AN ACT relating to the efficient use of public funds in postsecondary institutions.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require the Council on Postsecondary Education to promulgate administrative regulations to prohibit the use of public funds towards a degree in a low-earning outcome program; require the council to provide an annual report on the implementation of the prohibition to the Legislative Research Commission.

Introduced: February 26, 2026

Last action: February 26, 2026

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This bill would require Kentucky's Council on Postsecondary Education to create rules blocking public funds from being used for college degree programs whose graduates tend to earn low wages. The council would also need to report to the legislature each year on how those rules are being followed. Who it may affect: college students, particularly those enrolled in or considering degree programs identified as low-earning, and public colleges and universities in Kentucky.

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