AN ACT relating to workforce development and declaring an emergency.
About This Bill
Latest Action · Apr 13, 2026
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 132)
Session
2026RS
Introduced
Feb 25, 2026
Primary Sponsor
P. Wheeler· primary
Summary
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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.
Subjects
Advisory Boards, Commissions, And CommitteesEducation, FinanceEducation, HigherEffective Dates, EmergencyFederal Laws And RegulationsGovernorWorkforce