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House Bill 619

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Last Action 03/27/26: posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
Title AN ACT relating to public postsecondary education.
Bill Documents Current
Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist
Bill Request Number 113
Sponsors J. Bray, J. Petrie
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 164.321 to increase the membership of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) board of regents to a total of 17; reduce the terms of membership on a board of regents to 4 years; reduce the number of members allowed to reside in 1 county to 1 member; specify that the nonteaching member of a board of regents shall not be an employee who supervises more than 2 employees or reports directly to the president; specify that a member of a board of regents may be removed if the member does not attend 3 consecutive regularly scheduled meetings and the president requests the member's removal; amend KRS 164.350 to authorize the board of the KCTCS review the president's biennial budget and the budget planning and implementation processes; amend KRS164.365 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 164.580 to distinguish the responsibilities of the president of the KCTCS; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require the president of the KCTCS to employ a chief financial officer and to specify the responsibilities of the chief financial officer; amend KRS 164.583 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 164.591 to require the president of the KCTCS to present a plan for review by the board of regents when considering the reduction, expansion, or creation of colleges, campuses, or programs, allow the president to conditionally implement the plan upon approval of the Council on Postsecondary Education; require KCTCS to submit a report to the appropriate committees of the General Assembly regarding the plan; require final approval of the plan by the General Assembly; require the KCTCS to submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the appropriate committees regarding the properties utilized by the KCTCS; amend KRS 164.600 to define "campus" and "chancellor"; create a board of advisors for the KCTCS made up of the chancellor of each college of the system and others as appointed by the president; specify the responsibilities of the chancellor of each college; amend other sections of KRS Chapter 164 to conform; repeal KRS 164.586, 164.587, 164.594, 164.602, and 164.5833; provide for staggering of initial appointments.
Index Headings of Original Version Boards And Commissions - Board of regents, membership, terms
Boards And Commissions - Kentucky Community and Technical College System, board of regents, authority
Education, Higher - Kentucky Community and Technical College System, president, authority
General Assembly - Kentucky Community and Technical College System, reduction, expansion, and creation plan, approval
Reports Mandated - Kentucky Community and Technical College System, properties and buildings
Reports Mandated - Kentucky Community and Technical College System, reduction, expansion, and creation plan
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements
Senate Committee Substitute 1
Votes Vote History

Actions

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02/11/26
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
02/19/26
  • to Postsecondary Education (H)
02/23/26
  • reassigned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
02/27/26
  • taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
  • 1st reading
  • returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
03/02/26
  • taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
  • 2nd reading
  • returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
03/10/26
  • reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
  • taken from Rules
  • placed in the Orders of the Day
03/11/26
  • 3rd reading, passed 93-1 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/12/26
  • received in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
03/24/26
  • to Education (S)
03/26/26
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/27/26
  • 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
  • posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement Fiscal Note to House Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions; amend KRS 164.321 to specify the membership, appointment or election, and terms of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) board of regents effective October 1, 2026; specify that no citizen member shall have a conflict of interest or be a relative of an employee of KCTCS; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require the president of KCTCS to name a workforce liaison; amend KRS 164.583 to establish criteria for the Council on Postsecondary Education to consider when reviewing a proposal for a new accredited or workforce initiative program submitted by the KCTCS that will require an addittional general fund appropriation; require that the KCTCS be responsible for any specialized resources necessary to evaluate a proposal; require the council to review the proposal and issue a recommendation to the General Assembly on the proposal; require that a new accredited or workforce initiative program would not require this process to be followed if the program would not require additional general fund appropriations; amend KRS 164.591 to specify the process KCTCS is to take if a reduction, expansion, or creation of any college or campus facilities is determined to be necessary.
Index Headings Fiscal Note - Kentucky Community and Technical College, program approval, process and criteria
Boards And Commissions - Council on Postsecondary Education, KCTCS program approval, process and criteria
Boards And Commissions - Kentucky Community and Technical College System, board of regents, membership, terms
Education, Higher - Kentucky Community and Technical College System, board of regents, authority
Education, Higher - Kentucky Community and Technical College, program approval, process and criteria
Universities And Colleges - Kentucky Community and Technical College, program approval, process and criteria

Amendment Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions; amend KRS 164.350 to require the KCTC board of regents to set the qualifications of the president of the system and the chancellors of the college in policy; remove requirements for the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) when offering new programs; remove reporting and approval requirements of the president of the KCTCS when the president determines that there is a necessity to reduce, expand, or create any college or campus facility; amend KRS 164.7011 to include a certified public postsecondary pilot school regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration in the definition of "aviation program".
Index Headings Education, Higher - Aviation program, definition
Education, Higher - Kentucky Community and Technical College, academic programs
Education, Higher - Kentucky Community and Technical College, colleges and campuses
Education, Higher - Kentucky Community and Technical College, president and chancellors, qualifications

Last updated: 3/27/2026 5:28 PM (EDT)