SB196
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to define "grooming behavior"; amend KRS 161.120 to add, current and recent former students to the list of individuals upon which the Education Professional Standards Board may refuse to issue or take disciplinary action against a certificate if the applicant or certificate holder engaged in sexual contact with the specified individuals; amend KRS 160.390 to require superintendents to include employment terms prohibiting sexual contact between an employee…
Introduced: February 12, 2026
Last action: February 12, 2026
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This bill sets rules across Kentucky's public and private K-12 schools to prohibit school employees from having sexual contact with current students or recent former students. It gives the Education Professional Standards Board authority to deny or revoke teaching certificates when that conduct occurs, and requires school districts, charter schools, and certified nonpublic schools to include these prohibitions in employment terms. It also creates a formal definition of "grooming behavior" in state education law. Who it may affect: students, school employees, school administrators, and school districts across Kentucky.
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