Free tuition for older Kentuckians is in peril

By: Jamie Lucke, Liam Niemeyer

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: February 9, 2026

Words: 1,101

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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FRANKFORT — For 50 years the legislature has waived tuition and fees at public universities and colleges for Kentuckians who have passed their 65th birthdays.

That would end if the chair of the House Standing Committee on Postsecondary Education has his way.

Rep. James Tipton, R-Taylorsville, is sponsoring House Bill 497 which would repeal the 1976 law that created the waiver that benefits Donovan Scholars and other students who are 65 or older.

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