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House Bill 498

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Last Action 03/04/26: floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
Title AN ACT establishing the Adult Workforce Diploma Pilot Program.
Bill Documents Introduced
Bill Request Number 1692
Sponsors R. Duvall, S. Bratcher
Summary of Original Version 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.
Index Headings of Original Version Administrative Regulations And Proceedings - Adult Workforce Diploma Pilot Program, creation
Funds - Adult Workforce Diploma Pilot Program fund, creation
Education, Finance - Adult Workforce Diploma Pilot Program, creation
Education, Vocational - Adult Workforce Diploma Pilot Program, creation
State Agencies - Education and Labor Cabinet, Adult Workforce Diploma Pilot Program, creation, administration
Sunset Legislation - Adult Workforce Diploma Pilot Program, July 1, 2029
Workforce - Adult Workforce Diploma Pilot Program, creation
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1
House Floor Amendment 1

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01/28/26
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
02/04/26
  • to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
02/11/26
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/12/26
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
03/04/26
  • floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions, except to modify definitions; require the Education and Labor Cabinet to select 1 approved program provider for each county through an application process; place limits for maximum payments per fiscal year, require promulgation of administrative regulations by September 1, 2026; provide the Education and Labor Cabinet the ability to select representative counties for the pilot program if funds do not permit full implementation.
Index Headings Education, Finance - Adult Workforce Diploma Pilot Program
State Agencies - Education and Labor Cabinet, Adult Workforce Diploma Pilot Program, provider, application

Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor R. Duvall
Summary Maintain all original provisions except remove the provision for payment of $275 for each completed 1 unit of high school credit and insert a payment of $137.50 for each completed 1/2 of a unit of high school credit.
Index Headings Education, Finance - Adult Workforce Diploma Pilot Program, unit of high school credit, payment
State Agencies - Adult Workforce Diploma Pilot Program, unit of high school credit, payment

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