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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky Bill 94 expands statewide college credit transfer rules and course numbering systems
Last action · April 15, 2026: recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)Sponsors: Vanessa Grossl and 2 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Kentucky HB 94 directs public colleges and universities to establish standardized course numbering, general education transfer agreements, and mandatory of up to 60 credit hours by July 1, 2028. The measure requires public universities to fully accept associate degree general education requirements and prohibits requiring transfer students to retake lower-level courses in the same major.
Transfer students from community and technical colleges gain guaranteed credit transfer protections, priority admission over out-of-state applicants, and protection from repeating coursework upon entering public four-year universities in Kentucky.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
First-time and Transfer Students
Students benefit from standardized course numbering, guaranteed general education requirement fulfillment, priority admission over out-of-state applicants, and protection against repeating lower-division coursework.
Public Universities and KCTCS
Postsecondary institutions are required to collaborate on course alignment, establish uniform transfer pathways by July 1, 2028, notify the council of curriculum changes, and accept equivalent transfer credits.
Council on Postsecondary Education
The council must coordinate statewide transfer agreements, maintain course numbering and transfer pathway lists, standardize exam equivalencies, and oversee the credit transfer appeals process.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if a public university wants to change its curriculum in a way that affects course transferability?
Do community college graduates get priority admission to public universities under this bill?
What is the deadline for establishing statewide transfer pathways?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
5 actions- Apr 15, 2026HouseCommitteerecommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- Feb 25, 2026HouseFloor2nd reading, to Rules
- Feb 24, 2026Housereported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
- Jan 14, 2026HouseCommitteeto Postsecondary Education (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
Version history
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Mandatory Statewide Transfer Deadlines
The bill shifts optional credit transfer guidelines into enforceable mandates with a strict implementation deadline of July 1, 2028.
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Sources
apps.legislature.ky.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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