26RS HB 376

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Last Action	01/14/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to public postsecondary education institutions.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	77
Sponsor	K. Banta
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; 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	Boards And Commissions - Public postsecondary governing boards, limitation of authority to increase tuition and fees Education, Higher - Public postsecondary tuition and fees, restriction of authority of governing board to increase Effective Dates, Delayed - Public postsecondary tuition and fees, restrictions on authority to increase, July 1, 2029 Short Titles And Popular Names - Kentucky Student Tuition Protection and Accountability Act 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