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Children and Minors


Abortion, prohibition at 20 weeks of fetal development

Abuse and exploitation, prevention of

Abuse and neglect records, caregiver check

Abuse or neglect finding, education

Abused or neglected child, custody of, notice to schools

Abused or neglected, custody of, notice to schools

Adoption, appoint task force to review

Adoption assistance, Kentucky National Guard members

Adoption assistance, state employees

Adoption, new birth certificate, handgun provision

Adoption process, review

Adoption services, Department for Community Based Services, report by

Advisory Council to the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program, abolishment of

Age-appropriate education programs on abuse, establishment of

Background checks, child care providers

Background checks, required of child care providers

Bicycle helmets, requirement for children under 12

Birth certificate, handgun provision

Booster seat, replacement after vehicle collision

Breast-feeding locations, penalty for restrictions or interference, establish

Bullying of students, prohibition

Cannabis, regulation of

Central registry for child abuse and neglect, establishment

Charter school, enrollment in

Charter schools, enrollment in

Child abuse offender registry, establishment of

Child abuse or neglect perpetrator registry, establishment

Child Abuse Prevention Month in Kentucky, recognizing April 2017 as

Child ID program, fees

Child protective service visits, unannounced

Child restraint system, replacement after vehicle collision

Child Support Enforcement Commission, abolishment of

Child with no prior adjudications and no prior diversions, prosecutor prohibited to file petition

Child-care centers, radon testing for

Child-care facilities, deadly weapons, concealed carry without license

Child-care program reports, delete

Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs, membership change

Controlled substances monitoring

Controlled substances, monitoring and scheduling

Corporal physical discipline, use of prohibited

Council for Families and Children, abolishment of

Council for Families and Children, delete

Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, abolishment of

Credit security freeze for minors under 16 years

Criminal conduct, age of responsibility

Curfew, detention for violation of

Data reporting, improvement of

Dependency, neglect, or abuse petitions, schools filing

Dependent insurance coverage, age 26, required coverage to

Disproportionate minority contact with juvenile justice system, statistical reporting of

Divorce involving minor children, extension of waiting period

Drug awareness and prevention, students to receive instruction in

Education employment, background checks of child abuse and neglect records

Education, Saving, 529 plan and STABLE account deductions

Educational expense income tax deduction

Educational stability for a child, establish requirements

Emergency placement of children, criminal history record checks for

Expungement of felonies or public offenses, make discretionary

Expungement of juvenile court record, allow unless prosecutor establishes that child is ineligible

Expungement of juvenile court record, limit felonies

Expungement of juvenile record, requirements for

Family members, visitation rights as to children

Grandparents, visitation rights as to grandchildren

Hearsay, child witness, allowed in certain cases

High school equivalency diploma, state agency children over 17

High school students, civics test, graduation requirement

Immunizations, permit pharmacist to administer

Individual income tax, adoption credit

Judicial proceedings, technical change

Juvenile records, expungement of

Kinship care program, permanently establish

Live United Day, declaring February 16, 2017 as

Minimum age of criminal responsibility, create at age 12

Minimum age of criminal responsibility, remove provisions regarding

National Human Trafficking Resource Center telephone hotline number, display of

Operator's license application of a minor, persons authorized to sign

Permanent child custody, requirements preceding

Personal ID cards, no requirement for parental signature

Placement, fictive kin, recognition of eligibility

Probation, certain public offenders completing treatment programs

Protective orders, tenant protections relating to

Putative father registry, creation of

Religious and political expression and assembly in schools

Restraint and seclusion, use of, remove provisions regarding

School attendance areas, exceptions

Serious physical injury, definition of

Serious physical injury, establish definition

Sex offenders, presence on publicly owned playground, prohibition of

Sexual abuse awareness and protection

Sexual assault against an animal, criminal penalties for, enhancements of

Sexual Assault Response Team Advisory Committee, repeal and reenactment of

State Advisory Committee for Educational Improvement, abolishment of

State Interagency Council for Services to Children, make technical correction

Status of children report, delete

Tanning devices, use by individuals under the age of 18, prohibition of

Temporary custody orders, joint custody presumed

Tobacco products, sales by

Tuition waiver for foster children report, delete

Unlawful storage of a firearm, prohibition of

Visitation schedule, factors to be considered by the court in determining

Ward, credit security freezes on record or report

Youth camp background checks, requirement of


Last updated: 1/16/2019 3:02 PM (EST)