AN ACT relating to schools and declaring an emergency.

Short title: Erin's Law

Amend KRS 160.145 to expand existing definitions and define "private electronic communication" and "qualified school volunteer"; limit the scope of unauthorized electronic communication to private electronic communication and exclude designated types of communication from the scope of the requirement to obtain written parental consent prior to communicating outside of the traceable communication system; limit the scope of the school volunteers subject to this section to qualified school volunteers; specify that the requirement to obtain written…

Background Checks Boards and Commissions Children and Minors Education, Elementary and Secondary Effective Dates, Emergency Parental Rights Short Titles and Popular Names State Agencies Teachers

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This bill strengthens safeguards against misconduct and abuse in Kentucky schools by tightening rules around electronic communication between school staff and students, requiring more thorough background and reference checks when hiring school employees, and mandating training on sexual misconduct every five years. It also bans schools from using nondisclosure agreements to hide misconduct involving minors and requires schools to retain records of misconduct allegations in employee personnel files. The emergency designation means these rules would…

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