First district State Senator Jason Howell, who serves as chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, says the proposal for a Veterinary Medical School at Murray State University is not dead.
Senator Howell says House Bill 400 was a measure to change state statute to allow a vet school by a university other than University of Kentucky and University of Louisville.
click to download audioSenator Howell says House Bill 400 was only the first step in the process.
click to download audioHe adds the process was slowed down, but has not stopped.
click to download audioSenator Howell says legislation that passed the Kentucky General Assembly does clear the way if the proposal clears a major hurdle this year.
click to download audioHouse Bill 400 passed the Kentucky House of Representatives by a vote of 82 to 6. The Senate initially referred House Bill 400 to the Senate Committee on Committee, but later it was sent to the Senate Education Committee. The bill never received a vote in the State Senate.