Children And Minors
Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION establishing the official Kentucky Mental Health Flag. [SR-34]
Designate the official mental health flag for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
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AN ACT relating to the rights of parents. [SB-97]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 405 to establish findings of the General Assembly related to rights and interests of parents; create new sections of KRS Chapter 405 to establish a definition of "parent" and specific rights of parents; establish a short title of "Parents Rights Protection Act."
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the dissemination of personally identifying information. [SB-96]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 525 to create a Class A misdemeanor for disseminating personally identifying information on the Internet about a minor; establish increased criminal penalties for injury, death, and levels of monetary loss; create a civil cause of action arising from violations; and limit the liability of service providers.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to newborn and infant screenings. [SB-91]
Amend KRS 214.155 to include cytomegalovirus (CMV) testing as part of the newborn screening program; create a new section of KRS Chapter 214 to require the Department for Public Health in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide public educational resources related to cytomegalovirus (CMV); provide that the Act may be cited as the "Bella Dawn Streeval Law."
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the housing of inmates. [SB-84]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 196 to establish restrictive housing and medical observation of inmates who are pregnant or in the immediate postpartum period; define "immediate postpartum period"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 196 to establish notice of availability and access to applicable community-based programs and social workers; establish parameters for care of the infant for the 72-hour period after birth; create a new section of Chapter 196 to require an annual restricted housing report be filed with the Legislative Research Commission;
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to child welfare investigations. [HB-221]
Amend KRS 620.030 to establish requirements for reports of alleged child dependency, abuse, or neglect.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to child and maternal fatalities in the Commonwealth. [HB-212]
Amend KRS 211.684 to require the child and maternal fatality annual report to do a demographic analysis by race, income, and geography and require the annual report be sent to the Interim Joint Committee on Health, Welfare, and Family Services.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky National Guard Adoption Assistance Program and declaring an emergency. [HB-206]
Amend KRS 36.477 to raise the amount of available assistance from the Kentucky National Guard Adoption Assistance Program; EMERGENCY.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to child and maternal fatality teams. [HB-185]
Amend KRS 211.684 and 211.686 to require the establishment of the state and local child and maternal fatality review teams.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to superintendent screening committees. [SB-77]
Amend KRS 160.352 to require greater minority representation on a screening committee in a school district with a minority student population of 50% or greater.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to lactation accommodations for students of public institutions of postsecondary education. [HB-181]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require public postsecondary institutions to provide accommodations for lactating students; specify the accommodations required; allow institutions to use existing facility space to meet the requirements; require reasonable time to accommodate the lactating student's needs without academic penalty; require institutions subject to this section draft policies ensuring this section is implemented.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the establishment of a pediatric advisory council. [HB-180]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 210 to establish a Pediatric Acute onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) advisory council to study PANS and pediatric auto immune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with Streptococcal infections (PANDAS), examine services for those suffering from PANS and PANDAS, collaborate and coordinate on research projects to identify treatment options for those suffering from PANS and PANDAS, and make recommendations regarding legislative and regulatory changes to the legislature; outline advisory council membership;
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION urging school districts to commemorate Constitution Day on or around September 17 as an annual event. [HR-21]
Urge school districts to commemorate Constitution Day on or around September 17 as an annual event.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to gun safety for children. [SB-46]
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 B misdemeanor unless a physical injury or death results, in which case it is a Class A misdemeanor; establish the short title of "Baby Dre Gun Safety Act."
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to campaign finance. [HB-67]
Amend KRS 121.175 to define and include "necessary childcare expenses" as an allowable campaign expenditure.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to gun safety for children. [HB-80]
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 B misdemeanor unless a physical injury or death results, in which case it is a Class A misdemeanor; establish the short title of "Baby Dre Gun Safety Act."
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to corporal punishment in schools. [HB-134]
Create a new section of KRS 158.440 to 158.449 to define "corporal punishment"; prohibit a person employed by a school district from using corporal physical discipline; amend KRS 158.444 to remove corporal punishment as a form of discipline in a school; amend KRS 503.110 to remove the exception that permitted the use of physical force by a teacher against a minor.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Kentucky relating to abortion. [HB-91]
Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to state that Kentucky's Constitution does not secure or protect a right to abortion or funding of abortion.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to solitary confinement of juveniles. [HB-86]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 15A to limit use of solitary confinement for juveniles and require reporting of data on its use.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to abandoned infants. [HB-155]
Amend KRS 405.075 to define and allow the use of a "newborn safety device" related to the anonymous surrendering of a newborn infant in the Commonwealth at a participating staffed police station, staffed fire station, or a staffed hospital.