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HB498

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AN ACT establishing the Adult Workforce Diploma Pilot Program.

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.

Administrative Regulations and ProceedingsFundsEducation, FinanceEducation, VocationalState AgenciesSunset LegislationWorkforce

Introduced: January 28, 2026

Last action: April 15, 2026

Recommitted To Appropriations & Revenue (H)
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Legislative History

Jan 28, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Jan 28, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Feb 4, 2026 · House
To Primary And Secondary Education (H)
Feb 11, 2026 · House
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar With Committee Substitute (1)
Feb 12, 2026 · House
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Mar 4, 2026 · House
Floor Amendment (1) Filed To Committee Substitute (clerical)
Mar 11, 2026 · House
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Thursday, March 12 2026 (clerical)
Mar 17, 2026 · House
Floor Amendment (2) Filed To Committee Substitute (clerical)

Primary Sponsor

Portrait of Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall

Representative · House District 017

Primary sponsor
robert.duvall@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (1)

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Steve Bratcher

Representative · House District 025

Co-sponsor
steve.bratcher@kylegislature.gov