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Signed By Governor
2025 Regular Session

SB103

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AN ACT relating to the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation.

Amend KRS 151B.195 to require the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation to exhaust in-state providers before entering into reciprocal agreements with other states; promulgate administrative regulations to establish procedures and standards for service fee memoranda; and submit an annual report of the office's activities to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission, that includes a complete operating and financial statement of the office.

Introduced: February 5, 2025

Last action: March 19, 2025

Signed By Governor (Acts Ch. 40)
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This bill updates rules for the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, which helps Kentuckians with disabilities find and keep jobs. It requires the office to use Kentucky-based service providers before turning to providers in other states, sets formal procedures for how service fees are documented, and adds a requirement for an annual report to the Governor and legislature on the office's activities and finances. Who it may affect: Kentuckians with disabilities seeking vocational rehabilitation services, and Kentucky-based providers of those services.

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Legislative History

Feb 5, 2025 · Senate
Introduced In Senate
Feb 5, 2025 · Senate
To Committee On Committees (S)
Feb 7, 2025 · Senate
To Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
Feb 13, 2025 · Senate
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar
Feb 14, 2025 · Senate
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Feb 14, 2025 · Senate
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Tuesday, February 18, 2025 (clerical)
Feb 18, 2025 · Senate
Passed Over And Retained In The Orders Of The Day (clerical)
Feb 18, 2025 · Senate
Floor Amendment (1) Filed (clerical)

Primary Sponsor

Portrait of Danny Carroll
Danny Carroll

Senator · Senate District 02

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Danny.Carroll@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (1)

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Reginald Thomas

Senator · Senate District 13

Co-sponsor
Reginald.Thomas@kylegislature.gov

Roll calls

February 19, 2025

Senate: 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Floor Amendment (1)

Yea: 37
Nay: 0
Absent: 1
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March 12, 2025

House: 3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (1)

Yea: 97
Nay: 0
Absent: 3
March 13, 2025

Senate: Passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)

Yea: 37
Nay: 0
Absent: 1

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