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Committee backs bill to create statewide 60-credit transfer pathways for high‑demand bachelor’s programs
Summary
The committee recommended House Bill 427, which would require the Council on Postsecondary Education to create statewide 60-credit-hour transfer pathways for selected high‑demand baccalaureate programs, with implementation starting July 1, 2026 if the bill remains unchanged.
The House Postsecondary Education Committee recommended House Bill 427 after Representative Vanessa Grossel and Council on Postsecondary Education officials described a plan to guarantee that the first 60 credit hours students earn will transfer toward certain high‑demand bachelor’s degrees.
Representative Vanessa Grossel presented HB 427 and said the bill “creates statewide transfer pathways of 60 credit hours to be overseen by the Council on Postsecondary Education for Kentucky’s most in high demand baccalaureate degree programs.” She used nursing as an example: a student who completes second‑year biology at a two‑year institution may find that the 200‑level course does not satisfy a 4‑year institution’s BSN major requirement; HB 427 would prevent that outcome for designated pathways.
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