Senate Bill 191

Actions | Amendments
Last Action 04/17/24: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 196)
Title AN ACT relating to postsecondary education funding and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents Acts Chapter 196
Current/Final
Introduced
Bill Request Number 1816
Sponsors D. Givens, G. Neal, M. Deneen
Summary of Enacted Version Amends KRS 164.092 to define “nontraditional age students,” to remove all references to “minority,” to require that any formula not include race-based metrics or targets, to increase the percentage of public university funding based on student success outcomes produced from 35 percent to 40 percent, to decrease the percentage of public university funding for student credit hours earned from 35 percent to 30 percent, to include in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System’s student success outcomes weighting for credentials aligned with the economic needs of the state and recognize credentials earned by nontraditional-age students, to require that the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) promulgate an emergency or amended administrative regulation to implement the amended funding formula, to require that the Postsecondary Education Working Group convene during the 2024 Interim for the sole purpose of considering how to define “underrepresented students” for the comprehensive funding model for the public postsecondary education system, to require that the recommendations be reported to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2024, and to require that CPE distribute allocable resources based on first-generation college students receiving bachelor’s degrees and low-income students; EMERGENCY.
Legislative History
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 164.092 to define "nontraditional age students"; include nontraditional age students in the goal of closing achievement gaps; increase the percentage of public university funding based on student success outcomes produced from 35 to 40 percent; decrease the percentage of public university funding for student credit hours earned from 35 to 30 percent; include in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System's student success outcomes weighting for credentials aligned with the economic needs of the state and recognize credentials earned by nontraditional age students; require the Council on Postsecondary Education to promulgate an emergency or amended administrative regulation to implement the amended funding formula; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings of Original Version Education, Finance - Public college and universities, funding formula
Education, Higher - Public college and universities, funding formula
Effective Dates, Emergency - Public college and universities, funding formula
Universities and Colleges - Public postsecondary institution funding formula
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Floor Amendment 1
House Floor Amendment 2
House Floor Amendment 3
House Floor Amendment 4
House Floor Amendment 5
House Floor Amendment 6
House Floor Amendment 7
Votes Vote History

Actions

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02/09/24
  • introduced in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
02/12/24
  • to Education (S)
02/15/24
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/16/24
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
02/20/24
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 22, 2024
02/22/24
  • 3rd reading, passed 36-0
02/23/24
  • received in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
02/29/24
  • to Education (H)
03/12/24
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/13/24
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
03/21/24
  • floor amendment (1) filed
03/25/24
  • floor amendments (2) and (3) filed
03/26/24
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 27, 2024
  • floor amendment (4) filed
04/12/24
  • floor amendments (5), (6) and (7) filed
04/15/24
  • 3rd reading, passed 91-3 with Floor Amendment (7)
  • received in Senate
  • to Rules (S)
  • posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (7)
  • Senate concurred in House Floor Amendment (7)
  • passed 91-3
  • enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
  • enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
  • delivered to Governor
04/17/24
  • signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 196)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor J. Tipton
Summary Retain original provisions; remove all references to minority; require the postsecondary education working group to convene during the 2024 Interim for the sole purpose of considering how to define "underrepresented students" for the comprehensive funding model for the public postsecondary education system; require the recommendations be reported to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2024.
Index Headings Education, Higher - Public college and universitites, funding formula
Education, Finance - Public college and universitites, funding formula
Universities and Colleges - Public postsecondary institution funding formula

Amendment House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor J. Calloway
Summary Retain original provisions; define underrepresented students; remove the word minority throughout; amend KRS 164.020 to prohibit the Council on Postsecondary Education from using race-conscious targets or metrics in performance funding; require the working group established in Section 1 of this Act to meet during the 2024 Interim and report to the Legislative Research Commission; require the working group to submit all proposed metrics and goals to be reviewed by the Interim Joint Committee on Education each year.
Index Headings Education, Higher - Public college and universities, underrepresented students, definition
Reports Mandated - Comprehensive funding model, working group, proposed goals and metrics

Amendment House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor J. Tipton
Summary Retain original provisions; remove underrepresented minority students and beginning fiscal year 2024-2025 use students graduating from low-performing high schools in Kentucky for performance funding purposes.
Index Headings Education, Finance - Public colleges and universities, funding formula
Education, Higher - Public colleges and universities, funding formula

Amendment House Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor J. Tipton
Summary Retain original provisions; remove underrepresented minority students and beginning fiscal year 2024-2025 use students graduating from low-performing high schools in Kentucky for performance funding purposes; specify that the comprehensive funding mode shall not include any race-based metrics or targets.
Index Headings Education, Finance - Public colleges and universities, funding formula
Education, Higher - Public colleges and universities, funding formula

Amendment House Floor Amendment 5
Sponsor J. Calloway
Summary Retain original provisions; define "underrepresented students"; remove the word, "minority" throughout; amend KRS 164.020 to prohibit the Council on Postsecondary Education from using race-conscious targets or metrics in performance funding; require the working group established in Section 1 of this Act to meet during the 2024 Interim and report to the Legislative Research Commission; require the working group to submit all proposed metrics and goals to be reviewed by the Interim Joint Committee on Education each year.
Index Headings Education, Higher - Public college and universities, underrepresented students, definition
Reports Mandated - Comprehensive funding model, working group, proposed goals and metrics

Amendment House Floor Amendment 6
Sponsor J. Calloway
Summary Retain original provisions; define "underrepresented students"; remove the word, "minority" throughout; amend KRS 164.020 to prohibit the Council on Postsecondary Education from using race-conscious targets or metrics in performance funding; require the working group established in Section 1 of this Act to meet during the 2024 Interim and report to the Legislative Research Commission; require the working group to submit all proposed metrics and goals to be reviewed by the Interim Joint Committee on Education each year.
Index Headings Education, Higher - Public college and universities, underrepresented students, definition
Reports Mandated - Comprehensive funding model, working group, proposed goals and metrics

Amendment House Floor Amendment 7
Sponsor J. Tipton
Summary Retain original provisions; remove all references to "minority"; require that any formula not include any race-based metrics or targets; require the Postsecondary Education Working Group to convene during the 2024 Interim for the sole purpose of considering how to define "underrepresented students" for the comprehensive funding model for the public postsecondary education system; require the recommendations be reported to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2024; require the Council on Postsecondary Education to distribute allocable resources based on first generation college students receiving bachelor's degrees and low-income students.
Index Headings Education, Finance - Public college and universitites, funding formula
Education, Higher - Public college and universitites, funding formula
Universities and Colleges - Public postsecondary institution funding formula

Last updated: 9/26/2024 1:37 PM (EDT)