Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 141.500 (2026)

Education Opportunity Account Program. (See LRC Note below)

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There is hereby established the Education Opportunity Account Program, also known as the EOA program. The purpose of the EOA program is to give more flexibility and choices in education to Kentucky residents and to address disparities in educational options available to students. Effective: June 29, 2021 History: Created 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 167, sec. 5, effective June 29, 2021. Legislative Research Commission Note (12/15/2022). On December 15, 2022, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that the Education Opportunity Account Act, KRS 141.500 to 141.528, as enacted in 2021 HB 563 (2021 Ky. Acts ch. 167), "violates the proscription in Section 184 of the Kentucky Constitution on the raising or collecting of 'sum[s]' for 'education other than in common schools'." Commonwealth ex rel. Cameron v. Johnson, et al., 2021-SC-0518-TG.

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Cited in 4 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: Michelle Grimes Jones, on Behalf of Herself & Her Minor Child. v. Holly M. Johnson, in Her Off. Capacity as Sec'y of the Fin. & Admin. Cabinet (Ky. 2022).

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Michelle Grimes Jones, on Behalf of Herself & Her Minor Child. v. Holly M. Johnson, in Her Off. Capacity as Sec'y of the Fin. & Admin. Cabinet (Ky. 2022). · cites it 3× “” KRS 141.500. To be eligible to obtain an EOA, students generally must be members of a family whose household earns less than 175% of the amount of household income necessary to establish eligibility for reduced price meals— approximately $85,800 for a family of four during the…”

Council for Better Educ., Inc. v. Holly Johnson, in Her Off. Capacity as Sec'y of the Fin. & Admin. Cabinet (Ky. 2022). · cites it 3× “” KRS 141.500. To be eligible to obtain an EOA, students generally must be members of a family whose household earns less than 175% of the amount of household income necessary to establish eligibility for reduced price meals— approximately $85,800 for a family of four during the…”

Akia McNeary v. Council for Better Educ., Inc. (Ky. 2022). · cites it 3× “” KRS 141.500. To be eligible to obtain an EOA, students generally must be members of a family whose household earns less than 175% of the amount of household income necessary to establish eligibility for reduced price meals— approximately $85,800 for a family of four during the…”

Commonwealth of Kentucky Ex Rel. Attorney Gen. Daniel Cameron v. Holly Johnson, in Her Off. Capacity as Sec'y of the Fin. & Admin. Cabinet (Ky. 2022). · cites it 3× “” KRS 141.500. To be eligible to obtain an EOA, students generally must be members of a family whose household earns less than 175% of the amount of household income necessary to establish eligibility for reduced price meals— approximately $85,800 for a family of four during the…”

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