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House Bill 562

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Last Action 02/18/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title AN ACT relating to alternative high school diplomas.
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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
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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)


Last updated: 2/27/2026 4:32 PM (EST)