Each public postsecondary education institution shall review the cost of its healthcare programs, as defined in KRS § 164.0401, in relation to the realistic earning potential and employability of the institution’s graduates and submit a written report to the Interim Joint Committees on Health Services and Education no later than September 1 of each year. The report shall include:
(1) The current tuition of each healthcare program at the institution for in-state and out- of-state students;

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 164.0406

  • Committee: means the Strategic Committee 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
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Public: means operated with state support. See Kentucky Statutes 164.001
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(2) The student capacity of each healthcare program;
(3) The number of total applications for enrollment, in-state applications for enrollment, and out-of-state applications for enrollment for each healthcare program;
(4) The total number of students, in-state students, and out-of-state students admitted to each healthcare program;
(5) The minimum number of years required to complete the healthcare program and the average number of years graduates of each healthcare program were enrolled;
(6) The average amount of student loans of the graduates of each healthcare program; (7) The graduation rate of each healthcare program and the graduation rate of in-state
and out-of-state students;
(8) The passage rate and first-time passage rate of graduates of each healthcare program on the healthcare credential examination;
(9) The employment rate of graduates of each healthcare program within twelve (12)
months after graduation; and
(10) A summary of all new actions taken by the institution during the reporting year to reduce the financial barriers to healthcare professions.
Effective: March 22, 2023
History: Created 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 65, sec. 6, effective March 22, 2023.
Legislative Research Commission Note (3/22/2023). Pursuant to 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 65, sec. 9, a reference to the Interim Joint Committee on Health, Welfare, and Family Services in this section has been changed in codification to the Interim Joint Committee on Health Services.