uM2AVoyTVqz6naijMBa19xHnE~F7KsmHGdvCWIi8ralbCkTvo7OK4p3Y7OO9WD0vz8Qoeuq0i0oVTqLAUn4IwK2oBKGht6YTTeuwJ3ip3LXSgA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","FRANKFORT — The Kentucky House Postsecondary Education Committee on Oct. 12 passed House Bill 251, a cleanup measure that designates the Education Professional Standards Board as the primary entity responsible for evaluating educator preparation programs and for reporting those evaluations to the Legislative Research Commission. Representative Emily Callaway, sponsor of HB 251, presented the bill and said the change aligns evaluation responsibility with the board that oversees education preparation programs.

\"This language would change the responsibility from the council on postsecondary education in collaboration with EPSB to EPSB as the primary party for that evaluation,\" Representative Emily Callaway said. She told the committee the change mirrors expectations placed on EPSB in other literacy and numeracy alignment work.

The bill was described as a technical cleanup tied to last year’s Kentucky Numeracy Counts bill, which required educator-preparation alignment with K–12 numeracy efforts and an evaluation report to the Legislative Research Commission. Callaway said making EPSB the primary evaluator aligns the work with existing oversight for educator-preparation programs.

After brief discussion the committee moved to a roll-call vote. A majority of members voted in favor; Chair Tipton cast the chair’s aye. The committee reported the bill with a favorable recommendation to the full House.

The committee record indicates the change is intended to align EPSB’s existing oversight responsibilities with statutory evaluation and reporting requirements coming out of recent literacy and numeracy initiatives. The bill summary in the committee packet points readers to page 4 for the specific statutory edits.","The House Postsecondary Education Committee voted to pass House Bill 251, a cleanup bill that moves the primary responsibility for evaluating educator preparation programs from the Council on Postsecondary Education (in collaboration with EPSB) to the Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB).","actionData","errors"]

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Panel adopts HB 263, clarifies student-teaching stipend eligibility and updates FAFSA language

Committee moves responsibility for teacher-program evaluation to EPSB in HB 251