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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Families and Children. (3-5-26)

Families & Children

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  • :00.079><c> and</c><00:14:00.320><c> should</c><00:14:00.560><c> do</c><00:14:00.800><c> so</c><00:14
  • </c><00:14:11.360><c> way</c><00:14:11.519><c> to</c><00:14:11.680><c> the</c><00:14:11.760><c> table
  • &gt;&gt; I<00:14:30.399><c> can</c><00:14:30.560><c> move</c><00:14:30.959><c> until</c><00:14:31.120
  • &gt;&gt; Thank<00:14:50.560><c> you,</c><00:14:50.720><c> Madam</c><00:14:51.040><c> Chair,</c><00:14
  • </c><00:14:58.880><c> Um,</c><00:14:59.279><c> this</c><00:14:59.519><c> is</c><00:14:59.600><c> a</c
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Health Services (1-15-26)

Health Services

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  • &gt;&gt; Very<00:14:56.160><c> good.
  • </c><00:14:56.480><c> House</c><00:14:56.720><c> Bill</c><00:14:57.199><c> 178</c><00:14:57.760><c> passes
  • </c><00:14:58.160><c> with</c> &gt;&gt; Very good.
  • House Bill 178 passes with favorable<00:14:58.880><c> expression.
  • </c><00:14:59.440><c> Thank</c><00:14:59.680><c> you.
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  • ><c> committee,</c><00:14:32.320><c> you'll</c><00:14:32.639><c> have</c><00:14:32.800><c> a</c><00:14
  • need<00:14:34.800><c> to</c><00:14:34.880><c> make</c><00:14:35.040><c> sure</c><00:14:35.279><c> is
  • And uh I'll<00:14:38.160><c> remind</c><00:14:38.320><c> you</c><00:14:38.560><c> we</c><00:14:38.720
Summary: The committee opened with a roll call, confirmed a quorum, approved the minutes by voice vote, and recognized a guest of Senator Hickden, retired judge Dan Kelly. The chair then moved through a tight agenda and limited public presentations and questions. The first presentation was on robotics education in Kentucky, led by Representative Chris Lewis, Kentucky FIRST Robotics executive director Kelly Gowen, and students from Whitfield Academy. They argued that robotics should be expanded in high schools as a workforce pipeline for engineering, manufacturing, and advanced technology jobs. The presentation emphasized hands-on learning, industry certifications, teacher development, and a proposed framework to fund robotics education programs statewide. Committee members were not allowed to ask questions because of time constraints. The second presentation was from Canopy Kentucky, led by Adam Watson and founder Scott Collins. They described Canopy’s business and entrepreneurship education programs for fifth graders and high school students, including the NextGen Good Biz initiative and an eight-classroom high school unit. Canopy requested a one-time $750,000 appropriation for fiscal year 2026, matched by private funds, to expand into more schools and rural areas, train educators, and report outcomes. Members asked a brief question about how the programs fit into school schedules and the difference between the elementary and high school offerings. The final presentation, from KDE’s Kelly Foster and Todd Allen, reviewed the state’s school improvement classifications. Foster explained CSI, TSI, and ATSI status, the federal and state legal framework, and how House Bill 298 returned CSI identification to an annual cycle. She reported that Kentucky identified 50 CSI schools on the most recent release, with 53 CSI schools statewide, along with 39 TSI schools and 102 ATSI schools. She also outlined KDE’s support process, including education recovery staff, diagnostic reviews, turnaround plans, and required professional learning for CSI schools.