Historical Affairs
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to Women Veterans Appreciation Day and declaring an emergency. [HB-410]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate June 12 of each year as Women Veterans Appreciation Day in the Commonwealth; EMERGENCY.
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A RESOLUTION honoring the 20th Black History Celebration and recognizing that Black history is American history. [SR-94]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Honor the 20th Black History Celebration and recognize that Black history is American history.
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
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A RESOLUTION celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the civil rights movement and commemorative March on Frankfort. [SR-93]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the civil rights movement, the 60th Anniversary of the March on Frankfort, and Kentucky's historic involvement therein; urge support and participation in the commemorative March on Frankfort.
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to historical instruction. [HB-233]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Children and Youth ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require African history instruction in certain middle and high school world history and civilization courses; require Native American history instruction in certain middle and high school United States history courses; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations establishing academic standards for the required historical instructions; require superintendents to adopt curricula for required instruction; require the Department of Education to collaborate with the Kentucky
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION honoring the celebration of Black History Month and recognizing that Black history is American history. [HR-39]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Honor the celebration of Black History Month and recognize that Black history is American history.
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the New State Capitol campus. [HB-171]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Amend KRS 11.027 to create a process for submission of plans for installation or removal of statues, monuments, or objects of art on permanent display in the New State Capitol or on New State Capitol campus grounds and require approval by the General Assembly.
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
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A RESOLUTION recognizing September 17th as Constitution Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. [SR-147]
[Education ]
Recognize Constitution Day on September 17.
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
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A RESOLUTION recognizing September 17th as Constitution Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. [HR-84]
[Education ]
Recognize Constitution Day on September 17.
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to Women Veterans' Appreciation Day and declaring an emergency. [HB-414]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate June 12 of each year as Women Veterans' Appreciation Day in the Commonwealth; EMERGENCY.
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to education on the Holocaust. [SB-216]
[Education ]
Amend KRS 156.160 to require regulations adopted by the Board of Education to direct the commissioner of education to conduct a survey of school districts regarding Holocaust education every three years beginning with the 2023-2024 school year; require the commissioner to report the results of the survey to the Interim Joint Committee on Education.
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky battlefield preservation fund. [HB-464]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
Amend KRS 171.394 to require that matching non-state funds from nonprofit organizations be dollar for dollar for Civil War sites and one dollar to each three dollars for Revolutionary War sites in order to receive funds from the Kentucky battlefield preservation fund; require approval of the state historic preservation officer for grants exceeding 50% of the appraised value of the land or permanent protective interests.
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
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A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet to develop a Kentucky Women's History Trail. [HJR-49]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Tourism ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Direct the Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet to consult with the Transportation Cabinet and other relevant state and local agencies to develop the Kentucky Women's History Trail; require the cabinet to report strategies for implementation to the Interim Joint Committee on Tourism, Small Business, and Information Technology by November 1, 2023.
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
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AN ACT relating to the Kentucky battlefield preservation fund. [SB-144]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
Amend KRS 171.394 to require that matching nonstate funds from nonprofit organizations be dollar for dollar for Civil War sites and one dollar to each three dollars for Revolutionary War sites in order to receive funds from the Kentucky battlefield preservation fund; require approval of the state historic preservation officer for grants exceeding 50% of the appraised value of the land or permanent protective interests.
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
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A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Brigadier General Charles Young Memorial Historical Corridor. [SJR-58]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Tourism ]
[Military ]
[Community Development ]
Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the Brigadier General Charles Young Memorial Historical Corridor; direct the Transportation and Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinets to work cooperatively to promote the historical, military, and cultural significance of the corridor, and work with their counterparts in Ohio to promote the corridor as a regional attraction.
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
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A RESOLUTION celebrating Black History Month. [SR-42]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Honor the celebration of Black History Month.
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
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A RESOLUTION recognizing the value of history as a tool to help ensure a positive and beneficial future for all citizens. [SR-62]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Education ]
Recognizing the value of history as a tool to help ensure a positive and beneficial future for all citizens.
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION honoring the celebration of Black History Month and recognizing that Black history is American history. [HR-17]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Honor the celebration of Black History Month and recognize that Black history is American history.
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
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A RESOLUTION honoring the 50th anniversary of Lexington’s Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration. [SR-29]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Honor the 50th anniversary of Lexington's Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration.
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
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A RESOLUTION honoring the celebration of Black History Month and recognizing that Black history is American history. [SR-32]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Honor the celebration of Black History Month and recognize that Black history is American history.
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
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A RESOLUTION honoring Lieutenant Presley Neville O'Bannon and his legacy as preserved by the O'Bannon House Preservation Foundation. [SR-314]
[Arts and Culture ]
Honor Lieutenant Presley Neville O'Bannon and his legacy as preserved by the O'Bannon House.