Introduced January 14, 2026
HB379
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Amend KRS 164.001 to remove the definition of "committee," "P-16 council," and "remedial education"; amend KRS 164.013 to conform; amend KRS 164.0211 to attach the Board of Student Body Presidents to the Council on Postsecondary Education for administration and organization purposes; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to codify the existing Commonwealth Education Continuum; establish governance and membership of the continuum; establish the duties of the continuum; provide that the administrative and support…
In effect since July 15, 2026
Acts from the 2026 Regular Session that don't carry an emergency clause or set their own effective date took effect 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).
Plain-language summary
This bill makes several organizational changes to how Kentucky oversees higher education. It formally establishes the Commonwealth Education Continuum in state law, sets up its membership and duties, and connects the Board of Student Body Presidents to the Council on Postsecondary Education. It also removes several outdated definitions and repeals a number of existing statutes to streamline the state's education governance structure. Who it may affect: college and university students, higher education administrators, and state education governing bodies.
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
Shane Baker
Representative · House District 085
Co-sponsors (1)
James Tipton
Representative · House District 053
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