KY HB177 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 50-0)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-23 - to Judiciary (H)
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 7 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-23 - to Judiciary (H)
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 405 to establish definitions; provide for parental rights; establish that no governmental entity shall substantially burden the rights of parents unless required by a compelling governmental interest of the highest order and in the least restrictive means; establish specific rights of parents, with some limitations; provide that specific governmental employees shall not encourage or coerce a child to withhold information from a parent; recognize additional rights beyond those enumerated; require local boards of education or boards of directors of public charter schools to adopt specific policies to promote involvement of parents in education; allow the Kentucky Department of Education to provide consultation and model policies that shall not be binding on schools; require a report from the Kentucky Department of Education on the consultation and model policies provided to schools; require obtaining parental consent prior to procuring, soliciting to perform, arranging for the performance of, providing a referral for, or providing medical or mental health services to a child; require verification of identity for remote parental consent; establish limits of the applicability of the requirement; establish a cause of action for violation; establish terms and conditions for the cause of action; waive sovereign, governmental, and qualified immunity; specify applicability; amend KRS 160.715 to provide a procedure for requesting, inspecting, and reviewing specific information held by a school district or public charter school; and amend KRS 214.185 to establish the conditions required for providing medical or mental health services to a minor without consent of the parent or legal guardian; EMERGENCY.
Title
AN ACT relating to children and declaring an emergency.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-23 | House | to Judiciary (H) |
| 2023-02-21 | House | floor amendment (1) filed |
| 2023-02-07 | House | to Committee on Committees (H) |
| 2023-02-07 | House | introduced in House |
Subjects
Archives and Records
Boards and Commissions
Children and Minors
Civil Actions
Claims
Education, Elementary and Secondary
Effective Dates, Emergency
Health and Medical Services
Local Government
Local Mandate
Parental Rights
Pharmacists
Physicians and Practitioners
Police, City and County
Police, State
Public Records and Reports
Reports Mandated
State Agencies
State Employees
Teachers
Boards and Commissions
Children and Minors
Civil Actions
Claims
Education, Elementary and Secondary
Effective Dates, Emergency
Health and Medical Services
Local Government
Local Mandate
Parental Rights
Pharmacists
Physicians and Practitioners
Police, City and County
Police, State
Public Records and Reports
Reports Mandated
State Agencies
State Employees
Teachers
