A Kentucky higher education labor policy proposal would make it easier to lay off faculty, according to coverage of state legislative action. The bill would explicitly allow terminations for low enrollment or for what it describes as misalignment of revenue and costs, and it is positioned to override any governor veto under the GOP supermajority. For colleges and universities, the change would affect workforce stability, program continuity, and the ability of faculty governance structures to protect academic quality during financial stress. Campuses will need to assess how the policy would interact with existing tenure protections, local bargaining agreements, and institutional risk management related to enrollment-driven staffing decisions.