HB499
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Amend KRS 164.295 to remove the doctoral program prohibitions for comprehensive universities and expressly permit comprehensive universities to offer research doctoral programs.
Introduced: February 13, 2025
Last action: February 21, 2025
Plain-language summary
This bill would change state law to allow Kentucky's comprehensive universities to offer research doctoral programs, which they are currently prohibited from doing. Under existing law, doctoral programs at these institutions are restricted, and this bill would lift those restrictions. Who it may affect: students, faculty, and staff at Kentucky's comprehensive universities, as well as those seeking advanced degree options in their region.
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