HB798

AN ACT relating to workforce investment.

Introduced·3/2/26
Bill Text

Kentucky HB798 amends workforce investment laws to enhance the authority and duties of the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet.

Kentucky HB798 amends workforce investment laws to enhance the authority and duties of the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet. The bill grants the secretary the power to investigate and ascertain wages, enter places of business to inspect records, and prosecute violations of labor laws. It also mandates the development of administrative regulations to protect the confidentiality of client records and allows for the sharing of client information with authorized representatives of other states or agencies under specific conditions.

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Where it stands

Current
Economic Development & Workforce Investment Committee
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Committee decision

Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

History

Mar 9

House

to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)

Mar 2

House

introduced in House

Mar 2

House

to Committee on Committees (H)