Children And Minors
Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to coverage of mental health wellness examinations. [HB-77]
Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms; require certain health insurance policies to provide coverage for an annual mental health wellness examination of at least 45 minutes provided by a mental health professional; require the coverage to be no less extensive than coverage for medical and surgical benefits; require the coverage to comply with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008; provide that coverage shall not be subject to cost-sharing requirements; amend KRS 205.522 to require the Department
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AN ACT relating to public assistance. [HB-68]
Amend KRS 205.200 to require that the value of all assets held by an individual be disregarded for the purpose of determining the individual's eligibility for a means-tested public assistance program.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to children. [SB-32]
Amend KRS 403.270 to specify that the existing time periods required to be considered a de facto custodian be calculated in aggragate within the last two years.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act. [HB-109]
Establish KRS Chapter 403A and create new sections thereof to establish the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act; amend KRS 403.280, 403.320, 403.340, 403.352, and 403.353 to conform.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the Child Care Assistance Program. [HB-106]
Amend KRS 199.894 to define "Child Care and Development Fund" and "Child Care Assistance Program"; create a new section of KRS 199.892 to 199.896 to establish income eligibility requirements for the Child Care Assistance Program.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION relating to handwashing in schools. [SR-21]
Urge the Department of Education to provide guidance to Kentucky school districts on how to implement the CDC's COVID-19 guidance, including recommendations for hand hygiene; urge Kentucky schools to adopt hand hygiene plans that meet or exceed the CDC recommendations.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT related to preschool education programs. [HB-64]
Amend KRS 157.320 to define "at-risk"; amend KRS 157.3175 to expand eligibility for preschool education programs to children who reside in households with an income at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the reporting of abortion related information to the Vital Statistics Branch. [HB-103]
Amend KRS 213.101, relating to abortion reporting requirements, to require the Department of Vital Statistics report to include verification of compliance with the certification requirement of KRS 311.727; specify that the Auditor of Public Accounts shall function as a health oversight agency for the purpose of performing the audit; require the Department of Vital Statistics to reimburse the Auditor for the audit; prohibit the audit from including personally identifying information of any pregnant woman upon whom an abortion was performed or attempted;
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to campaign finance. [HB-22]
Amend KRS 121.175 to define and include "personal use services," including childcare and elder care, as an allowable campaign expenditure.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION establishing the official Kentucky Mental Health Flag. [HR-13]
Designate the official mental health flag for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to mental health treatment. [SB-21]
Amend KRS 202A.021 to permit voluntary transport to a hospital or psychiatric facility with authorization of the originating and receiving hospital or facility and a patient's signed written agreement to be voluntarily transported and to not be physically removed during transport; amend KRS 645.030 to permit voluntary transport of a child to a hospital or psychiatric facility with authorization of the originating and receiving hospital or facility and a parent if the child is under 16 and parent and child if the child is age 16 or older and a signed
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the performance of an abortion upon a minor and declaring an emergency. [HB-96]
Amend KRS 311.732, relating to performance of an abortion upon a minor, to require the informed written consent of a parent or legal guardian to include a copy of that parent's or legal guardian's government-issued identification and to include specific language; require the physician to keep a copy of the informed written consent for at least 7 years; require the physician to execute an affidavit; require additional criteria and standards for when a court determines whether to allow a minor to self-consent to an abortion; require the court hearing
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the protection of born-alive infants and declaring an emergency. [SB-9]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to prohibit a person from denying or depriving a born-alive infant of nourishment with the intent to cause or allow the death of the infant; prohibit a person from denying or depriving a born-alive infant of medically appropriate and reasonable medical care, medical treatment, or surgical care; require a physician performing an abortion to take all medically appropriate and reasonable steps to preserve the life and health of a born-alive infant; specify that if the physician is unable to perform those duties
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to prevention-oriented child abuse awareness instruction. [HB-154]
Require school councils or principals to adopt child abuse awareness and prevention instruction that is taught by a trained, certified teacher; establish short title of "Erin's Law."
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to youth camps. [SB-66]
Amend KRS 194A.380 to establish a definition of "staff member" as it relates to persons working or volunteering at a youth camp; amend KRS 194A.382 to create employment and background check standards for a staff member working or volunteering at a youth camp; and amend KRS 194A.383 related to violations of employment requirements of a staff member working or volunteering at a youth camp.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. [SB-36]
Amend KRS 635.020 to remove automatic transfer of a child from District Court to Circuit Court in certain cases; amend KRS 640.010 to specify additional factors to be considered in determining whether a child's case should be transferred from District Court to Circuit Court.
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION honoring the Blueprint for Kentucky’s Children and adjourning in honor of Children's Advocacy Day, February 13, 2019. [SR-55]
Recognize February 13, 2019 as Children's Advocacy Day.
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION honoring Governor Matt Bevin's legal team for their tireless work defending life. [SR-257]
Honor the dedicated and tireless work of Governor Bevin's legal team at this pivotal time in the fight for life and in defense of the unborn.
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION honoring Governor Matt Bevin for his support of pro-life legislation. [SR-256]
Honors Governor Matt Bevin for his dedicated, courageous, and bold leadership at this pivotal time in the fight for life and in defense of the unborn.
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
A JOINT RESOLUTION relating to child abuse and neglect awareness. [SJR-38]
Encourage Kentucky schools to recognize April 6 of each year as Child Abuse Prevention Day in the Commonwealth; direct the Kentucky Department of Education to develop instructional matierials on how to recognize and report child abuse and neglect.