SB 249

Kentucky Senate bill in Session 26RS.

Status: enacted. Latest action: April 13, 2026.

AN ACT relating to workforce development and declaring an emergency.

Bill ID KY-26RS-SB-249
Session 26RS
Status enacted
Senate enacted 2026-04-13
Summary

Create a new section of KRS 151B to grant the governor, in consultation with the Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board, the authority to approve all eligible workforce training programs for federal Workforce Pell Grants and coordinate approval of eligible workforce training programs to avoid duplicative payments; require the board to establish an internal procedure to determine that a program meets applicable federal requirements and ensure that the implementation of this procedure does not impose requirements more restrictive than or inconsistent with any applicable federal rules governing the Workforce Pell Grants; EMERGENCY.

Sponsor
Phillip Wheeler
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-02-25 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-13 Status enacted
2026-04-13 Latest Action 04/13/26: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 132)
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