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AN ACT relating to workforce development and declaring an emergency.

KY · session 2026RS · Senate · bill

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Introduced Feb 25, 2026

Latest action (Apr 13, 2026) signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 132)

Summary

Create a new section of KRS 151B to grant the governor, in consultation with the Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board, the authority to approve all eligible workforce training programs for federal Workforce Pell Grants and coordinate approval of eligible workforce training programs to avoid duplicative payments; require the board to establish an internal procedure to determine that a program meets applicable federal requirements and ensure that the implementation of this procedure does not impose requirements more restrictive than or inconsistent with any applicable federal rules governing the Workforce Pell Grants; EMERGENCY.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (20)

  1. Feb 25, 2026 introduced in Senate · upper
  2. Feb 25, 2026 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
  3. Mar 11, 2026 to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S) · upper
  4. Mar 12, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar · upper
  5. Mar 13, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules · upper
  6. Mar 13, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 16 2026 · upper
  7. Mar 16, 2026 3rd reading, passed 35-0 · upper
  8. Mar 17, 2026 received in House · lower
  9. Mar 17, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
  10. Mar 24, 2026 to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) · lower
  11. Mar 26, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar · upper
  12. Mar 27, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules · upper
  13. Apr 1, 2026 taken from Rules · upper
  14. Apr 1, 2026 placed in the Orders of the Day · upper
  15. Apr 1, 2026 floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed · upper
  16. Apr 1, 2026 3rd reading, passed 93-0 · upper
  17. Apr 1, 2026 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
  18. Apr 1, 2026 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
  19. Apr 1, 2026 delivered to Governor · upper
  20. Apr 13, 2026 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 132) · upper
Subjects
Advisory Boards, Commissions, And CommitteesEducation, FinanceEducation, HigherEffective Dates, EmergencyFederal Laws And RegulationsGovernorWorkforce

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