House
Signed By Governor
2026 Regular Session
HB562
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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.
Boards and CommissionsEducation, Elementary and SecondaryEducation, VocationalMental DisabilityState AgenciesWorkforce
Introduced: February 4, 2026
Last action: April 3, 2026
Signed By Governor (Acts Ch. 15)
Legislative History
Feb 4, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Feb 4, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Feb 10, 2026 · House
To Primary And Secondary Education (H)
Feb 11, 2026 · House
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar
Feb 12, 2026 · House
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Feb 13, 2026 · House
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Tuesday, February 17 2026 (clerical)
Feb 17, 2026 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 96-0 (clerical)
Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Received In Senate
Primary Sponsor
Timmy.truett@kylegislature.gov
Co-sponsors (27)
Chris.Fugate@kylegislature.gov
chad.aull@kylegislature.gov
Shane.Baker@kylegislature.gov
ryan.bivens@kylegislature.gov
John.Blanton@kylegislature.gov
Tina.Bojanowski@kylegislature.gov
Josh.Branscum@kylegislature.gov
George.Brown@kylegislature.gov
beverly.chesterburton@kylegislature.gov
Myron.Dossett@kylegislature.gov
Daniel.Fister@kylegislature.gov
Patrick.Flannery@kylegislature.gov
Al.Gentry@kylegislature.gov
Deanna.Gordon@kylegislature.gov
daniel.grossberg@kylegislature.gov
vanessa.grossl@kylegislature.gov
David.Hale@kylegislature.gov
Thomas.Huff@kylegislature.gov
kevin.jackson@kylegislature.gov
William.Lawrence@kylegislature.gov
Derek.Lewis@kylegislature.gov
Scott.Lewis@kylegislature.gov
Shawn.McPherson@kylegislature.gov
Kimberly.Moser@kylegislature.gov
Sarge.Pollock@kylegislature.gov
Tom.Smith@kylegislature.gov
Bill.Wesley@kylegislature.gov
Roll calls
March 19, 2026
Senate: 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
Yea: 36
Nay: 0