A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Auditor of Public Accounts to study the applicable statutes, administrative regulations, and agency policies and processes that directly impact the opening and operation of licensed and certified child care services in the Commonwealth.

Direct the Auditor of Public Accounts to commission a study of applicable statutes, administrative regulations, and agency policies and processes that directly impact opening and operating licensed and certified child care services in the Commonwealth; require the Auditor to procure a vendor to conduct the study; report findings and recommendations of the study to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2027, for referral to the Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children.

Auditor of Public Accounts Children and Minors Reports Mandated Studies Directed

Introduced: February 2, 2026

Last action: April 14, 2026

Delivered To Secretary Of State (Acts Ch. 160)

In effect since July 15, 2026

Acts from the 2026 Regular Session that don't carry an emergency clause or set their own effective date took effect 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).

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This resolution directs Kentucky's Auditor of Public Accounts to hire an outside vendor to study the laws, regulations, and agency policies that affect how child care services are opened and run in the state. The goal is to identify what findings and recommendations can be reported to state lawmakers by December 1, 2027. It does not change any existing rules on its own but sets up a formal review that could lead to future changes. Who it may affect: child care providers and families seeking licensed or certified child care services in Kentucky.

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