Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB94: AN ACT relating to postsecondary education.
Status: In committee, April 15, 2026
Amend KRS 164.2951 to require the Council on Postsecondary Education to develop, implement, and maintain statewide transfer pathways available between the public postsecondary education institutions in selected baccalaureate programs; require the council to publish on its website a list of the available transfer pathways; require participating postsecondary education institutions to accept transfer credit, earned or accepted at the prior institution within pathways as general education or program-specific general education credit before applying credit as elective; require the council to provide written notification to public postsecondary education institutions and coordinate credit transfer discussions upon receiving notification of an institution seeking to make changes to curricula impacting lower-division courses.
What the bill says
An act relating to postsecondary education.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT relating to postsecondary education. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 164.2951 is amended to read as follows: (1) [Beginning with the 2012-2013 academic year and each academic year thereafter ]For first-time students enrolling in a public college or university, postsecondary education institutions are encouraged to limit the credit-hour requirements to sixty (60) credit hours for each associate of science or associate of arts degree program and to one hundred twenty (120) credit hours for each bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree program, except in situations in or (b) A program must comply with specific program standards established by external accreditation bodies. (2) The council[ on Postsecondary Education], in collaboration with the public universities and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System[community and technical colleges], shall: (a) Facilitate the development and implementation of a statewide agreement for alignment of Kentucky Community and Technical College System lowerdivision associate of arts and associate of science coursework that shall be accepted and fully credited to related bachelors degree programs by all public universities. The agreement shall specify the general education learning outcomes and program-specific prerequisite learning outcomes of the coursework. Where applicable, curricula shall be reviewed to determine comparability of core content standards required under KRS 164.302. The agreement shall direct …
Sponsors
- Vanessa Grossl (R, HD-088) · primary sponsor
- George Brown (D, HD-077)
- T.J. Roberts (R, HD-066)
Latest actions
- : recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- : 2nd reading, to Rules
- : reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
- : to Postsecondary Education (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: State Agencies, Education, Higher, Universities And Colleges, Workforce
Common questions
- What is HB94?
- HB94 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to postsecondary education.
- What does HB94 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to postsecondary education.
- What is the status of HB94?
- In committee as of April 15, 2026. Latest action: recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) (April 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB94?
- Vanessa Grossl (R, HD-088), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB94?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb94.html
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