AN ACT relating to military-connected educational benefits. [HB-407]
Amend KRS 164.507 to remove degree-seeking requirement for nonremarried spouse and children of a deceased veteran when utilizing educational benefits; require students to use federal grant funds toward tuition prior to the use of the waiver; amend KRS 164.515 to expand educational benefit to include service members with a disability rating of 50% or higher; remove degree-seeking requirement; require students to use federal grant funds toward tuition prior to the use of the waiver.
HB-407: AN ACT relating to military-connected educational benefits.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 02/21/2023
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky battlefield preservation fund. [HB-464]
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.
HB-464: AN ACT relating to the Kentucky battlefield preservation fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Elliott
Taken From Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (s) on 03/15/2023
AN ACT relating to the National Guard. [SB-136]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 38 to restrict the use of the Kentucky National Guard outside of state active duty unless Congress officially declares war or has taken official action pursuant to the United States Constitution and has satisfied any outstanding balance to the Kentucky National Guard; establish a short title of Defend the Guard Act.
SB-136: AN ACT relating to the National Guard.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adrienne Southworth
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (s) on 02/17/2023
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky battlefield preservation fund. [SB-144]
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.
SB-144: AN ACT relating to the Kentucky battlefield preservation fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Rick Girdler
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 13) on 03/17/2023
AN ACT relating to veterans' resources. [HB-265]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require the Department of Workplace Standards consult with the Department of Veterans' Affairs to create and distribute a veterans' benefits and services poster for display in businesses with more than 50 full-time employees.
HB-265: AN ACT relating to veterans' resources.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bobby McCool
Introduced In House on 02/14/2023
AN ACT relating to the posting of veterans' benefits and services. [HB-253]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs to create and distribute a veterans' benefits and services document to employers and require employers to keep copies of a veterans' benefits and services document in a conspicuous and accessible place.
HB-253: AN ACT relating to the posting of veterans' benefits and services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bobby McCool
Introduced In House on 02/14/2023
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Guard Youth Challenge Program. [HB-244]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 36 to establish the Kentucky Guard Youth Challenge Program; outline the purpose of the program; authorize the program to establish high schools to serve the program's students; align program with the federal National Guard Youth Challenge Program; establish the governance of the program; establish guidelines for the operation of the program; establish guidelines for the operation of the high schools operated by the program; authorize the adjutant general or designee to adopt policies for the operation of the program's
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HB-244: AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Guard Youth Challenge Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. DJ Johnson
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 151) on 03/31/2023
AN ACT relating to workers' compensation for first responders. [HB-219]
Amend KRS 342.0011 to allow "injury" to include psychological injuries for police officers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, front-line staff, or members of the National Guard; create a new section of KRS Chapter 342 to establish when psychological injuries are valid workers' compensation claims when no physical injury exists.
HB-219: AN ACT relating to workers' compensation for first responders.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samara Heavrin
Introduced In House on 02/08/2023
AN ACT relating to reorganization. [HB-226]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 194A to establish the administration of behavioral health community crisis response and transfer the administration from the Department for Military Affairs to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; repeal KRS 36.250, 36.255, 36.260, 36.265, and 36.270, related to the Kentucky Community Crisis Response Board.
HB-226: AN ACT relating to reorganization.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Bratcher
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 58) on 03/22/2023
AN ACT relating to the Honor and Remember flag. [HB-218]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to define and designate the Honor and Remember flag as the state's emblem of the service and sacrifice of the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces who have given their lives in the line of duty; specify locations, dates, and circumstances under which the flag may be displayed; and provide that if Congress designates a flag to honor those service members who have given their lives in the line of duty, then that flag shall be used instead of the one created by Honor and Remember, Inc.
HB-218: AN ACT relating to the Honor and Remember flag.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rebecca Raymer
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (h) on 02/16/2023
AN ACT relating to operator's licenses. [HB-220]
Create a new section of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to establish procedures for the issuance of operator's licenses for service members stationed outside the United States; amend KRS 186.450 to conform.
HB-220: AN ACT relating to operator's licenses.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nancy Tate
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (h) on 02/16/2023
AN ACT relating to the National Guard. [HB-190]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 38 to restrict the use of the Kentucky National Guard outside of state active duty unless Congress officially declares war or has taken official action pursuant to the United States Constitution and has satisfied any outstanding balance to the Kentucky National Guard; establish a short title of Defend the Guard Act.
HB-190: AN ACT relating to the National Guard.
Sponsored by: Rep. Candy Massaroni
Introduced In House on 02/07/2023
AN ACT relating to special license plates. [SB-76]
Amend KRS 186.162 to require the Transportation Cabinet to produce motorcycle versions of all military-related special license plates identified in KRS 186.162; subject applicants for these plates to the same fees as those for motor vehicles; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.
SB-76: AN ACT relating to special license plates.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Schickel
To Transportation (s) on 02/09/2023
AN ACT relating to the operation of a motorcycle. [SB-60]
Amend KRS 176.5062, regarding approved motorcycle safety education courses, to exempt applicants for a motorcycle operator's license who have passed such a course from written and skills testing required under KRS 186.480; amend KRS 186.480 to conform; amend KRS 186.450 to exempt who individuals who have passed an approved motorcycle safety education course from the requirement to obtain an motorcycle instruction permit prior to obtaining a motorcycle operator's license; amend KRS 186.416 to allow military personnel stationed outside the state to
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SB-60: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motorcycle.
Sponsored by: Sen. Denise Harper Angel
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 17) on 03/17/2023