AN ACT relating to child care and declaring an emergency.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 related to the quality-based graduated early care and education rating system program to establish the intent of the General Assembly related to the program; establish processes and procedures for how the program is changed by administrative regulation; require a program modernization plan and final recommendations for modernization to be created and submitted to the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 199.891 to define terms; create new requirements for…
Introduced: February 2, 2026
Last action: April 14, 2026
In effect since April 14, 2026
This act carries an emergency clause, so it took effect as soon as it became law instead of waiting the usual 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).
Plain-language summary
This bill makes several changes to how Kentucky regulates, funds, and reports on child care services. It creates a new licensing category for small child-care microcenters, updates how the state rates and certifies child care programs, and requires a private third-party administrator to manage an existing program that helps employees and employers pay for child care. It also sets new requirements for public reporting on child care spending, available services, and training for child care…
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
Co-sponsors (26)
Roll calls
House: 3rd reading, passed 84-11 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
House: 3rd reading, passed 84-11 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
Senate: 3rd reading, passed 36-1 with Floor Amendments (1) and (2)
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