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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT relating to prison educational programs."
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description: "Create new sections of KRS Chapter 197 to establish the Kentucky Community and Technical College System Prison Education Program within the Department of Corrections in partnership with the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) to provide inmates with job training; require KCTCS to construct a facility to house the program at Northpoint Training Center; establish convictions that preclude participation in the program; require the parties to enter into a memorandum of agreement establishing the responsibilities of each party; amend KRS 196.281 to establish entitlement to a certificate of employability upon successful completion of the program and require reporting by the department; amend KRS 335B.020 to establish that a person shall not be disqualified from public employment or obtaining an occupational license solely because of previous criminal conviction and obtaining a certificate of employment from the department shall constitute rebuttable evidence of rehabilitation and fitness for the occupation; amend KRS 355B.030 to remove a conviction of a Class A felony, Class B felony, or any other felony offense other than a conviction that would qualify the individual as a registrant as defined in KRS 17.500 as supportive of a rebuttable presumption of a connection between that conviction and a license issuance request."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
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legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
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session: "2026RS"
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identifier: "HB 5"
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citation: "Kentucky HB 5 (2026RS)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Administrative Regulations And Proceedings", "Boards And Commissions", "Corrections And Correctional Facilities", "State", "Corrections Impact", "Education", "Vocational", "Labor And Industry", "Licensing", "Occupations And Professions", "Reports Mandated", "State Agencies", "Universities And Colleges", "Workforce"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["A. Gentry", "A. Moore", "A. Neighbors", "B. McCool", "B. Wesley", "C. Aull", "C. Freeland", "C. Fugate", "C. Lewis", "C. Massaroni", "D. Elliott", "D. Fister", "D. Gordon", "D. Grossberg", "D. Meade", "D. Osborne", "E. Callaway", "G. Brown Jr.", "J. Bauman", "J. Blanton", "J. Calloway", "J. Decker", "J. Hodgson", "J. Nemes", "J. Tipton", "K. Fleming", "K. Holloway", "K. Jackson", "K. King", "K. Moser", "L. Burke", "M. Dossett", "M. Hart", "M. Imes", "M. Lockett", "M. Proctor", "M. Whitaker", "N. Tate", "N. Wilson", "P. Flannery", "P. Griffee", "R. Bivens", "R. Bridges", "R. Duvall", "R. Roarx", "R. White", "S. Baker", "S. Bratcher", "S. Lewis", "S. Maddox", "S. McPherson", "S. Miles", "S. Rudy", "S. Sharp", "S. Witten", "T. Hampton", "T. Huff", "T. Roberts", "T. Smith", "T. Truett", "V. Grossl", "W. Thomas", "W. Williams"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 21
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e604e35-c3c0-45c7-a688-7387c7d56726"
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source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb5.html"
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source_hash: "c546bcc580726a9823bc97352e98356db0e572f3371bb2322ce789d4a3562d1f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
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---
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# Kentucky HB 5 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to prison educational programs.
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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 197 to establish the Kentucky Community and Technical College System Prison Education Program within the Department of Corrections in partnership with the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) to provide inmates with job training; require KCTCS to construct a facility to house the program at Northpoint Training Center; establish convictions that preclude participation in the program; require the parties to enter into a memorandum of agreement establishing the responsibilities of each party; amend KRS 196.281 to establish entitlement to a certificate of employability upon successful completion of the program and require reporting by the department; amend KRS 335B.020 to establish that a person shall not be disqualified from public employment or obtaining an occupational license solely because of previous criminal conviction and obtaining a certificate of employment from the department shall constitute rebuttable evidence of rehabilitation and fitness for the occupation; amend KRS 355B.030 to remove a conviction of a Class A felony, Class B felony, or any other felony offense other than a conviction that would qualify the individual as a registrant as defined in KRS 17.500 as supportive of a rebuttable presumption of a connection between that conviction and a license issuance request.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb5/orig_bill.pdf)
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2. **Acts Chapter 64** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0064.pdf)
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3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb5/bill.pdf)
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## Votes
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- CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 5 — **38–0** (pass) · lower
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- Pass — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- A. Gentry — primary (person)
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- A. Moore — primary (person)
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- A. Neighbors — primary (person)
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- B. McCool — primary (person)
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- B. Wesley — primary (person)
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- C. Aull — primary (person)
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- C. Freeland — primary (person)
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- C. Fugate — primary (person)
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- C. Lewis — primary (person)
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- C. Massaroni — primary (person)
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- D. Elliott — primary (person)
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- D. Fister — primary (person)
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- D. Gordon — primary (person)
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- D. Grossberg — primary (person)
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- D. Meade — primary (person)
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- D. Osborne — primary (person)
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- E. Callaway — primary (person)
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- G. Brown Jr. — primary (person)
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- J. Bauman — primary (person)
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- J. Blanton — primary (person)
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- J. Calloway — primary (person)
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- J. Decker — primary (person)
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- J. Hodgson — primary (person)
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- J. Nemes — primary (person)
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- J. Tipton — primary (person)
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- K. Fleming — primary (person)
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- K. Holloway — primary (person)
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- K. Jackson — primary (person)
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- K. King — primary (person)
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- K. Moser — primary (person)
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- L. Burke — primary (person)
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- M. Dossett — primary (person)
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- M. Hart — primary (person)
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- M. Imes — primary (person)
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- M. Lockett — primary (person)
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- M. Proctor — primary (person)
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- M. Whitaker — primary (person)
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- N. Tate — primary (person)
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- N. Wilson — primary (person)
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- P. Flannery — primary (person)
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- P. Griffee — primary (person)
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- R. Bivens — primary (person)
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- R. Bridges — primary (person)
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- R. Duvall — primary (person)
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- R. Roarx — primary (person)
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- R. White — primary (person)
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- S. Baker — primary (person)
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- S. Bratcher — primary (person)
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- S. Lewis — primary (person)
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- S. Maddox — primary (person)
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- S. McPherson — primary (person)
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- S. Miles — primary (person)
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- S. Rudy — primary (person)
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- S. Sharp — primary (person)
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- S. Witten — primary (person)
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- T. Hampton — primary (person)
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- T. Huff — primary (person)
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- T. Roberts — primary (person)
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- T. Smith — primary (person)
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- T. Truett — primary (person)
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- V. Grossl — primary (person)
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- W. Thomas — primary (person)
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- W. Williams — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
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- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 03 2026
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- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 99-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
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- **2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** taken from the Orders of the Day
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- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026
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- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
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- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
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- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
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- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 64) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8e604e35-c3c0-45c7-a688-7387c7d56726`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
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