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Last action · March 5, 2026
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)

Introduced February 26, 2026

House
Adjourned Sine Die
2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to workforce development, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 336 to define terms; establish the Kentucky FLOW Program and specify eligible participants, activities, and uses of funds; establish the Kentucky FLOW Program fund; appropriate $1,347,500 in each fiscal year from the General Fund to the Kentucky FLOW Program fund; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY, effective, July 1, 2026.

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This bill creates a new state program called the Kentucky FLOW Program, which appears focused on workforce training related to water, utilities, or a similar skilled trade field based on its subject areas. It sets aside about $1.35 million per year from the state's general budget to fund this program starting July 1, 2026. Who it may affect: Kentuckians seeking vocational training or careers in water supply, public utilities, or related trades, as well as state agencies overseeing workforce and licensing.

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Legislative History

Feb 26, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Feb 26, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Mar 5, 2026 · House
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)

Primary Sponsor

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Portrait of Bobby McCool

Bobby McCool

Representative · House District 097

Primary sponsor
Bobby.McCool@kylegislature.gov

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