---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to proprietary education. Repeal and reenact KRS 165A.310, relating to proprietary education, to delete outdated definitions and add definition of \"license\"; amend KRS 165A.330 to require renewal applications to be filed annually 45 days prior to the expiration date; amend KRS 165A.340 to require a biennial audit of the commission; expand the advertising requirements to be administered by the commission; delete the requirement for the commission to monitor programs and courses offered by licensed institutions; amend KRS 165A.370 to revise the minimum standards for licensure of proprietary schools; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 165A to conform."
description: "AN ACT relating to proprietary education. Repeal and reenact KRS 165A.310, relating to proprietary education, to delete outdated definitions and add definition of \"license\"; amend KRS 165A.330 to require renewal applications to be filed annually 45 days prior to the expiration date; amend KRS 165A.340 to require a biennial audit of the commission; expand the advertising requirements to be administered by the commission; delete the requirement for the commission to monitor programs and courses offered by licensed institutions; amend KRS 165A.370 to revise the minimum standards for licensure of proprietary schools; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 165A to conform."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2018RS"
identifier: "HB 281"
citation: "Kentucky HB 281 (2018RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["P. Pratt"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-01-31"
last_action: "2018-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17eaadf5-5e37-44d4-943e-b1096f5118ce"
source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB281.htm"
source_hash: "514a6b09ebfd4e07f45d60f787bcac1e44ae540d2ea8473ca96f0014d60c789a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---

# Kentucky HB 281 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to proprietary education. Repeal and reenact KRS 165A.310, relating to proprietary education, to delete outdated definitions and add definition of "license"; amend KRS 165A.330 to require renewal applications to be filed annually 45 days prior to the expiration date; amend KRS 165A.340 to require a biennial audit of the commission; expand the advertising requirements to be administered by the commission; delete the requirement for the commission to monitor programs and courses offered by licensed institutions; amend KRS 165A.370 to revise the minimum standards for licensure of proprietary schools; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 165A to conform.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB 281 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB281/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB281/HFA1.pdf)
3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB281/bill.pdf)

## Sponsors

- P. Pratt — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-31** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2018-02-02** To Education (H) `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-02** Posted in committee
- **2018-02-06** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
- **2018-02-07** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2018-02-08** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 9, 2018
- **2018-02-08** Floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-09** 3rd reading, passed 76-5 with floor amendment (1) `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-02-12** Received in Senate
- **2018-02-13** To Education (S) `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-15** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
- **2018-03-16** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 20, 2018
- **2018-03-20** 3rd reading, passed 35-3 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-21** Received in House
- **2018-03-21** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2018-03-21** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2018-03-21** Delivered to Governor
- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 99) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/17eaadf5-5e37-44d4-943e-b1096f5118ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).