Summary of Original Version

Amend KRS 158.191 to ensure parental rights and involvement by requiring notification within two business days of specific events; require a district to adopt procedures that both encourage students to speak with parents and require facilitation of the discussion with parents; forbid a district or school from adopting policies that keep any student information confidential from parents or refuse information requested by a parent with specific exceptions; forbid a district from requiring school personnel or students to use nonconforming pronouns for any individual instead of just students, establish the type of mental health services that the section does not prohibit a district from seeking for students; amend KRS 158.1415 to prohibit a child in any grade level from receiving instruction on a specific topic a parent has provided written notice to the school asserting an objection due to religious or moral beliefs; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to establish a cause of action for violations; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to prohibit a disciplinary action or adverse employment action for an employee informing a parent of specific information about a student or declining to use a pronoun or title inconsistent with the individual's biological sex; amend KRS 158.193 to establish that a school employee may participate in voluntary, student-initiated, student-led prayer when invited to do so; EMERGENCY.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 1 -- T. Bojanowski

Summary Amend to establish that explaining to a girl who has begun a menstrual period what a menstrual period is and why it happens, providing age-appropriate feminine hygiene products, and explaining how to use the products are not prohibited.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 2 -- R. Roarx

Summary Provide parents with a notice and opt out provision instead of prior consent being required for a child being given well-being questionnaires or assessments or a health screening form for research purposes or for instruction on human sexuality or sexually transmitted diseases.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 158.191, 158.1415, 158.193