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Senate Bill 191

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Last Action	03/06/26: to Families & Children (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Kindergarten Readiness Performance-Based Child Care Incentive Pilot Program.
Bill Documents	Current Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements	Fiscal Note Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist
Bill Request Number	1724
Sponsor	D. Carroll
Summary of Original Version	Create new sections of KRS Chapter 199 to define terms; create the Kentucky Kindergarten Readiness Performance-Based Child-Care Incentive Pilot Program; require the University of Kentucky to operate the pilot program; establish the purpose and directives of the pilot program; establish completion date and reporting requirements.
Index Headings of Original Version	Reports Mandated - University of Kentucky, Kindergarten Readiness Pilot Program, report Children And Minors - Kentucky Kindergarten Readiness Performance-Based Child Care Incentive Pilot Program, establishment Occupations And Professions - Kentucky Kindergarten Readiness Performance-Based Child Care Incentive Pilot Program, establish Universities And Colleges - UK Kentucky Kindergarten Readiness Performance-Based Child Care Incentive Pilot Program, establish Fiscal Note - Kentucky Kindergarten Readiness Performance-Based Child Care Incentive Pilot Program, establish
Jump to Proposed Amendments	Senate Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements Senate Floor Amendment 1
Votes	Vote History

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02/12/26	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/13/26	to Families & Children (S)
02/17/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/18/26	2nd reading, to Rules recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
02/25/26	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
02/26/26	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 02 2026
03/02/26	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/03/26	passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/04/26	3rd reading, passed 35-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
03/05/26	received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/06/26	to Families & Children (H)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement	Fiscal Note to Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, specify that the Kentucky Kindergarten Readiness Performance-Based Child-Care Incentive Pilot Program will determine how to award incentive funds that could include direct payments or refundable tax credits.
Index Headings	Fiscal Note - Kentucky Kindergarten Readiness Performance-Based Child Care Incentive Pilot Program, establishment Children And Minors - Kentucky Kindergarten Readiness Performance-Based Child Care Incentive Pilot Program, establishment Occupations And Professions - Kentucky Kindergarten Readiness Performance-Based Child Care Incentive Pilot Program, establish Reports Mandated - University of Kentucky, Kindergarten Readiness Pilot Program, report Universities And Colleges - UK Kindergarten Readiness Performance-Based Child Care Incentive Pilot Program, establish

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	D. Carroll
Summary	Establish reference to infant and toddler care programs; require the pilot program to begin on August 1, 2027; ensure participants in the pilot program will represent geographically and socioeconomically diverse areas of the Commonwealth; ensure compliance with federal regulations including, but not limited to the Quality Rating and Improvement Systems; require the report from the University of Kentucky to be submitted by January 1, 2030.
Index Headings	Children And Minors - Kentucky Kindergarten Readiness Performance-Based Child Care Incentive Pilot Program, establishment Occupations And Professions - Kentucky Kindergarten Readiness Performance-Based Child Care Incentive Pilot Program, establishment Reports Mandated - University of Kentucky, Kindergarten Readiness Pilot Program, report Universities And Colleges - UK Kindergarten Readiness Performance-Based Child Care Incentive Pilot Program, establishment

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