HB 128 allows public schools to offer an elective social studies course on the Bible that teaches biblical content, characters, poetry and narratives and their impact on today's world.
HB 161 requires the Kentucky
Finance and Administration Cabinet to set aside a minimum of 3
percent of the value of all state contracts for goods and services
for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.
SB 4 requires peer review of
medical malpractice complaints by medical review panels before
medical malpractice cases can go to court. A complaint can bypass the
panel and go directly to court only by agreement of all parties.
SB 79 allows patients to enter into contracts with their primary care provider that spell out services to be provided for an agreed-upon fee over a specific period of time. The "direct primary care membership agreement" would not require a patient to forfeit private insurance or Medicaid coverage.
Gov. Bevin also ceremonially signed the following pieces of legislation today:
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HB 277 allows individuals to serve on a local board of education if they have an aunt, uncle, son-in-law or daughter-in-law employed by the school district.
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HB 183 provides a basis for overhauling Kentucky's alcoholic beverage laws by eliminating outdated, duplicative and unnecessary language.
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HB 112 protect landlords from liability if a tenant's dog bites someone.
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SB 50 allows school districts to use a "variable student instructional year," requiring the same hours of instruction required by existing law but allowing for fewer school days than the minimum of 170 days required by existing law.
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SB 218 updates and streamlines the state's industrial hemp production program, first established in 2014.
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SB 89 makes treatment to help Kentuckians quit smoking or stop using other tobacco products more easily accessed under health insurance plans or Medicaid.
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SB 236 enables parents to request a background check (for child abuse/neglect) when employing a childcare provider, requires school superintendents to conduct similar background checks for employment decisions, and tightens the practices of youth camps in the hiring of employees and volunteers.
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HB 237 provides grocery stores, restaurants and other organizations liability protections when donating food products.
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HB 238 provides protections for students who are enrolled at Kentucky proprietary institutions, in the event of a school closure.
