She will take office on Jan. 6, 2025.
The bill easily cleared the Senate on a 31-0 vote to advance to the House.
The bill would also limit the mayor of Louisville to two straight terms.
The House voted 51-42 in favor of House Bill 563, and the Senate followed with a 23-14 vote Monday night.
Supporters said the goal is to funnel the money to families lacking the financial means to seek other schooling options.
Gov. Andy Beshear said it's "too early" to name the facility, and health officials have not yet determined the scope of the variant.
It took Kentucky a little more than a month to reach 5,000-plus deaths after surpassing 4,000 deaths on Feb. 6.
Kentucky’s government is expected to receive about $2.4 billion in federal aid.
State Rep. Robert Goforth was arrested last spring after a woman accused him of choking her with an ethernet cable and trying to "hog tie" her during a domestic dispute.
Beshear urged lawmakers to take bold action to get Kentucky through the pandemic and position it for the post-coronavirus world.