Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB826: AN ACT relating to education.
Status: Signed into law, April 23, 2026
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 151B to require no less than 85% of general fund appropriations to the Office of Adult Education to be used for programs fulfilling the adult education mission and goals of the office; amend KRS 151B.403 to require a qualifying test to obtain a High School Equivalency Diploma to offer a written or paper test administration.
What the bill says
An act relating to adult education.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT relating to adult education. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 151B IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: No less than eighty-five percent (85%) of general fund moneys appropriated by the General Assembly to the Office of Adult Education shall be used for programs to fulfill the adult education mission and goals enumerated in KRS 151B.402, 151B.403, 151B.406, and 151B.408. The Office of Adult Education may utilize any remaining general fund moneys for administrative operations. Section 2. KRS 151B.403 is amended to read as follows: (1) The Office of Adult Education within the Department of Workforce Development in the Education and Labor Cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations to establish programs aligned with the College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education, or any other similar standards adopted by the federal Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, which upon successful completion, shall result in the issuance of a High School Equivalency Diploma. (2) (a) At least one (1) program authorized under subsection (1) of this section shall include a test aligned with the College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education, or any other standards adopted by the federal Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, to serve as a qualifying test, which upon passing, …
Sponsors
- James Tipton (R, HD-053) · primary sponsor
- Sarah Stalker (D, HD-034)
- Beverly Chester-Burton (D, HD-044)
Latest actions
- : signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 197)
- : delivered to Governor
- : enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- : enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- : passed 89-4
- : House concurred in Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- : posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- : to Rules (H)
- : received in House
- : 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
Votes
- Senate: Floor Vote (SCS 1) RSN# 4256 (April 15, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Final Passage RCS# 508 (April 15, 2026): 89 yea, 4 nay, passed
- House: Pass RCS# 290 (March 19, 2026): 94 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: State Agencies, Education, Elementary And Secondary, Education, Vocational, Workforce
Common questions
- What is HB826?
- HB826 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to education.
- What does HB826 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to adult education.
- What is the status of HB826?
- Signed into law as of April 23, 2026. Latest action: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 197) (April 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB826?
- James Tipton (R, HD-053), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB826?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb826.html
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