Amend KRS 158.1415 to remove provisions related to parental rights and courses, curriculums, or programs on human sexuality, provide for a process for parents to opt out of their child receiving instruction on the subject of human sexuality; amend KRS 158.191 to remove provisions requiring a school obtain parental consent prior to providing health services or mental health services to students; remove language concerning policies to encourage or facilitate conversations between parents and students; remove language limiting Kentucky Board of Education or Department of Education policies regarding student confidential information and the use of pronouns; require a local school district to use pronouns for students that the student requests; amend KRS 158.189 to remove findings and requirements that a local board of education adopt a policy on privacy and the use of student facilities; require a school to provide an accommodation to a students who asserts to school officials that their gender is different from their biological sex that includes the use of facilities designated for the gender of which the students identify; permit alternate accommodations upon the student's request; repeal KRS 311.372, which prohibits treatments to a minor for purposes of attempting to alter the appearance or perception of the minor's sex; EMERGENCY.
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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 317A to allow reciprocal licensing for cosmetologists, estheticians, and nail technicians; include work experience as a basis for licensure; explicitly include military personnel and spouses; repeal KRS 317A.100, relating to reciprocal licensing and continuing education.
Amend KRS 161.500 to allow members of the Teachers' Retirement System to recover up to 10 unpaid days that were missed to observe religious holidays; include the recovered days in count of days worked for service credit; EMERGENCY.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to define terms; allow religious institutions to develop affordable housing with only a ministerial submission to review by a planning unit for compliance with the provisions of the section if the development is on land owned by a religious institution, exclusively contains affordable housing for a period of 10 years, and contains fewer than 25 units; require compliance with design standards of the planning unit with the option to obtain a variance; require continuing compliance with the section; allow for religious institutions to propose an affordable housing development exceeding 25 units but require a public meeting and approval by the planning commission; allow the Kentucky Housing Corporation to provide technical and advisory resources to a religious developer.
Maddy summaryThis resolution designates March 2025 as Kentucky Maternal and Infant Mortality and Disparities Awareness Month. It directly highlights racial disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes, specifically noting that Black women in Kentucky face a maternal mortality rate of 55.3 per 100,000 compared to 19.1 for white women, and Black infants have an infant mortality rate of 10.6 per 1,000 live births versus 5.4 for white infants. The resolution does not create new policies or funding but aims to raise public awareness about these health gaps. It focuses on acknowledging systemic issues like structural racism and underfunded healthcare in Black communities, as documented by CDC data. This symbolic recognition is intended to foster dialogue, not enact immediate policy changes.
Maddy summaryThis resolution symbolically recognizes August 21, 2025, as Kentucky Senior Citizens Day to honor the state's senior population (17.6% of Kentucky's residents, per U.S. Census data). It does not create new laws or provide funding but formally acknowledges seniors' contributions through a ceremonial observance. The resolution directs the House of Representatives to adjourn in honor of senior citizens and transmit the resolution to a specific representative. It directly affects all senior citizens in Kentucky by affirming their value through a state-level observance.
Maddy summaryHR 45 is a symbolic resolution designating May 5-11, 2025, as Postpartum Depression Awareness Week in Kentucky. It does not create new laws, funding, or services but aims to raise public awareness about postpartum depression through official recognition. The resolution cites statistics (e.g., 1 in 8 women affected, only 15% receiving treatment) and emphasizes reducing stigma by framing it as a medical condition. This designation directly affects Kentuckians by encouraging community education during that week, though it has no binding policy impact. As a procedural resolution, it requires no new actions beyond the designated awareness period.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define "anti-choking device"; require school cafeteria personnel and other expected users of the device to be trained if a school obtains an anti-choking device; provide immunity from civil liability for rendering emergency care or treatment with an anti-choking device or the Heimlich maneuver at a public or private school; provide that the Act may be cited as Landon's Law.
Amend KRS 342.0011, relating to workers' compensation, to expand the definition of "injury" to include psychological injuries for police officers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, front-line staff members, or members of the National Guard; create a new section of KRS Chapter 342 to establish when psychological injuries are valid workers' compensation claims when not a direct result of a physical injury.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 342, relating to workers' compensation, to define "educator;" set out when psychological injuries are valid workers' compensation claims for educators when no physical injury exists; amend KRS 342.0011 to modify definition of "injury" to include certain psychological injuries experienced by educators.