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House Bill 562

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Last Action 04/03/26: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 15)
Title AN ACT relating to alternative high school diplomas.
Bill Documents Current/Final
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)
03/27/26
  • posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
03/31/26
  • House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
  • passed 95-0
  • enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
  • enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
  • delivered to Governor
04/03/26
  • signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 15)

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: 4/16/2026 2:23 AM (EDT)