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Passed Senate
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Last action · March 18, 2025
Signed By Governor (Acts Ch. 29)

Introduced February 14, 2025

Senate
Signed By Governor
2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the Education and Labor Cabinet reorganization.

Amend KRS 151B.015 to establish the Division of Program Policy and Support within the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation; establish the Department for Disability Determination Services and its divisions in the Education and Labor Cabinet; establish the Office of Industry and Apprenticeship Services and the Division of Workforce Talent within the Department of Workforce Development; amend KRS 151B.017, 151B.185, and 12.020 to conform.

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This bill reorganizes parts of the Education and Labor Cabinet by creating several new offices and divisions, including a Department for Disability Determination Services and new units focused on vocational rehabilitation, apprenticeships, and workforce development. The changes are primarily structural, adjusting how state agencies are organized to carry out existing programs. It does not appear to create new programs or eliminate existing services based on the information provided. Who it may affect: Kentuckians seeking vocational rehabilitation services, people applying for disability determinations, and workers or employers participating in apprenticeship and workforce development programs.

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Legislative History

Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Signed By Governor (Acts Ch. 29)
Mar 13, 2025 · Senate
Delivered To Governor (clerical)
Mar 13, 2025 · Senate
Enrolled, Signed By Speaker Of The House
Mar 13, 2025 · Senate
Enrolled, Signed By President Of The Senate
Mar 13, 2025 · Senate
Received In Senate (clerical)
Mar 13, 2025 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 91-0
Yea: 91
Nay: 0
Absent: 9
Mar 13, 2025 · House
Placed In The Orders Of The Day (clerical)
Mar 13, 2025 · House
Taken From Rules (clerical)
Feb 25, 2025 · Senate
3rd Reading, Passed 37-0 With Floor Amendment (1)
Yea: 37
Nay: 0
Absent: 1

Primary Sponsor

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Mike Nemes

Senator · Senate District 38

Primary sponsor
Mike.Nemes@kylegislature.gov

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