The Council on Postsecondary Education shall:
(1) Employ a director and sufficient staff to administer the professional education preparation programs;

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 164.0282

  • branch budget: means an enactment by the General Assembly which provides appropriations and establishes fiscal policies and conditions for the biennial financial plan for the judicial branch, the legislative branch, and the executive branch, which shall include a separate budget bill for the Transportation Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Council: means the Council on Postsecondary Education created in KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 164.001
  • Institution: means a university, college, community college, health technology center, vocational-technical school, technical institute, technical college, technology center, or the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. See Kentucky Statutes 164.001

(2) Formulate guidelines and policies governing program activities and fund expenditures;
(3) Allocate funds to appropriate agencies, organizations, and institutions for the purpose of conducting activities approved in accordance with guidelines and policies;
(4) Recognize regional groups made up of professionals, educators, and consumers, which shall serve in an advisory capacity to the council in accordance with guidelines and policies;
(5) Recognize a group made up of professionals, educators, and consumers which shall serve in an advisory capacity to the council on all program matters;
(6) Develop and maintain a mechanism for evaluating the impact of the program activities on admissions to, and graduation from, professional schools, and on professional manpower distribution;
(7) Conduct specific program activities which are beyond the capability of a single institution, agency, or organization, or when it is determined that it would be inappropriate for such institutions, agencies, or organizations to conduct the activity;
(8) Establish liaison with and provide assistance to the Kentucky Board of Education in developing counseling and other related programs to encourage students from shortage areas to prepare for professional careers;
(9) Coordinate the development of a financial support system to enable potential professional students in underserved areas which will enhance their ability to apply for, be admitted to, and graduate from professional education programs;
(10) Report at least annually to the appropriate committees and interim committees of the General Assembly on the operation of the program.
Effective: May 30, 1997
History: Amended 1997 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 79, effective May 30,
1997. — Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 362, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1996. — Created
1980 Ky. Acts ch. 20, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1980.
2022-2024 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2022 Ky. Acts ch.
199, Pt. I, J, 1, (6) at 1692.