KentuckyAN ACT relating to alternative high school diplomas.
What it does
Amend KRS 156.160 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations for an alternate high school diploma and a modified high school diploma; specify requirements for alternate and modified high school diplomas; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require the Department of Workforce Development to identify, compile, and publish a list of employers willing to employ individuals possessing an alternate high school diploma; amend KRS 158.140, 164.787, and 164.7882 to conform.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 3signed by Governor Andy Beshear (Acts Ch. 15)Became Law
- Mar 31delivered to Governor
- Vote recorded Final Passage. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 31enrolled, signed by President of the SenateTo Governor
- Mar 31enrolled, signed by Speaker of the HouseMajor
- Mar 31passed 95-0Major
- Mar 31House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
- Mar 27posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- Mar 19to Rules (H)Minor
- Vote recorded PASS HB 562 w/ SCS 1. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 19received in House
- Mar 193rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1)Passed Senate
- Mar 18passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
- Mar 17passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
- Mar 16posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 17 2026
- Mar 132nd reading, to RulesMinor
- Mar 12reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)Minor
- Mar 11to Education (S)Minor
- Feb 18to Committee on Committees (S)Minor
- Feb 18received in Senate
- Feb 173rd reading, passed 96-0Passed House
- Vote recorded Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 17 2026
- Feb 122nd reading, to RulesMinor
- Feb 11reported favorably, 1st reading, to CalendarMinor
- Feb 10to Primary and Secondary Education (H)Minor
- Feb 4to Committee on Committees (H)Minor
- Feb 4introduced in HouseIntroduced