AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 158.192 to change the definition of "harmful to minors" and define terms; deem material, performances, events, or programs that are obscene, harmful to minors, or contain obscene imagery representing minors as educationally unsuitable and not age appropriate; require principals to remove student access to materials, programs, or events deemed educationally unsuitable or not age appropriate; modify complaint and appeals timelines; require that principal or local board of education report that a material, program,…

Introduced: February 18, 2025

Last action: February 26, 2025

To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

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This bill changes how Kentucky defines materials that are considered harmful to minors in schools and sets new rules for removing content deemed obscene or educationally unsuitable from school libraries and school-sponsored programs. It requires school principals to restrict student access to flagged materials and gives the Kentucky Board of Education authority to create a statewide review committee that evaluates local decisions about those materials. Employees who willfully violate the rules could face disciplinary action,…

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