Introduced January 7, 2026
HB44
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Short title: Advanced Manufacturing Through Robotics Education Act
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; establish the robotics competition fund; establish the Robotics Funding Selection Committee to award grants from the fund to eligible robotics teams competition sponsors; establish committee membership, duties, and set terms; require the Kentucky Department of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to establish procedures for grant applications and distribution of awards by April 1, 2027; set requirements for grant applications; require annual report by August…
Plain-language summary
This bill creates a new grant program to provide funding for student robotics competition teams in Kentucky. It sets up a Robotics Funding Selection Committee to review applications and award grants, and directs the Kentucky Department of Education to establish the application and award process by April 1, 2027. Who it may affect: K-12 students, schools, and organizations that sponsor robotics competition teams.
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
Chris Lewis
Representative · House District 029
Co-sponsors (12)
Emily Callaway
Representative · House District 037
Beverly Chester-Burton
Representative · House District 044
Steven Doan
Representative · House District 069
Robert Duvall
Representative · House District 017
Ken Fleming
Representative · House District 048
Peyton Griffee
Representative · House District 026
Daniel Grossberg
Representative · House District 030
John Hodgson
Representative · House District 036
Thomas Huff
Representative · House District 049
Nima Kulkarni
Representative · House District 040
Jason Nemes
Representative · House District 033
James Tipton
Representative · House District 053
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