AN ACT relating to employment protections for members of the Civil Air Patrol.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 36 to define "employee"; and "employer" provide employment protections for members of the Civil Air Patrol in private businesses and local governments; amend KRS 61.394 to extend state government employment protections to members of the Civil Air Patrol.

Introduced: January 13, 2026

Last action: January 22, 2026

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This bill would protect members of the Civil Air Patrol from losing their jobs when they take time away from work for Civil Air Patrol duties. It would apply these protections to workers at private businesses and local governments, and extend existing protections that already cover state government employees. Who it may affect: Civil Air Patrol members who are employed by private businesses, local governments, or state government in Kentucky.

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