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SB 103 Kentucky Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation.

Summary
Amend KRS 151B.195 to require the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation to exhaust in-state providers before entering into reciprocal agreements with other states; promulgate administrative regulations to establish procedures and standards for service fee memoranda; and submit an annual report of the office's activities to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission, that includes a complete operating and financial statement of the office.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Signed Mar 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill amends the Kentucky Vocational Rehabilitation statute to clarify the executive director's authority, establish a preference for in-state services while allowing out-of-state options when necessary, and add a new committee to receive annual reports. The changes modernize administrative procedures and expand oversight to include economic development considerations.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of oversight by adding the Interim Joint Committee on Economic Development and Workforce Investment as a recipient of annual reports, and clarifies the preference for in-state services while maintaining flexibility for out-of-state options.
REQUIREMENT

Changed the executive director's authority from a single action to a list of five distinct powers, clarifying separate duties for regulations, service preferences, reciprocal agreements, small business programs, and special programs.

Added a requirement to establish a preference for in-state services unless doing so would deny necessary services available outside Kentucky.

ENFORCEMENT

Added the Interim Joint Committee on Economic Development and Workforce Investment as an additional recipient of annual reports alongside the existing Legislative Research Commission.

TECHNICAL

Updated document headers and page references to reflect the new bill number SB 103 and revised dates.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2025

How they voted

42–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 43
Mar 13, 2025
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican37
36 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
11
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Mar 19, 2025
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 40)
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
to Rules (S)
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Floor Amendment (1)
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.