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164.540 Council on Postsecondary Education designated agency of state for purposes of regional compact -- Commonwealth not to maintain educational institutions that are discriminatory.

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164.540 Council on Postsecondary Education designated agency of state for purposes of regional compact -- Commonwealth not to maintain educational <br>institutions that are discriminatory. (1) The Council on Postsecondary Education in Kentucky as defined in KRS 164.011 is hereby designated as the agency of the Commonwealth of Kentucky charged with <br>the responsibility and vested with all necessary authority, subject to the conditions <br>and restrictions set out in subsection (2) of this section, to carry out the obligations, <br>participate in the planning and negotiations, and administer the rights, benefits, and <br>privileges, devolving upon the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its citizens <br>pursuant to the regional compact referred to in KRS 164.530, and to do all such <br>other acts and things as may be necessary or desirable to implement the provisions <br>of said regional compact efficiently and impartially for the benefit of all citizens of <br>the Commonwealth. (2) In its participation in the regional compact, or in any other regional plan having a similar purpose, the Commonwealth of Kentucky shall not erect, acquire, develop, <br>or maintain in any manner any educational institution within its borders to which <br>any student would be refused entrance on the basis of race, national origin, gender, <br>creed, or religion. Effective: May 30, 1997 <br>History: Amended 1997 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 110, effective May 30, 1997. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 10, sec. 20, effective July 1, 1992. -- Amended <br>1978 Ky. Acts ch. 155, sec. 104, effective June 17, 1978. -- Created 1956 (1st Extra. <br>Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 7, Art. XIV, sec. 3. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 255, secs. 2 and <br>3.