Children And Minors
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the military. [HB-63]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Amend KRS 40.400, relating to the bonus for Vietnam veterans, to include the United States Space Force in the definition of Armed Forces; amend KRS 156.730, the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children to correct a citation to federal law; amend KRS 156.735 to include the children of National Guard and Reserve personnel within the rights granted under that compact.
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AN ACT relating to education. [HB-27]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Amend KRS 161.030 to specify authority of Education Professional Standards Board over educators hired by public schools only; amend KRS 199.894 to define "learning pods" and exclude them from the definition of "child-care center" and "family child-care home"; amend KRS 194A.381 to exclude learning pods from certain hiring requirements.
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to full-day kindergarten. [HB-17]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Amend KRS 158.060 to remove language that allows for half-day kindergarten programs; amend KRS 157.320, 157.360, and 158.030 to conform; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2024.
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION proclaiming April 12, 2022, to be Education and Sharing Day, Kentucky. [SR-183]
[Education ]
Proclaim April 12, 2022, to be Education and Sharing Day, Kentucky.
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Board of Education and declaring an emergency. [SB-345]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Amend KRS 156.029 to change the public high school non-voting 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; EMERGENCY.
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments. [SB-352]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 17 to define terms; require the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to establish the domestic violence registry; limit the registry to domestic violence offenders who are convicted under KRS Chapter 507, 508, 509, or 525.070, when the victim is a family member or member of an unmarried couple as defined in KRS 403.720; require the cabinet to promulgate regulations.
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the tax liability deferral related to child care costs. [SB-375]
[Taxes ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Create new section of KRS Chapter 141 that allows for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022 but before January 1, 2026 any resident subject to taxation under KRS 141.020 that incurs child care costs for employment related expenses for dependents under age five, to elect to defer up to $2,000 of tax liability for each taxable year not exceeding total child care costs for the taxable year; amend KRS 131.175 to prevent interest and penalty from accruing on child care advance deferrals and repayments; amend KRS 131.190 to allow reporting
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to schools. [SB-320]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Create new sections of KRS 158 to prohibit censorship of history curriculum; permit a school or school district to offer equity, diversity, and inclusion curricula, programing, initiatives, and instruction.
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to school masking policies and declaring an emergency. [SB-351]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Require a school district's COVID-19 masking policy to allow parents to opt out for any reason; EMERGENCY.
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to protective orders involving minors. [SB-359]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 456, to require appointment of a guardian ad litem for any unrepresented minor who is a party to the action or on behalf of whom a petition for an interpersonal protective order has been filed; create a new section of KRS Chapter 403 to require appointment of a guardian ad litem for any unrepresented minor who is a party to the action or on behalf of whom a petition for an emergency protective order or domestic violence order has been filed; establish protocols for proceeding against minor respondents who violate
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to child welfare investigations. [SB-306]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Amend KRS 620.030 to establish requirements for reports of alleged child dependency, abuse, or neglect.
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to children. [SB-307]
[Children and Youth ]
Amend KRS 199.640 to establish procedures that relate to inspections and findings of deficiency of child-caring facilities and child-placing agencies; amend KRS 199.896 to set a new employment standard for child-care centers.
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to coverage for hearing aids and related services. [SB-293]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Amend KRS 304.17A-132 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for hearing aids and related services in accordance with the provisions of the statute and administrative regulations; require the commissioner of insurance to promulgate administrative regulations to set minimum coverage requirements and limits for hearing aids and establish a list of audiologists and specialists in hearing instruments for which health benefit plans shall provide coverage; provide exception for Health Savings Account-qualified High Deductible Health Plans;
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION recognizing March 2, 2022, as Read Across America Day. [SR-167]
[Education ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Children and Youth ]
Recognize March 2, 2022, as Read Across America Day.
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to child abuse and neglect recognition training. [SB-291]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Amend KRS 194A.540 to establish child abuse, neglect, and exploitation-related recognition training for certain licensed health care or mental health professionals.
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to juvenile justice. [SB-283]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
Amend KRS 630.030 to include gender-neutral language.
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to dependency, neglect, and abuse reporting. [SB-297]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Amend KRS 620.030 to remove the requirement that a supervisor also make a report to the proper authorities regarding a report made to them of suspected abuse; require an oral report of child abuse and notification of a supervisor; add the requirement that a supervisor cooperate with the investigation of a report; amend KRS 620.040, relating to notification of suspected abuse reports.
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to banking. [HB-722]
[Finance ]
Amend KRS 286.3-380 to include gender-neutral language.
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to domestic relations. [HB-770]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Amends KRS 403.300 to include gender-neutral language.
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to adoption records. [HB-727]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Amend KRS 199.572 to create processes and procedures for access to finalized adoption records before and after July 1, 2022.