AN ACT relating to workers' compensation for educators.

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.

Introduced: February 12, 2025

Last action: February 14, 2025

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This bill would expand Kentucky's workers' compensation system to allow educators to file claims for psychological injuries even when no physical injury occurred. It creates a definition of "educator" under state law and establishes the conditions under which those mental or emotional injuries would qualify for coverage. Who it may affect: public school teachers and other educators across Kentucky.

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