24RS HB 330

House Bill 330

Actions

Last Action	01/22/24: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to youth mental health protection and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	270
Sponsors	L. Willner, C. Aull, K. Banta, T. Bojanowski, G. Brown Jr., L. Burke, A. Camuel, B. Chester-Burton, S. Dietz, A. Gentry, D. Grossberg, K. Herron, J. Raymond, R. Roberts, S. Stalker, C. Stevenson
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 210 to define "sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts," "mental health professional," and "public funds"; prohibit mental health professionals from engaging in sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts with a person under 18 years of age, a person who is 18 years or older who is an adult as defined in KRS 209.020, or a ward as defined in KRS 387.510; require violations to be subject to board discipline; prohibit public funds from being used for sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts; create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to require the Department for Public Health and the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities to develop, produce, and disseminate educational materials regarding sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts; permit the cabinet to contract for the educational materials; cite as the Youth Mental Health Protection Act; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings of Original Version	Effective Dates, Emergency - Sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts for minors, prohibition Mental Health - Sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts for minors, prohibition Occupations and Professions - Sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts for minors, prohibition Physicians and Practitioners - Sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts for minors, prohibition State Agencies - Department for Public Health, sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts, education Boards and Commissions - Sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts for minors, prohibition Short Titles and Popular Names - Youth Mental Health Protection Act