Kentucky
General Assembly

02/11/26	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
03/19/26	to Appropriations & Revenue (S) taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S) 1st reading returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
03/20/26	taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S) 2nd reading returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
03/25/26	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) taken from Rules placed in the Orders of the Day passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/26/26	3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) received in House to Committee on Committees (H) taken from Committee on Committees (H) 1st reading returned to Committee on Committees (H) to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement	Actuarial Analysis to Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Delete original provisions; create new sections of KRS Chapter 164 to define Kentucky State University's (KSU) mission as a land grant polytechnic institution; require the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) to approve KSU expenditures more than $5,000 and provide designated financial oversight of KSU; require KSU to cooperate with the financial oversight of CPE; require KSU to transition to EMARS by July 1, 2027; prohibit KSU from incurring a budget deficit during the financial exigency; prohibit organizations that have public-private leases with KSU from entering into any such leases with KSU or any other state agency after the effective date of this Act; require KSU to conduct a review of academic programs, eliminate programs to align with the mission of a polytechnic institution in accordance with the requirements of the accrediting body of KSU, and terminate staff as necessary; prohibit enrolling new students in programs subject to closure by the 2026-2027 school year; close all but 10 in-person academic programs with limited exceptions; provide that KSU shall abide by all instructions required to maintain institutional accreditation; create admissions criteria for KSU; prohibit KSU from enrolling an individual that owes more than $1,000 to KSU; provide that the KSU president has sole discretion to readmit a former student; direct KSU to diligently collect debts and refer all debts in excess of $1,000 due and owing for 60 days to the Department of Revenue for collection; grant KSU the unfettered right to intercept tax refunds; require KSU to intercept a tax refund for any debt in excess of $1,000; provide that the Department of Revenue shall not decline withholding a tax refund referred by KSU; amend KRS 164.290 to remove the reference to the mission of KSU, which was reestablished in Section 1 of the Act; require fraternities and sororities to reapply for charter recognition; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Universities And Colleges - Kentucky State University expenditures, CPE approval, requirement Universities And Colleges - Kentucky State University, reorganization to a polytechnic intuition Actuarial Analysis - Kentucky State University expenditures Education, Finance - Financial exigency, Kentucky State University, declaration Education, Finance - Kentucky State University expenditures, CPE approval, requirement Education, Higher - Kentucky State University expenditures, CPE approval, requirement Education, Higher - Kentucky State University, reorganization to a polytechnic instruction Effective Dates, Emergency - Kentucky State University, financial exigency declaration, reorganization to polytechnic institution Personnel And Employment - Kentucky State University, personnel, reduction of staff in restructuring to polytechnic institution State Agencies - Council on Postsecondary Education, KSU expenditures and program review, approval, requirement

Amendment	Senate Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	C. McDaniel
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - SB 185

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	C. McDaniel
Summary	Retain original provisions except increase the spending authority of Kentucky State University from $5,000 to $20,000; remove the in-person enrollment cap and establish a target enrollment at that number.
Index Headings	Education, Finance - Kentucky State University, spending authority, $20,000 Education, Higher - Kentucky State University, spending authority, $20,000 Education, Higher - Kentucky State University, enrollment target, 1,000 in-person students Universities And Colleges - Kentucky State University, spending authority, $20,000 Universities And Colleges - Kentucky State University, enrollment target, 1,000 in-person students