Summary of Original Version

Amend KRS 48.030, relating to branch budget recommendations, to include supporting budget documents.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Committee Substitute 1

Summary Delete original provisions; create new sections of KRS Chapter 164 to define Kentucky State University's (KSU) mission as a land grant polytechnic institution; require the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) to approve KSU expenditures more than $5,000 and provide designated financial oversight of KSU; require KSU to cooperate with the financial oversight of CPE; require KSU to transition to EMARS by July 1, 2027; prohibit KSU from incurring a budget deficit during the financial exigency; prohibit organizations that have public-private leases with KSU from entering into any such leases with KSU or any other state agency after the effective date of this Act; require KSU to conduct a review of academic programs, eliminate programs to align with the mission of a polytechnic institution in accordance with the requirements of the accrediting body of KSU, and terminate staff as necessary; prohibit enrolling new students in programs subject to closure by the 2026-2027 school year; close all but 10 in-person academic programs with limited exceptions; provide that KSU shall abide by all instructions required to maintain institutional accreditation; create admissions criteria for KSU; prohibit KSU from enrolling an individual that owes more than $1,000 to KSU; provide that the KSU president has sole discretion to readmit a former student; direct KSU to diligently collect debts and refer all debts in excess of $1,000 due and owing for 60 days to the Department of Revenue for collection; grant KSU the unfettered right to intercept tax refunds; require KSU to intercept a tax refund for any debt in excess of $1,000; provide that the Department of Revenue shall not decline withholding a tax refund referred by KSU; amend KRS 164.290 to remove the reference to the mission of KSU, which was reestablished in Section 1 of the Act; require fraternities and sororities to reapply for charter recognition; EMERGENCY.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Committee Amendment 1 -- C. McDaniel

Summary Make title amendment.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Floor Amendment 1 -- C. McDaniel

Summary Retain original provisions except increase the spending authority of Kentucky State University from $5,000 to $20,000; remove the in-person enrollment cap and establish a target enrollment at that number.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions; emphasize mission of Kentucky State University as an 1890 land-grant university and Historically Black College or University; require Kentucky State University to terminate tenured staff in accordance with university policy; permit the Council on Postsecondary Education to establish alternative admissions criteria for discretionary undergraduate admission for designated groups of applicants to Kentucky State University; extend the timeframe for a due and owing outstanding balance in excess of $1,000 to prevent enrollment or continued enrollment at Kentucky State University from 30 days to 60 days; specify that an amount is not due if a student is making payments in accordance with a payment plan approved by the university; extend the timeframe for a due and owing outstanding balance in excess of $1,000 to be referred to the Department of Revenue from 60 days to 90 days; remove requirement for fraternities and sororities in good standing to reapply for charter recognition.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 1 -- V. Grossl

Summary Retain original provisions; amend KRS 164.2951 to require public postsecondary institutions to publicly post their statewide course classification system and transfer eligibility information; require the council to publish on its website a list of the available transfer pathways and the institutions that participate; require the Council on Postsecondary Education to study and report on statewide transfer pathways by December 1, 2026.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 2 -- V. Grossl

Summary Make title amendment.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 3 -- J. Watkins

Summary Retain original provisions; extend notice for Kentucky State University staff and faculty upon termination from 30 days to 90 days; require Kentucky State University to terminate tenured staff in accordance with university policy.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 4 -- J. Watkins

Summary Retain original provisions, except remove requirement for fraternities and sororities to reapply for charter recognition.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 5 -- J. Watkins

Summary Retain original provisions except the prohibition of organizations that have public-private leases with KSU from entering into any such leases with KSU or any other state agency after the effective date of this Act

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 6 -- J. Watkins

Summary Retain original provision's except remove deletions from KRS 164.290 to retain the description of Kentucky State University and its mission and add polytechnic programs to the existing mission.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 7 -- J. Watkins

Summary Retain, original provisions except reduce the minimum ACT score for Kentucky State University admission from 18 to 16; permit the Council on Postsecondary Education to establish alternative admissions criteria.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 8 -- J. Watkins

Summary Retain original provisions, except extend the timeframe for a due and owing outstanding balance in excess of $1,000 to prevent enrollment or continued enrollment at Kentucky State University from 30 days to 60 days; establish that an amount is not due if a student is making payments in accordance with a payment plan approved by the university; extend the timeframe for a due and owing outstanding balance in excess of $1,000 to be referred to the Department of Revenue from 60 days to 90 days.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 9 -- J. Watkins

Summary Retain original provisions, except remove requirement for fraternities and sororities to reapply for charter recognition.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 10 -- J. Watkins

Summary Retain original provisions except authorize certification from the Council on Postsecondary Education to terminate the financial exigency declared for Kentucky State University.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 11 -- J. Watkins

Summary Retain original provisions; increase the maximum number of programs that do not otherwise meet a designated exception from 10 to 15.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 12 -- J. Watkins

Summary Retain original provisions; emphasize mission of Kentucky State University as a liberal studies institution.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 13 -- J. Watkins

Summary Retain original provisions; emphasize mission of Kentucky State University as an 1890 land-grant university and Historically Black College or University.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 14 -- V. Grossl

Summary Retain original provisions; amend KRS 164.2951 to require public postsecondary institutions to publicly post their statewide course classification system and transfer eligibility information; require the council to publish on its website a list of the available transfer pathways and the institutions that participate; require the Council on Postsecondary Education to study and report on statewide transfer pathways by December 1, 2026.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 48.030
Senate Committee Substitute 1: 164.290
House Committee Substitute 1: 164.290
Current: 164.290