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SB 178 Kentucky Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the Education and Labor Cabinet reorganization.

Summary
Amend KRS 151B.015 to establish the Division of Program Policy and Support within the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation; establish the Department for Disability Determination Services and its divisions in the Education and Labor Cabinet; establish the Office of Industry and Apprenticeship Services and the Division of Workforce Talent within the Department of Workforce Development; amend KRS 151B.017, 151B.185, and 12.020 to conform.
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 14, 2025 Signed Mar 18, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill underwent significant reorganization of the Department for Libraries and Archives and Workforce Development structure. The most substantive change involves reordering and renaming workforce-related offices, with the addition of a new 'Division of Workforce Talent' and the removal of the standalone 'Division of Technical Assistance' and 'Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board' as separate numbered items. The document also changed from 38 pages to 24 pages, indicating a consolidation of content.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding workforce development offices was modified to consolidate certain divisions under the Office of Industry and Apprenticeship Services and renumber the list of attached agencies.
REQUIREMENT

Reordered and renumbered the list of offices and divisions within the Department for Libraries and Archives, adding a new 'Division of Workforce Talent' and removing standalone references to the Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board and Division of Technical Assistance.

Added language specifying that the Office of Industry and Apprenticeship Services shall include the Division of Apprenticeship and the Division of Workforce Talent, with division directors reporting to the executive director of that office.

TECHNICAL

Changed page count from 38 to 24 and updated document identifiers from BR1616 to SB178/GA, indicating a revision of the bill's formatting and length.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2025

How they voted

42–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 43
Feb 25, 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
23
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 29)
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
3rd reading, passed 91-0
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
to State Government (H)
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
returned to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
taken from Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Floor Amendment (1)
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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