2024 Senate Bill 191: AN ACT relating to postsecondary education funding and declaring an emergency.

SB 191 changes the funding model for universities to prioritize student success criteria (bachelor's degree completion, specific STEM degrees, etc) over student credit hour accumulation. It would also align KCTCS success criterion to state needs and make it easier for non-traditional age college students to get degrees by including them in achievement gap calculations for funding. Some amendments would modify the student success criterion related to underrepresented students completing bachelor's degrees.

Since this bill changes the state funding model to reward measurable progression in degrees rather than simple credit accumulation, KSVT supports this change in funding. Additionally, this bill makes it easier for older, non-traditional college age students to get degrees and aligns some KCTCS standards to better fit the state. However, KSVT would not support a bill that removes the success criteria of bachelor's completion for underrepresented students.