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Introduced
02/12/2026
02/12/2026
In Committee
02/12/2026
02/12/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to define "grooming behavior"; amend KRS 161.120 to add, current and recent former students to the list of individuals upon which the Education Professional Standards Board may refuse to issue or take disciplinary action against a certificate if the applicant or certificate holder engaged in sexual contact with the specified individuals; amend KRS 160.390 to require superintendents to include employment terms prohibiting sexual contact between an employee of the district and specified individuals; amend KRS 160.1596 to require as a term of the public charter school contract that all employees and contractors refrain from sexual contact with specified individuals; amend KRS 156.160 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to require certified nonpublic schools to require employee prohibitions on sexual contact between an employee of the school and specified individuals.
AI Summary
This bill establishes a definition for "grooming behavior" as conduct aimed at a minor to build trust or manipulate them for future sexual acts, even if no physical contact occurs. It expands the grounds on which the Education Professional Standards Board can deny or revoke teaching certificates to include sexual contact with current or former students within two years of their leaving school, unless the educator can prove no grooming occurred. School superintendents will be required to include employment terms prohibiting sexual contact between employees and students or minors, and public charter schools must have similar prohibitions in their contracts with employees and contractors. Additionally, certified nonpublic schools will be required by the Kentucky Board of Education to implement employee prohibitions against sexual contact with students or minors.
Sponsors (11)
Aaron Reed (R)*,
Julie Adams (R),
Shelley Frommeyer (R),
Amanda Mays Bledsoe (R),
Matt Nunn (R),
Steve Rawlings (R),
Craig Richardson (R),
Lindsey Tichenor (R),
Robin Webb (R),
Steve West (R),
Gex Williams (R),
Last Action
to Committee on Committees (S) (on 02/12/2026)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb196.html |
| BillText | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb196/orig_bill.pdf |
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