1.0 Authority

As authorized by the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) Board of Regents, the faculty senate “shall have the primary responsibility for determining academic policy and curricula development that shall be recommended to the president of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.” The KCTCS Board of Regents authorizes the functions of the senate in Policy 1.4.

The Rules of the Senate of the KCTCS Colleges describe the composition of the Senate and procedures for the conduct of its functions as authorized by the Board of Regents in Policy 1.4. The Rules further describe academic policies for the KCTCS Colleges and procedures for their implementation. The Rules may be amended by the KCTCS Senate. In the absence of other applicable provisions in these Rules, any change shall take effect on the date specified in the adopting resolution or the following fall semester.