| Last Action | 04/17/24: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 199) | 
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| Title | A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Council on Postsecondary Education to conduct a feasibility study on expanding postbaccalaureate program offerings at comprehensive universities. | 
| Bill Documents | 
                        Acts Chapter 199 
                         Current/Final Introduced  | 
            
| Bill Request Number | 2087 | 
| Sponsors | D. Givens, M. Wilson, J. Adams, R. Stivers, D. Thayer | 
| Summary of Enacted Version | Directs the Council on Postsecondary Education to conduct a study on expanding postbaccalaureate program offerings at comprehensive universities; and directs the council to consult with each president of a comprehensive university to consider a regional economic development or workforce development need that may be met by a postbaccalaureate program. | 
| Summary of Original Version | Direct the Council on Postsecondary Education to conduct a study on expanding postbaccalaureate program offerings at comprehensive universities; consult with each president of a comprehensive university to consider a regional economic development or workforce development need that may be met by a postbaccalaureate program. | 
| Index Headings of Original Version | 
                            Education, Finance - Comprehensive universities, postbaccalaureate program offerings, expansion study  Education, Higher - Comprehensive universities, postbaccalaureate program offerings, expansion study State Agencies - Comprehensive universities, postbaccalaureate program offerings, expansion study Studies Directed - Comprehensive universities, postbaccalaureate program offerings, expansion study Universities and Colleges - Comprehensive universities, postbaccalaureate program offerings, expansion study  | 
            
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                                    House Committee Substitute 1   House Floor Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 2  | 
                
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 | 
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| Summary | Retain all original provisions; require that the study include an evaluation of establishing the following postbaccalaureate programs: a veterinary medicine program at Murray State University, doctoral programs to obtain an R2 “High Research Activity” designation at Western Kentucky University, and a doctoral program for professional practice and licensure in osteopathic medicine at Eastern Kentucky University. | 
| Index Headings | 
                            Universities and Colleges - Comprehensive university postbaccalaureate initiative study, specific new programs for consideration  Education, Finance - Comprehensive university postbaccalaureate initiative study, specific new programs for consideration Education, Higher - Comprehensive university postbaccalaureate initiative study, specific new programs for consideration  | 
            
| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 | 
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| Sponsor | M. Imes | 
| Summary | Retain all original provisions and expand the scope of the studies to include expanding postbaccalaureate program offerings to include the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville. | 
| Index Headings | 
                            Education, Higher - University of Kentucky, postbaccalaureate program offerings, expansion study  Education, Higher - University of Louisville, postbaccalaureate program offerings, expansion study Studies Directed - University of Kentucky, postbaccalaureate program offerings, expansion study Studies Directed - University of Louisville, postbaccalaureate program offerings, expansion study Universities and Colleges - University of Kentucky, postbaccalaureate program offerings, expansion study Universities and Colleges - University of Louisville, postbaccalaureate program offerings, expansion study  | 
            
| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 2 | 
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| Sponsor | M. Imes | 
| Summary | Make title amendment. | 
| Index Headings | Title Amendments - SJR 170/GA | 
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