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KY HJR106
Joint Resolution
Status
3/4/2026
Primary Sponsor
Myron Dossett
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AI Summary
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Directs the Council on Postsecondary Education to review and approve a new Ph.D. program in Aquaculture and Aquatic Science at Kentucky State University
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Exempts Kentucky State University from standard eligibility requirements under KRS 164.295(3) to submit the doctoral program proposal
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Requires the university to certify the program will not need additional general fund appropriations for capital or operating expenses beyond regular appropriations
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Kentucky State University is the Commonwealth's only public HBCU and a federally designated 1890 land-grant institution with an existing B.S. in Aquatic Sciences program
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Aligns with Executive Order 14276 (Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness) to support domestic aquaculture industry development
Legislative Description
A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Council on Postsecondary Education to approve a Doctor of Philosophy in Aquaculture and Aquatic Science program at Kentucky State University.
State Agencies
Last Action
to Postsecondary Education (H)
3/11/2026