HB44
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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…
Introduced: January 7, 2026
Last action: February 12, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill creates a new state fund to provide grants to sponsors of school robotics competition teams in Kentucky. It establishes a committee to oversee the grant process and directs the Kentucky Department of Education to set up application and award procedures by April 1, 2027. Who it may affect: students, schools, and organizations that sponsor or participate in robotics competitions.
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