SB351
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Amend KRS 161.030 to prohibit the Education Professional Standards Board from issuing or renewing certificates to individuals who have been treated for or diagnosed with a disorder that is excluded from the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; require certification and renewal applications to include a sworn statement that the applicant has never been treated for or diagnosed with any listed disorder; direct certain state medical licensing boards to promulgate administrative regulations to require licensees…
Introduced: March 2, 2026
Last action: March 26, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would have prevented the Education Professional Standards Board from issuing or renewing teaching certificates to anyone who has been diagnosed with or treated for certain mental health conditions that are excluded from the Americans with Disabilities Act. It would have required applicants to swear under oath they have never had such a diagnosis, allowed the board to revoke existing certificates on the same grounds, and given the board the power to require medical…
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