AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Positive Youth Development Commission.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 210 to define terms; establish the Kentucky Positive Youth Development Commission; establish the positive youth development trust fund; amend KRS 200.503, 200.505, and 200.509 to require the State Interagency Council for Services and Supports to Children and Transition-Age Youth to direct regional interagency councils to coordinate with the Kentucky Positive Youth Development Commission to establish workgroups to perform community needs assessments, research opportunities for positive youth development programming, and…

Introduced: February 19, 2026

Last action: April 1, 2026

Returned To Committee On Committees (S)

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This bill creates a new state commission focused on positive youth development and sets up a trust fund to support related programs. It also requires existing state and regional councils to work with the new commission to assess community needs, research youth programs, and apply for grants. Additionally, it adds the state suicide prevention coordinator and the Attorney General to an existing council that oversees services for children and young adults. Who it may affect: children, teenagers, and young adults across Kentucky, as well as families and the state and local agencies that serve them.

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