Sen. Lindsey Tichenor

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 214 to define terms; establish the Kentucky Parkinson's Disease Research Registry within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; direct the secretary of the cabinet to establish the Kentucky Parkinson's Disease Research Registry Advisory Committee and make appointments; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to designate Parkinson's disease and the identified Parkinsonisms as diseases that are required to be reported to the cabinet, establish a system of collection and dissemination of information on the incidence and prevalence of Parkinson's disease in Kentucky through the registry, identify data points to be collected, establish a coding system to safeguard patients' privacy, and develop guidelines for sharing registry data for research purposes; require the cabinet to collect and receive data for the registry; authorize the cabinet to enter into data-sharing contracts; require all health facilities and licensed health care providers to submit Parkinson's disease reports to the cabinet beginning on January 1, 2026; require facilities and providers to provide patients with notice of the submission of data to the registry and an opportunity to opt out of having their information shared; require the cabinet to make the registry data available to researchers in compliance with the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects and other federal and state privacy laws and regulations; authorize the sharing of data with other registries, agencies, and officers if confidentiality requirements are followed; provide that sharing of information in accordance with security and privacy requirements does not expose a person to liability; direct the cabinet to maintain an accurate record of all persons who have been granted access to registry data and make the record available to the public; state that nothing compels an individual to submit to any medical examination; prohibit researchers from contacting a patient or patient's family unless the cabinet has first obtained the patient's permission; require the cabinet to submit a yearly program summary update to the Interim Joint Committee on Health Services and establish a registry website where the public can access the report and other information on Parkinson's disease.

Amend KRS 158.645 to change the required learning capacities of Kentucky public school students; amend KRS 158.6451 to provide that schools shall expect a high level of academic achievement and shall develop students' ability to think critically and independently; amend KRS 156.010 to include career and technical education; amend KRS 160.345 to remove the reporting requirement relating to physical activity of students; amend KRS 157.065 to remove the reporting requirement relating to participation in breakfast programs; amend KRS 424.250 to reflect that school boards are tax levying authorities and do not file budgets with the county clerk; require district budgets to be published in the same manner as school financial reports; repeal KRS 157.061 and 158.856.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 341 to require the Education and Labor Cabinet to refer suspected unemployment insurance fraud cases to the United States Department of Justice, the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, and the county attorney or Commonwealth's attorney within 30 days of the suspected fraud determination; require that public agencies immediately terminate employees or contractors determined to have collected or attempted to collect unemployment benefits while employed by the public agency; do not require a legal disposition finding that the employee or contractor is guilty in order for public agencies to terminate employment; provide that collecting or attempting to collect unemployment benefits while employed by or under contract with the cabinet shall be a breach of any collective bargaining agreement, civil service process, or contract; amend KRS 341.370 to require that a worker be disqualified from receiving benefits for any week they are under investigation for suspected unemployment insurance fraud; require the disqualification to remain in effect until an investigation determines that a fraudulent act has not occurred; amend KRS 341.360 to conform.

Amend KRS 156.070 to require child dependency, neglect, and abuse information to be included in any interscholastic athletics participation consent form; require any training for interscholastic athletics administrators and coaches to include information about mandatory reporting duties for child dependency, neglect, and abuse.

Amend KRS 434.560 to define terms; create a new section of KRS 434.550 to 434.730 to create the offense of tampering with a gift card; amend KRS 434.580 and 434.650 to prohibit theft, receipt and fraudulent use of a gift card.

Amend KRS 199.011 to define "disability"; amend KRS 199.471 to establish that no petition for placement or adoption of children shall be denied on the sole basis of a disability of the adoptive applicant and enhance procedures for determination of placement or adoption; amend KRS 199.473 to require the secretary review any refusal of a placement of a child due to a disability; that targeted adaptive or support services be offered; and that the cabinet retain all documentation for two years; amend KRS 625.050 to establish that no petition for involuntary termination of parental rights shall be ordered on the sole basis of a disability of the parent; amend KRS 625.090 regarding procedures for an involuntary termination of parental rights involving a parent with a disability.

Maddy summaryThis is a ceremonial resolution (not a law) passed by the Kentucky Senate. It formally congratulates University of Louisville men's basketball coach Pat Kelsey for being named the 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Coach of the Year. The resolution highlights his coaching achievements, including leading the Cardinals to a 25-6 record and revitalizing the program. It has no policy impact - it is purely symbolic recognition with no effect on laws or people.

Amend KRS 237.109 to lower the age requirement for carrying a concealed and deadly weapon from 21 to 18; amend KRS 237.110 to conform; make technical corrections.

Urge the Council of Postsecondary Education and the Kentucky Department of Education, in partnership with the Secretary of State and other education entities, to develop strategies and a timeline for improving Kentucky students’ knowledge and understanding of the constitutional republic of The United States of America and the democratic processes specified therein