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Last action · February 6, 2025

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Introduced February 4, 2025

Senate

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

SB80

AN ACT relating to a veterinary medicine program at Murray State University.

Amend KRS 164.295 to permit Murray State University to offer doctor's degrees required for professional practice and licensure in veterinary medicine.

Education, Higher Universities and Colleges Veterinarians

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This bill would allow Murray State University to offer a doctoral degree in veterinary medicine, which is the degree required to become a licensed veterinarian. Currently, state law limits the types of doctoral degrees Murray State can offer, and this change would create an exception for veterinary medicine programs. Who it may affect: students pursuing veterinary careers, Murray State University, and Kentuckians in rural and agricultural communities who rely on access to veterinarians.

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