23RS HB 136

House Bill 136

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Last Action	01/06/23: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to public postsecondary education institutions.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	206
Sponsors	W. Lawrence, K. Banta, T. Bojanowski, E. Callaway, R. Dotson, D. Hale, M. Hart, J. Raymond, W. Williams, N. Wilson
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 164.020 to prohibit the Council on Postsecondary Education from raising tuition for a postsecondary education institution more than 5% a year for resident students and 7% a year for nonresident students; provide a 4-year tuition freeze for an enrolled resident students; require an institution to notify a student before expiration of a tuition freeze; require any increase to tuition or fees to be approved before March 1 of the proceeding school year; amend KRS 164.131 to add 2 additional full-time student members to the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees, including 1 graduate student; remove language regarding initial appointments; amend KRS 164.821 to add a second faculty member to the University of Louisville Board of Trustees; add 2 additional full-time student members to the University of Louisville Board of Trustees, including 1 graduate student; remove language regarding initial appointments; amend KRS 164.321 to add a second faculty member to the boards of regents of comprehensive universities; add 2 additional full-time student members to the boards of regents, including 1 full-time graduate student; remove language regarding initial appointments; amend KRS 164.7874 to require a private postsecondary institution to have a voting student member on its governing board to be a participating institution for purposes of KEES eligibility; provide that the bill may be cited as the Kentucky Student Tuition Protection and Accountability Act; EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025.
Index Headings of Original Version	Education, Higher - Governing boards, student and faculty representation, restrictions on increasing tuition and fee Effective Dates, Delayed - Public postsecondary education institutions, governing boards and fees, July 1, 2025 Boards and Commissions - Public postsecondary governing boards, board composition, limitation of authority Short Titles and Popular Names - Kentucky Student Tuition Protection and Accountability Act Universities and Colleges - Governing boards, student and faculty representation, restrictions on increasing tuition and fee