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Kentucky lawmakers override veto to pass bill authorizing faculty furloughs for financial reasons

waseemmehar2026@gmail.com2 months ago02 mins

[ad_1] Kentucky lawmakers override veto to pass bill authorizing faculty furloughs for financial reasons Lawmakers in the Kentucky General Assembly have overridden Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill that would have allowed public universities and community colleges in the state to fire faculty, including tenured staff, for financial reasons.House Bill 490 passed earlier in…

The Kentucky Senate passed a bill to allow colleges to cut faculty for financial reasons.

waseemmehar2026@gmail.com3 months ago03 mins

[ad_1] Lawmakers approve HB 490, sparking debate over educational freedom in Kentucky Kentucky’s Senate on Friday passed HB 490, a controversial bill that would give public college governing boards the authority to fire faculty members for broadly defined financial reasons, including low enrollment in programs or majors and “misalignment of income and expenses,” according to…