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Last action · March 13, 2026
Recommitted To Appropriations & Revenue (H)

Introduced February 12, 2026

Senate
Adjourned Sine Die
2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Kindergarten Readiness Performance-Based Child Care Incentive Pilot Program.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 199 to define terms; create the Kentucky Kindergarten Readiness Performance-Based Child-Care Incentive Pilot Program; require the University of Kentucky to operate the pilot program; establish the purpose and directives of the pilot program; establish completion date and reporting requirements.

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This bill would create a pilot program focused on helping young children be better prepared for kindergarten. The University of Kentucky would run the program and provide incentives connected to child care, with a required completion date and report on how it worked. The goal is to test whether this approach improves kindergarten readiness among Kentucky children. Who it may affect: families with young children, child care providers, and the University of Kentucky.

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Legislative History

Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Introduced In Senate
Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
To Committee On Committees (S)
Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
To Families & Children (S)
Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar
Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Recommitted To Appropriations & Revenue (S) (clerical)
Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Reported Favorably, To Rules With Committee Substitute (1)
Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Monday, March 02 2026 (clerical)
Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
3rd Reading, Passed 35-1 With Committee Substitute (1) And Floor Amendment (1)
Yea: 35
Nay: 1
Absent: 2
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Danny Carroll

Senator · Senate District 02

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Danny.Carroll@kylegislature.gov

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