HB996
Postsecondary Education Rehabilitation Transition Program; plan for expansion of Program.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Holly Seibold (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services; Department of Education; Postsecondary Education Rehabilitation Transition Program.
Directs the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, in collaboration with the Department of Education, to develop a plan to expand the Postsecondary Education Rehabilitation Transition (PERT) Program to increase the number of students assisted in the transition from high school to postsecondary programs. The bill requires such plan to ... (More) equip local community services boards with the resources to assist an increased number of students in such transition, publish online resources about the transition process, and develop an online dashboard to provide information about possible postsecondary education programs. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104810D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/30/2026 - House: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 01/30/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/02/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB996)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2026 - House: House committee offered
- 02/06/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/09/2026 - House: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (17-Y 4-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/12/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/12/2026 - House: committee amendments agreed to
- 02/12/2026 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (90-Y 6-N 0-A)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/18/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB996)
- 02/20/2026 - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/26/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 02/26/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB996ER)
- 02/26/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB996)
- 02/26/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
