AN ACT relating to postsecondary education.

Amend KRS 164.020 to direct the Council on Postsecondary Education to postpone the approval of any new program at a state postsecondary educational institution if the institution has not met its equal educational opportunity goals; amend KRS 164.011, 164.131, 164.321, 164.821, and 335B.010 to conform; repeal KRS 164.2894, 164.2895, 164.2896, 164.2897, 164.2898. 164.2899, and 335B.035; provide that the Act may be cited as the Restoration of Postsecondary Inclusion and Student Success Programs Act.

Introduced: February 19, 2026

Last action: February 26, 2026

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This bill would require the state Council on Postsecondary Education to hold off on approving new academic programs at public colleges and universities that have not met their equal educational opportunity goals. It also repeals several existing statutes related to postsecondary education and is titled the Restoration of Postsecondary Inclusion and Student Success Programs Act. Who it may affect: students, faculty, and administrators at Kentucky public colleges and universities.

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