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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT relating to alternative high school diplomas."
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description: "Amend KRS 156.160 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations for an alternate high school diploma and a modified high school diploma; specify requirements for alternate and modified high school diplomas; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require the Department of Workforce Development to identify, compile, and publish a list of employers willing to employ individuals possessing an alternate high school diploma; amend KRS 158.140, 164.787, and 164.7882 to conform."
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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 562"
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citation: "Kentucky HB 562 (2026RS)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Boards And Commissions", "Education", "Elementary And Secondary", "Education", "Vocational", "Mental Disability", "State Agencies", "Workforce"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["A. Gentry", "B. Chester-Burton", "B. Wesley", "C. Aull", "C. Fugate", "D. Fister", "D. Gordon", "D. Grossberg", "D. Hale", "D. Lewis", "G. Brown Jr.", "J. Blanton", "J. Branscum", "K. Jackson", "K. Moser", "M. Dossett", "M. Pollock", "P. Flannery", "R. Bivens", "S. Baker", "S. Lewis", "S. McPherson", "T. Bojanowski", "T. Huff", "T. Smith", "T. Truett", "V. Grossl", "W. Lawrence"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 25
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2026-04-03T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb26e533-1a6f-4627-a253-40791816c411"
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source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb562.html"
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source_hash: "124ec8884ab547ce153e23d2bba5915df92c91e329610f021bb6419fb53df499"
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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 562 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to alternative high school diplomas.
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Amend KRS 156.160 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations for an alternate high school diploma and a modified high school diploma; specify requirements for alternate and modified high school diplomas; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require the Department of Workforce Development to identify, compile, and publish a list of employers willing to employ individuals possessing an alternate high school diploma; amend KRS 158.140, 164.787, and 164.7882 to conform.
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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/hb562/orig_bill.pdf)
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2. **Acts Chapter 15** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0015.pdf)
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3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb562/bill.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Pass — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- Final Passage — **95–0** (pass) · lower
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- PASS HB 562 w/ SCS 1 — **36–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- A. Gentry — primary (person)
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- B. Chester-Burton — primary (person)
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- B. Wesley — primary (person)
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- C. Aull — primary (person)
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- C. Fugate — 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. Hale — primary (person)
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- D. Lewis — primary (person)
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- G. Brown Jr. — primary (person)
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- J. Blanton — primary (person)
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- J. Branscum — primary (person)
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- K. Jackson — primary (person)
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- K. Moser — primary (person)
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- M. Dossett — primary (person)
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- M. Pollock — primary (person)
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- P. Flannery — primary (person)
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- R. Bivens — primary (person)
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- S. Baker — primary (person)
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- S. Lewis — primary (person)
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- S. McPherson — primary (person)
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- T. Bojanowski — primary (person)
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- T. Huff — 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. Lawrence — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
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- **2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** to Primary and Secondary Education (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 17 2026
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- **2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 96-0 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
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- **2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** to Education (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 17 2026
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- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
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- **2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
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- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
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- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
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- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
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- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** passed 95-0 `passage`
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- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
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- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
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- **2026-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 15) `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/bb26e533-1a6f-4627-a253-40791816c411`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
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