Children And Minors
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to juvenile justice and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-3]
Amend KRS 610.030 to require a report to the court of truancy cases when there is no action implemented by the response team within 90 days; require a court-designated worker to make a finding if diversion is failed due to lack of parental cooperation; allow a court to refer cases back to the court-designated worker and order parental cooperation; amend KRS 610.990 to establish penalty; amend KRS 610.265 to require children charged with serious felony offenses to be detained pending a detention hearing and to be evaluated for treatment; amend KRS
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 105) on 03/27/2023
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A RESOLUTION recognizing the Blueprint for Kentucky's Children and adjourning in honor of Children's Advocacy Day, February 8, 2023. [SR-64]
Recognize the Blueprint for Kentucky's Children organization and adjourn in honor of Children's Advocacy Day, February 8, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jimmy Higdon
Adopted on 03/30/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to gun safety for children. [SB-87]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to make it a crime to unlawfully store a firearm; establish elements of the crime for recklessly allowing access to an unsecured firearm by a minor; establish the crime as a Class A misdemeanor unless a physical injury or death results, in which case it is a Class D felony; establish a short title of Baby Dre Gun Safety Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Neal
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (s) on 02/09/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to children and declaring an emergency. [HB-177]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 405 to establish definitions; provide for parental rights; establish that no governmental entity shall substantially burden the rights of parents unless required by a compelling governmental interest of the highest order and in the least restrictive means; establish specific rights of parents, with some limitations; provide that specific governmental employees shall not encourage or coerce a child to withhold information from a parent; recognize additional rights beyond those enumerated; require local boards of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley
To Judiciary (h) on 02/23/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION proclaiming February 8, 2023, as "Family Resource and Youth Services Center Day." [HR-22]
Proclaim February 8, 2023, as Family Resource and Youth Services Center Day.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kim King
To House Floor on 02/08/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to state government operations. [SB-48]
Amend KRS 12.020 to remove the Office of the Ombudsman and Administrative Review and the Office of the Inspector from the Office of the Secretary and place them in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services as individual agencies; dissolve the Department for Income Support, the Department for Family Resource Centers and Volunteer Services, and the Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs; and place the Disability Determination Services program and Serve Kentucky within the Education and Labor Cabinet; amend KRS 13B.020 to remove disability
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Sponsored by: Sen. Julie Adams
Became Law Without Governor's Signature (acts Ch. 124) on 03/29/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to immunization exceptions. [HB-110]
Amend KRS 214.036 to add conscientiously held beliefs to the list of exceptions to immunization requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Gooch
Introduced In House on 01/05/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to children's health. [HB-120]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to prohibit the provision of or referral for gender transition procedures to any child under the age of 18 years; define a violation as unprofessional conduct and acting recklessly for purposes of tort claims; permit an action on a violation to be taken by the parent or guardian of the child before the child attains the age of 18 years and by the child within 30 years of the child attaining the age of 18 years, with exceptions under which the time may be longer; require conditions for actions and damages; prohibit
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Sponsored by: Rep. Savannah Maddox
Introduced In House on 01/05/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION honoring Jim Tuman and his work and service to youth. [SR-34]
Adjourn in honor of Jim Tuman for his lifelong work and service to youth.
Sponsored by: Sen. Damon Thayer
Adopted By Voice Vote on 02/28/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION expressing serious concerns regarding the operations of the Department of Juvenile Justice. [SCR-31]
Create a work group to gather information and develop necessary policy regarding the Department of Juvenile Justice; urge the executive and judicial branches of the Commonwealth to promptly provide information and address the serious concerns of the General Assembly regarding the treatment and protection of juvenile offenders and staff of the Department of Juvenile Justice.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Givens
Received In House on 02/07/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to student COVID-19 vaccine requirements. [HB-101]
Amend KRS 156.160 to prohibit administrative regulations of the Kentucky Board of Education from requiring students to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in order to attend school.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Taken From Committee On Committees (s) on 03/16/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to urban youth agriculture education. [HB-96]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 247 to define terms; establish the Kentucky Urban Farming Youth Initiative to promote farming to youth in urban counties in at least one urban University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service office beginning August 1, 2023, and others by August 1, 2024; set each program term to 1 year in duration beginning in January; establish guidelines for participant eligibility.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 01/04/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to health mandates in educational settings and declaring an emergency. [HB-92]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require that a parent or guardian be permitted to opt a student of any public school requirement for medical devices and procedures, and treatments; provide that the parent or guardian shall not be required to submit any documentation or certification to opt out; provide that nothing in the section shall be interpreted to contradict KRS 158.035; create a new section of KRS Chapter164 to provide that postsecondary education institutions may not require individuals to use medical devices or submit to medical
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Sponsored by: Rep. Josh Calloway
Introduced In House on 01/04/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to a foster care student toolkit. [HB-41]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to direct the Kentucky Department of Education to develop a foster care student toolkit to provide resources and information to assist school personnel in addressing the unique educational needs of foster children.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
To Families & Children (h) on 02/14/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to preschool and kindergarten education. [HB-35]
Amend KRS 157.3175 to require school districts provide a full-day preschool program for eligible three and four year olds; define "eligible"; require that preschool for three year old children continue to be funded through a grant process and preschool programs for four year old children be funded under KRS 157.310 to 157.440; require preschool programs to operate on the school district calendar; require transportation be provided; amend KRS 158.031 to include preschool programs for four year old children in the primary school program; amend KRS
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Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Floor Amendment (1) Filed on 02/24/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Board of Education. [SB-22]
Amend KRS 156.029 to change the public high school nonvoting student member to a voting member of the Kentucky Board of Education; add an at-large member to the board; require at least two of the members to have a child enrolled in public school; amend KRS 156.040 to exclude the student member from the age and college degree requirements.
Sponsored by: Sen. Reginald Thomas
To Education (s) on 01/05/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to hazing. [SB-9]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 508 to define "hazing," "student," and "organization"; establish a Class D felony of hazing in the first degree; establish a Class A misdemeanor of hazing in the second degree; amend KRS 164.7874 to remove eligibility for a KEES scholarship if convicted of hazing; provide that the Act may be referred to as Lofton's Law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Mills
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 110) on 03/27/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to student COVID-19 vaccine requirements. [HB-31]
Amend KRS 156.160 to prohibit regulations of the Kentucky Board of Education from requiring students to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in order to attend school.
Sponsored by: Rep. Josh Calloway
Introduced In House on 01/03/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to coverage for injectable epinephrine devices. [HB-68]
Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to cover injectable epinephrine devices for persons 18 years of age and under; provide that the coverage shall not be subject to cost-sharing requirements; amend KRS 205.522, 205.6485, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require Medicaid, KCHIP, self-insured employer group health plans offered by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution, and the state employee health plan to comply with the 18-and-under injectable epinephrine device coverage requirement;
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Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 01/03/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to public school facilities and declaring an emergency. [HB-30]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; establish legislative findings; ensure that student privacy exists in school restrooms, locker rooms, and shower rooms; require students born male to use only those facilities designated to be used by males and students born female to use only those facilities designated to be used by females; require schools to provide the best available accommodation to students who assert that their gender is different from their biological sex; identify consequences for using facilities designated for the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley
Introduced In House on 01/03/2023