| Last Action | 02/14/25: to Postsecondary Education (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to public postsecondary education institutions. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 895 |
| Sponsors | K. Banta, J. Decker |
| 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 Kentucky resident students and 7% a year for non-Kentucky resident students; provide a 4-year tuition freeze for an enrolled Kentucky resident student; require an institution to notify a student before expiration of a tuition freeze; require any increase in tuition or fees to be approved before March 1; amend KRS 164.7874 to require a private postsecondary institution to have a voting student member on its governing board in order to be a participating institution for purposes of KEES eligibility; provide that the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Student Tuition Protection and Accountability Act; EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2029. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Education, Higher - Public postsecondary tuition and fees, restriction of authority of governing board to increase Education, Higher - Private postsecondary institutions, KEES eligibility, restrictions Effective Dates, Delayed - Public postsecondary tuition and fees, restrictions on authority to increase, July 1, 2029 State Agencies - Council on Postsecondary Education, limitation of authority to increase tuition and fees Universities and Colleges - Public postsecondary tuition and fees, restriction of authority of governing board to increase Universities and Colleges - Private postsecondary institutions, KEES eligibility, restrictions Boards and Commissions - Public postsecondary governing boards, limitation of authority to increase tuition and fees Short Titles and Popular Names - Kentucky Student Tuition Protection and Accountability Act |
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