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House Bill 562

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Last Action 03/19/26: to Rules (H)
Title AN ACT relating to alternative high school diplomas.
Bill Documents Current
Introduced
Bill Request Number 1793
Sponsors T. Truett, C. Fugate, C. Aull, S. Baker, R. Bivens, J. Blanton, T. Bojanowski, J. Branscum, G. Brown Jr., B. Chester-Burton, M. Dossett, D. Fister, P. Flannery, A. Gentry, D. Gordon, D. Grossberg, V. Grossl, D. Hale, T. Huff, K. Jackson, W. Lawrence, D. Lewis, S. Lewis, S. McPherson, K. Moser, 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
Jump to Proposed Amendments Senate Committee Substitute 1
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02/04/26
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
02/10/26
  • to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
02/11/26
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/12/26
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
02/13/26
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 17 2026
02/17/26
  • 3rd reading, passed 96-0
02/18/26
  • received in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
03/11/26
  • to Education (S)
03/12/26
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/13/26
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
03/16/26
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 17 2026
03/17/26
  • passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/18/26
  • passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/19/26
  • 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
  • received in House
  • to Rules (H)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions; establish that a modified high school diploma satisfies scholarship requirements in the same manner as an alternate high school diploma.
Index Headings Education, Elementary And Secondary - Modified high school diploma, scholarship eligibility, establishment
Education, Finance - Modified high school diploma, scholarship eligibility, establishment
Education, Higher - Modified high school diploma, scholarship eligibility, establishment
Education, Vocational - Modified high school diploma, scholarship eligibility, establishment
Mental Disability - Education opportunities, modified high school diploma, scholarship eligibility requirements

Last updated: 3/20/2026 3:42 PM (EDT)