AN ACT relating to education professional certifications.

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…

Boards and Commissions Civil Rights Disabilities Education, Elementary and Secondary Federal Laws and Regulations Health and Medical Services Health Care Professionals Labor and Industry Licensing Mental Disability Mental Health Teachers

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This bill would have prohibited 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 received such a diagnosis or treatment, and it would have allowed the board to revoke existing certificates and compel medical examinations based on complaints…

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