26RS HB 829

Actions

Last Action	03/03/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to moral instruction.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	2382
Sponsors	S. Baker, J. Petrie
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 158.200 to require the board of education of a local school district to allow students to attend moral instruction when the moral instruction offering complies with the requirements enumerated; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to authorize the Attorney General to bring an action for a writ of mandamus to compel a board of education to comply; create a cause of action to permit a qualified individual to file a civil action against a board of education for injunctive relief arising from a violation of this Act; permit recovery of monetary damages for a willful and intentional violation; waive sovereign, governmental, and qualified immunity; prohibit retaliation.
Index Headings of Original Version	Attorney General - Moral instruction, public schools, enforcement Children And Minors - Moral instruction, public schools, requirements Civil Actions - Moral instruction, public schools Claims - Moral instruction, public schools, cause of action Education, Elementary And Secondary - Moral instruction, public schools, requirements Education, Vocational - Moral instruction, public schools, requirements Religion - Moral instruction, public schools, requirements