Kentucky’s Senate passed a bill that would allow public college boards to terminate faculty for broadly defined financial reasons, including when programs or majors have low enrollment. The measure, HB 490, cleared the Senate 30–7 and now goes back to the House for expected votes on minor changes. Supporters argue it provides more consistent options for boards to respond to fiscal realities; AAUP and the AFT criticized the bill as vague and potentially usable for non-fiscal objectives, including limiting academic programs or faculty speech. Under HB 490, governing boards would develop termination policies by Oct. 1. Faculty members would receive 30 days’ written notice and an opportunity to respond, but key terms such as “low enrollment” and “revenue and costs misalignment” are not defined in the bill.