(1) (a) The technology initiative trust fund created by KRS § 164.7911 is intended to support investments in electronic technology for postsecondary education throughout the Commonwealth to improve student learning.
(b) The Council on Postsecondary Education may establish separate subsidiary programs and related accounts to provide financial assistance to the postsecondary education system in acquiring the infrastructure necessary to acquire and develop electronic technology capacity; to encourage shared program delivery among libraries, institutions, systems, agencies, and programs; to provide funding for the Commonwealth Virtual University under KRS § 164.800; and other programs consistent with the purposes of postsecondary education, the adopted strategic agenda, and the biennial budget process.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 164.7921

  • 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
  • Kentucky Community and Technical College System: means the system composed of public community and technical colleges, including those postsecondary institutions operated by the former Cabinet for Workforce Development and those community colleges in the University of Kentucky Community College System on May 30, 1997. See Kentucky Statutes 164.001
  • Strategic agenda: means the state strategic postsecondary education agenda described in KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 164.001

(2) The council shall develop the criteria and process for submission of an application under this section. Any university and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System may apply to the council for financial assistance from the technology initiative trust fund. The council shall determine the matching funds or internal reallocation requirements for the applicants to qualify for funding. Financial assistance that may be awarded by the council shall be consistent with the adopted strategic agenda, the biennial budget process, and the availability of any resources to the technology initiative trust fund.
Effective: May 30, 1997
History: Created 1997 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 12, effective May 30,
1997.
2022-2024 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2022 Ky. Acts ch.
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