AN ACT relating to the prohibition of tobacco use on school property. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 438 to define terms; prohibit use of tobacco products by students, school personnel, and visitors in schools, school vehicles, properties, and activities; require policies to be in place by the 2018-2019 school year; require smoke-free policies and signage be adopted; provide that existing bans are not impacted; repeal 438.050.
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Feb 2017
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Introduced Feb 7, 2017
Last action Feb 16, 2017
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Feb 9, 2017
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