| Last Action | 02/20/26: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 24 2026 |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to children. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Corrections Impact |
| Bill Request Number | 1128 |
| Sponsors | M. Nunn, S. Madon, G. Boswell, M. Deneen, D. Douglas, G. Elkins, S. Funke Frommeyer, A. Mays Bledsoe, R. Mills, S. Rawlings, A. Reed, C. Richardson, B. Smith, L. Tichenor, P. Wheeler, G. Williams, M. Wise |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 158.150 to require a local board of education to expel a student for at least 12 months if the student intentionally causes physical injury to educational personnel at a school or school function; amend KRS 158.155 to require that school employees report attempted assault of any school employee to law enforcement; amend KRS 158.990 to provide for penalties for any person who intentionally violates KRS 158.155; amend KRS 610.200 to provide that a peace officer is not required to retain custody of a child for a felony violation of assault in the third degree; amend KRS 635.020 to provide that a child 14 years of age or older who is charged with a felony violation of assault in the third degree may be tried as an adult. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Education, Elementary And Secondary - Student violence, expulsion, requirement Education, Elementary And Secondary - Student violence, report, requirement Corrections Impact - Felony Assault in the third degree, transfer to Circuit Court, age 14 or older Crimes And Punishments - Failure to report violence, first, second, or third or subsequent offense, penalties Crimes And Punishments - Felony Assault in the third degree, transfer to Circuit Court, age 14 or older Crimes And Punishments - Youth, Assault in the third degree, detain, optional |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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| 02/17/26 |
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| 02/20/26 |
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| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions except amend KRS 158.150 to require a local board of education to expel a student in grade 6 to 12 for at least 12 months if the student physically assaults, batters, or abuses school personnel without just cause or provocation on school property or at a school function; amend KRS 158.155 to require that school employees report intentional assault or intentional attempted assault of any school employee and intentional assault resulting in physical injury and to law enforcement unless the school employee has cause to believe a student's disability interfered with his or her ability to conform to the student code of conduct, amend penalty under KRS 158.990 to Class B and Class A misdemeanors; delete amendments to KRS 610.200 and KRS 635.020 from the bill. |
| Index Headings |
Crimes And Punishments - Failure to report violence, penalties Education, Elementary And Secondary - Student violence, expulsion, requirement, grades 6 to 12 Education, Elementary And Secondary - Student violence, report, law enforcement, exception for student disability |
Last updated: 2/23/2026 6:57 PM (EST)