Military Affairs And Civil Defense
Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to veterans at risk. [HB-180]
Amend KRS 39F.010 to define "veteran at risk"; amend KRS 39F.180 to add a veteran at risk to those included in a Golden Alert; allow any agency searching for a veteran at risk to refer to the Golden Alert as a Green Alert.
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AN ACT relating to a Veterans' Bill of Rights. [HB-641]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 40 to establish the Veterans' Bill of Rights; direct the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet to produce monthly reports of workforce need projections; direct the Department of Transportation to take necessary steps to increase the number of veterans using the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Military Skills Test Waiver Program; direct the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services to review licensing practices and take appropriate steps to increase recognition of military training and experience
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to military affairs. [SB-199]
Amend KRS 36.230 to include gender-neutral language.
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION honoring Sergeant Robert I. "Gus" Koch for his exemplary service to the United States and to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. [SR-182]
Honor Robert I. "Gus" Koch for his dedication and service to his country and to the Commonwealth while serving in the United States Marine Corps.
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION honoring Sergeant Billy Ray West for heroism in the line of duty. [SR-183]
Honor Sergeant Billy Ray West upon receiving military medals and for acts of heroism during military service.
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to veterans. [SB-208]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 40 to create the Kentucky Veterans' Hall of Fame; require the name of each Kentucky Veterans' Hall of Fame inductee to be displayed on a plaque in the State Capitol; provide for an executive committee, executive committee membership, terms of appointment, and duties.
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act. [HB-428]
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 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to appropriations measures providing funding and establishing conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities. [HB-352]
The State/Executive Branch Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; appropriate to General Government: 2019-2020: $21,535,000, 2020-2021: $1,793,871,500, 2021-2022: $1,813,688,900; appropriate to the Economic Development Cabinet: 2020-2021: $33,195,900, 2021-2022: $36,055,300; appropriate to the Department of Education: 2020-2021: $5,183,508,800, 2021-2022: $5,228,565,200; appropriate to the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet: 2020-2021: $615,595,100, 2021-2022: $617,246,200; appropriate to the Energy and Environment Cabinet: 2019-2020:
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky National Guard Adoption Assistance Program and declaring an emergency. [HB-333]
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 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to life insurance for members of the Kentucky National Guard. [HB-315]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 38 to set forth the adjutant general's duties regarding the state-sponsored group life insurance program for the Kentucky National Guard.
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the POW/MIA flag. [SB-104]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate the POW/MIA flag as the state's symbol of concern and commitment to achieving the fullest possible accounting of United States military personnel who, having been prisoners of war or missing in action, still remain unaccounted for or those who in the future may become prisoners of war, missing in action, or otherwise unaccounted for as a result of hostile action; specify locations, dates, and circumstances under which the flag shall be displayed.
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to licensing. [HB-276]
Amend KRS 186.041 to clarify eligiblity for a special military license plate; provide for a special military license plate sticker for spouses of veterans; amend KRS 186.416 to clarify proof required for a veteran designation on an operator's license.
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to military affairs. [HB-279]
Amend KRS 154.12-203 to update Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs membership based on current commands, battalions, and military installations.
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to postsecondary readiness. [HB-278]
Amend KRS 158.6455 to require inclusion of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test as a measurement of postsecondary readiness for the state accountability system.
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to children of military families. [HB-266]
Amend KRS 159.075 to include parents or guardians who are transferring to a reserve component or separating from the military under honorable conditions; include a home under contract to be built as a qualifying residence; allow qualifying students to temporarily reside outside of district if the housing is unavailable and be included in the attending district's average daily attendance.
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION designating June 27, 2020, as Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day and designating June 2020 as Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Month. [HR-33]
Designate June 27, 2020, as Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day and designate June 2020 as Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Month.
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION honoring and memorializing Lieutenant John M. Spalding. [SR-34]
Honor and memorializing Lieutenant John M. Spalding.
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the Honor and Remember flag. [HB-17]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to 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.
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to an exemption of income taxation for military pensions. [HB-92]
Amend KRS 141.019 to exclude United States military retirees' pension income from income taxation for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2024; require reporting by the Department of Revenue; amend KRS 131.190 to conform.
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to high school students pursuing military careers. [HB-96]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 requiring schools to offer the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) test annually to students in grades 10 through 12, offer counseling based on the ASVAB test results, and allow up to four excused absences to meet with a recruiter of the Armed Forces of the United States or Kentucky National Guard; amend KRS 159.035 to allow excused absences for students who meet with a military recruiter, receive ASVAB counseling, or pursue enlistment.