Children And Minors
Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION urging the Kentucky Department of Education to create a task force to consider ways to improve diversity in STEAM areas of education. [HR-13]
Urge the Kentucky Department of Education to create a task force to consider ways to improve diversity in STEAM education.
Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
Introduced In House on 01/07/2020
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AN ACT relating to newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). [SB-60]
Amend KRS 214.155 to add spinal muscular atrophy to the list of heritable conditions tested at birth.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jimmy Higdon
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 55) on 03/27/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to female genital mutilation and declaring an emergency. [SB-72]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 508 to define "female genital mutilation" and create the Class B felony of female genital mutilation; create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to require the Department for Public Health in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to develop, produce, and disseminate educational materials related to female genital mutilation; amend KRS 15.334 to require law enforcement training on female genital mutilation; amend KRS 311.595 to require a conviction of female genital mutilation to result in mandatory revocation
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Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Neal
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 74) on 04/02/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the reporting of child abuse. [HB-159]
Amend KRS 620.030, relating to the requirement to report child abuse, to limit the clergy-penitent exemption; amend KRS 620.050, relating to the reporting of child abuse, to limit the clergy-penitent exemption.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Westrom
Introduced In House on 01/07/2020