26RS HB 562

House Bill 562

Actions

Last Action	02/04/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to alternative high school diplomas.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1793
Sponsors	T. Truett, C. Fugate, S. Baker, R. Bivens, J. Blanton, T. Bojanowski, D. Fister, P. Flannery, D. Gordon, T. Huff, K. Jackson, W. Lawrence, D. Lewis, S. Lewis, S. McPherson, M. Pollock, T. Smith, B. Wesley
Summary of Original Version	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.
Index Headings of Original Version	Boards And Commissions - Kentucky Board of Education, alternate high school diploma, requirement Boards And Commissions - Kentucky Board of Education, modified high school diploma, requirement Education, Elementary And Secondary - Alternate high school diploma, requirement Education, Elementary And Secondary - Modified high school diploma, requirement Education, Vocational - Alternate high school diploma, requirement Education, Vocational - Modified high school diploma, requirement Mental Disability - Education opportunities, alternate high school diploma Mental Disability - Education opportunities, modified high school diploma State Agencies - Department of Workforce Development, employer participation, alternate high school diploma Workforce - Employer participation, alternate high school diploma