AN ACT relating to postsecondary education.

Amend KRS 164.001 to remove the definition of "committee" and "P-16 council"; amend KRS 164.013 to conform; amend KRS 164.020 to remove the Council on Postsecondary Education's ability to postpone approval of new programs due to an institution's unmet equal educational opportunity goals; amend KRS 164.0211 to attach the Board of Student Body Presidents to the Council on Postsecondary Education for administration and organization purposes; amend KRS 164.321 to require Senate confirmation of gubernatorial appointees…

Introduced: February 19, 2025

Last action: March 7, 2025

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This bill makes several changes to how Kentucky oversees its public colleges and universities. It removes certain oversight bodies and definitions from state law, reorganizes the Board of Student Body Presidents under the Council on Postsecondary Education, eliminates the Council's ability to delay approval of new academic programs based on a school's unmet equal educational opportunity goals, and requires that people appointed by the governor to university boards of regents receive Senate confirmation before they can serve. Who it may affect: students at Kentucky's public universities and community colleges, university board appointees, and the governor's office.

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