Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB619: AN ACT relating to public postsecondary education.
Status: Chaptered, April 14, 2026
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 responsibili
What the bill says
An act or joint resolution explicitly identifying and authorizing implementation of the plan. (5) By October 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the KCTCS shall submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Interim Joint Committees on Education and Appropriations and Revenue providing the location, size of property, square footage of buildings, whether owned, leased, or rented, and the use of each property or building utilized by each college within the system, including all main campuses and satellite facilities, buildings, and properties as of January 1 of the year.