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KY SB5

KY SB5
AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.


summary

Introduced
02/07/2023
In Committee
03/13/2023
Crossed Over
02/24/2023
Passed
03/16/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
03/29/2023

Introduced Session

2023 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define "harmful to minors"; require local boards of education to adopt a complaint resolution policy to address parent complaints about materials that are harmful to minors; require the school to ensure that a student whose parent has filed a complaint does not have access to the material; require the Kentucky Department of Education to promulgate model complaint resolution policy; EMERGENCY.

AI Summary

This bill creates a new section of the Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) Chapter 158 to define "harmful to minors" and requires local boards of education to adopt a complaint resolution policy to address parent complaints about materials, programs, or events that are deemed harmful to minors. The policy must include a process for investigating complaints, determining whether the material is harmful, and restricting or removing student access to the material or event. The bill also requires the Kentucky Department of Education to promulgate a model complaint resolution policy, and declares an emergency, stating that it is imperative that materials, programs, and events harmful to minors not be made available to students.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (5)

Last Action

became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 120) (on 03/29/2023)

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