HB 498 KY

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Introduced

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to establish the Adult Workforce Diploma Pilot Program; define terms; establish the Adult Workforce Diploma Pilot Program fund; establish eligibility criteria for the program; direct the Education and Labor Cabinet to administer the program; provide payments to program providers for students who complete specified milestones; require program result reporting to the Kentucky Board of Education, the Secretary of State, and the Legislative Research Commission; specify a program end date of July 1, 2029.

• R. Duvall Republican · primary
• S. Bratcher Republican · primary

1. Jan 28, 2026 introduced in House · lower
2. Jan 28, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
3. Feb 4, 2026 to Primary and Secondary Education (H) · lower
4. Feb 11, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
5. Feb 12, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
6. Mar 4, 2026 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute · lower
7. Mar 11, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 12 2026 · lower
8. Mar 17, 2026 floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute · lower
9. Mar 26, 2026 taken from the Orders of the Day · lower
10. Mar 26, 2026 returned to Rules · lower
11. Apr 15, 2026 recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) · lower