Kentucky State University -- Student admissions restrictions -- Effect of outstanding debt on enrollment -- Debt collection reporting
KRS 164.806
in effect164.806. Kentucky State University -- Student admissions restrictions -- Effect of outstanding debt on enrollment -- Debt collection reporting
(1) Kentucky State University shall not admit a new applicant for undergraduate admission unless the applicant:
(a) 1. Attained a cumulative unweighted high school grade point average of no less than two point five (2.5) on a four (4) point scale; and 2. Achieved a composite ACT score of no less than eighteen (18) or an equivalent score on the SAT or another nationally recognized college readiness examination approved by the Council on Postsecondary Education; or
(b) Meets the criteria for discretionary undergraduate admission under alternative admission standards established by the council for the following groups of students: 1. Transfer students from an accredited postsecondary education institution with at least: a. Twenty-four (24) credit hours; and b. A cumulative collegiate grade point average of no less than two point five (2.5) on a four (4) point scale; 2. Veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States; 3. Graduates of a nonpublic school with a composite ACT score of no less than eighteen (18) or an equivalent score on the SAT or another nationally recognized college readiness examination approved by the Council on Postsecondary Education; 4. Nontraditional age students as defined by KRS 164.092 with demonstrable professional experience; or 5. Dual credit students.
(2) Any individual with an outstanding balance to Kentucky State University in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) due and owing for more than sixty (60) days shall not be admitted or readmitted to the university or permitted to enro ll or continue in any online or in-person course, seminar, or program at the university. The entire outstanding balance shall not be deemed due for a student on a payment plan approved by the university unless one (1) or more payments under the plan have been due and owing for more than sixty (60) days.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in this section and notwithstanding any statute to the contrary, the president of Kentucky State University shall have sole discretion as to the admission, readmission, or en rollment of any student or former student of the university who otherwise meets the university's admission and enrollment criteria for the entire duration of the financial exigency declared in KRS 164.802.
(4) (a) Kentucky State University shall submit a q uarterly report to the Council on Postsecondary Education in the format requested by the council that details each outstanding balance in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) that has been due and owing to the university for more than sixty (60) days an d the efforts of the university to collect those debts.
(b) The council shall provide an annual update on the debts and collection efforts reported under paragraph (a) of this subsection to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission.
(c) The quarterly reporting required in paragraph (a) of this subsection shall continue for the entire duration of the financial exigency declared in KRS 164.802 and may continue at the discretion of the council at a frequency determined by the council thereafter.
Effective: April 13, 2026
History: Created 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 120, sec. 3, effective April 13, 2026.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=56865Fetched: 10/20/2026