KRS 164.296: Vocational and nonvocational programs at state universities -- Joint

programming -- Review of programs below associate level.

Vocational and nonvocational programs offered at the state universities shall be operated

and administered by those universit ies consistent with the regulations developed by the

board of trustees or regents and approved by the Council on Postsecondary Education for

the issuance of associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degrees. Joint programming and

articulation of vocational -technical education nondegree programs with associate degree

programs shall be pursued between the Kentucky Community and Technical College

System and other postsecondary institutions when feasible. No public institution of higher

education shall offer any ne w program of a vocational -technical-occupational nature

below the associate degree level without the review of the board of regents for the

Kentucky Community and Technical College System and the approval of the Council on

Postsecondary Education. The boar d of regents for the Kentucky Community and

Technical College System, with approval of the Council on Postsecondary Education,

may contract with public institutions of higher education for the operation of specific

programs and projects.