AN ACT relating to postsecondary education.

Amend KRS 164.2951 to require the Council on Postsecondary Education to develop, implement, and maintain statewide transfer pathways available between the public postsecondary education institutions in selected baccalaureate programs; require the council to publish on its website a list of the available transfer pathways; require participating postsecondary education institutions to accept transfer credit, earned or accepted at the prior institution within pathways as general education or program-specific general education credit before applying credit as elective;…

Education, Higher State Agencies Universities and Colleges Workforce

Introduced: January 7, 2026

Last action: April 15, 2026

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This bill would require Kentucky's Council on Postsecondary Education to create and publish clear transfer pathways between public colleges and universities in certain four-year degree programs. It also requires colleges to count transfer credits as general education or program-specific credits before treating them as electives, which could help students avoid losing credits when they switch schools. The council would also be required to notify institutions and coordinate discussions when curriculum changes might affect transfer students. Who it may affect: students transferring between Kentucky's public colleges and universities, and staff at those institutions who manage academic credit and curriculum.

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