KRS 164.095: Postsecondary education accountability process -- Annual accountability

report.

(1) As used in this section, unless the context requires otherwise:

(a) "Disability" means hard of hearing, including deafness; speech or language

impairment; visual impai rment, including blindness; orthopedic impairment;

other health impairment that substantially limits a major life activity; or

specific learning problem.

(b) "Institution" means public universities, their subdivisions, and the Kentucky

Community and Technical College System.

(2) It is the intent of the General Assembly that an accountability process be

implemented which provides for a systematic ongoing evaluation of quality and

effectiveness in Kentucky postsecondary educational institutions and to provide a

method for evaluating each institution's progress toward meeting specific goals,

principles, strategies, objectives, and benchmarks as set forth in the strategic agenda

established in KRS 164.0203. It is further the intent of the General Assembly that

the accountability process monitor performance at the institutions in each of the

major areas of instruction, research, and public service, while recognizing the

individual missions of each of the institutions. The accountability process shall

provide for t he adoption of systemwide and individual performance goals with

standards identified with the advice of the postsecondary educational institutions

and the Council on Postsecondary Education.

(3) The Council on Postsecondary Education shall develop and impl ement a system of

accountability for the postsecondary education institutions that measures:

(a) Educational quality and educational outcomes;

(b) Student progress in the postsecondary system;

(c) Research and service activities;

(d) Use of resources;

(e) Other performance or outcomes that support the achievement of the strategic

agenda, including involvement in quality enhancement of elementary and

secondary education; and

(f) Other indicators as deemed appropriate by the Council on Postsecondary

Education.

(4) The Council on Postsecondary Education shall collect information, maintain a

comprehensive database, and publish reports on the condition of the postsecondary

education system that include but are not limited to student enrollments, utilization

of facilities, and the finances of the institutions.

(5) The Council on Postsecondary Education shall submit to the Governor and the

Legislative Research Commission an annual accountability report providing

information on the implementation of performance stand ards and the achievement

of the performance goals during the prior year and initiatives to be undertaken

during the next year.