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SB 22 Kentucky Senate · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the dual credit scholarship program.

Summary
Amend KRS 164.786 to define "eligible high school apprentice" and "eligible registered teacher apprenticeship program"; include eligible registered teacher apprenticeship programs in the dual credit scholarship program; establish student and school district eligibility and participation requirements in the eligible registered teacher apprenticeship scholarship program.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationExpands dual credit scholarship to include teacher apprenticeship programs, increasing funding access for educator training and program participation.95% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2026 Last action Apr 1, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was updated to reflect its final version, changing the document identifier from 'BR 393' to 'SB 22/GA'. A new eligibility requirement was added, stating that students must be enrolled in an approved apprenticeship program to qualify for the dual credit scholarship.
Scope change
The bill's scope now explicitly includes apprenticeship programs as a qualifying pathway for the dual credit scholarship, whereas the previous version did not mention this specific program type.
ELIGIBILITY

Added a requirement that students must be enrolled in an approved apprenticeship program to receive the dual credit scholarship.

TECHNICAL

Updated document headers and footers to change the bill number from 'BR 393' to 'SB 22/GA' and updated the timestamp.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 22, 2026

How they voted

42–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 44
Jan 22, 2026
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican38
36 Yea 1 Nay 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
3
Committee
7
Amendments
3
Apr 1, 2026
Introduced
floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed to bill
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Committee
recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Committee
to Postsecondary Education (H)
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 36-1 with Floor Amendment (2)
upper
Jan 20, 2026
Introduced
floor amendment (2) filed
upper
Jan 15, 2026
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
upper
Jan 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
to Education (S)
upper
Jan 6, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 6, 2026
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.