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SB 196

Kentucky Senate bill in Session 26RS.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 12, 2026.

AN ACT relating to grooming.

Bill ID KY-26RS-SB-196
Session 26RS
Status in_committee
Committee Committee on Committees
Senate in_committee 2026-02-12
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."

Sponsor
Aaron Reed
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-02-12 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-12 Status in_committee
2026-02-12 Latest Action 02/12/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
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