AN ACT relating to health services for youths.

Amend KRS 156.502 to define "medication" and "sunscreen"; require local boards of education to adopt a policy authorizing students in kindergarten through grade 5 to carry and self administer sunscreen with parent permission and allow students in grades 6 to 12 to carry and self-administer sunscreen; require board policy to cover possession and use in various settings; amend KRS 194A.380 to define "sunscreen"; create a new section of KRS 194A.380 to 194A.383 to require youth camps to adopt a policy authorizing a child to carry and self-administer sunscreen.

Introduced: February 6, 2026

Last action: March 4, 2026

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This bill would allow students in Kentucky public schools to carry and use sunscreen on their own, with younger students in kindergarten through fifth grade needing a parent's permission and older students in grades 6 through 12 able to do so without it. It also requires youth camps to have a policy letting children carry and apply their own sunscreen. The bill updates state law to formally define sunscreen separately from medication for these purposes. Who it may affect: students in Kentucky public schools, parents of younger school-age children, and youth camp participants and their families.

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