AN ACT relating to higher education.

Amend KRS 164.020 to abolish the Council on Postsecondary Education and transfer authorities and duties to the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority; amend KRS 164.746 to add three student members to the board of the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority; amend various sections of KRS Chapters 164, 164A, 165, 165A, 168, 171, 183, 200, 210, 214, 309, 367, 11A, 12, 18A, 42, 56, 61, 63, 64, 138, 151B, 154, 156, 157,158, 160, and 161 to…

Introduced: January 10, 2025

Last action: February 4, 2025

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This bill would eliminate Kentucky's Council on Postsecondary Education, the state body currently responsible for overseeing colleges and universities, and shift its responsibilities to the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority. It also adds three student representatives to that authority's governing board. Who it may affect: college and university students, higher education institutions, and faculty and staff currently employed by or working with the Council on Postsecondary Education.

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