AN ACT relating to sex crimes.

Amend KRS 510.060, relating to rape in the third degree, to prohibit a school employee from engaging in sexual intercourse with a student enrolled in an elementary or secondary school with whom he or she comes into contact with as a result of that employment; amend KRS 510.090, relating to sodomy in the third degree, to prohibit a school employee from engaging in deviate sexual intercourse with a student enrolled in an elementary or secondary…

Introduced: January 20, 2026

Last action: January 28, 2026

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This bill makes it illegal for school employees to engage in sexual intercourse, deviate sexual intercourse, or sexual contact with students at elementary or secondary schools whom they encounter through their job. It also prohibits school employees from engaging in masturbation in a student's presence or through electronic communication where a student can see or hear them. The bill adds a definition of "school employee" to state law and updates related statutes to match these new rules. Who it may affect: students enrolled in Kentucky elementary and secondary schools, and school employees.

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