RELATES TO: KRS 164.020(23),164.945, 164.946, 164.947, 164.992, 165A.320-165A.450 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 164.540(3)(c)August 31st, 2020
FiledAugust 31st, 2020NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 164.540(3) authorizes the Council on Postsecondary Education to promulgate an administrative regulation to enter into the State Au- thorization Reciprocity Agreement, which establishes uniform national standards for interstate of- ferings of postsecondary distance education and authorizes postsecondary educational institu- tions meeting those standards located in member states or territories to provide distance educa- tion to residents of other member states. KRS 164.540(3) also authorizes the council to serve as the lead or portal agency on behalf of the Commonwealth’s public and private postsecondary insti- tutions seeking to offer distance education in member states. This administrative regulation estab- lishes the mechanism by which Kentucky institutions may join the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement and sets forth the process by which non-resident students can file complaints against Kentucky member institutions.