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HB 321 — AN ACT relating to child care.
Last action — floor amendment (1) filed
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 12, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Summary
Amend KRS 199.894 to define terms; apply definitions to Section 2 of the Act; amend KRS 199.8982 to require that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services allow certified family child-care home providers and licensed type II child-care centers to participate in the Child Care Assistance Program and establish requirements related to a provider's children in the program and other nonrelative children of the provider that are served in the program.
Bill Text
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Compared against the Kentucky Revised Statutes as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.
The bill amends existing laws regarding child care definitions and the family child-care home certification program to incorporate new definitions, training requirements, and clarify regulatory authority.
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KRS 199.894
Secretary" means secretary for health and family services;→ "Child Care and Development Fund" has the same meaning as in 45 C.F.R. sec. 98.2;Replaces the definition of 'Secretary' with a new definition for 'Child Care and Development Fund'.
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KRS 199.894
"Child Care Assistance Program" or "CCAP" means Kentucky's child-care subsidy program providing families with the financial resources to find and afford quality child care;
Adds a new definition for the 'Child Care Assistance Program' (CCAP).
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KRS 199.894
Department" means theDepartment forCommunity Based Services;→ "Department" means the Department for Community Based Services;Corrects formatting for the definition of 'Department'.
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KRS 199.894
(4) "Department" means the Department for Community Based Services; andRemoves the 'and' at the end of the previous definition list to improve clarity.
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KRS 199.894
"Licensed type II child-care center" means a center that regularly provides child care for at least seven (7), but no more than twelve (12), children including no more than twelve (12) children that are related to the licensee;
Introduces a new definition for 'Licensed type II child-care center'.
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KRS 199.894
Secretary" means the secretary for health and family services;→ "Secretary" means the secretary of the cabinet.Clarifies the definition of 'Secretary' to directly refer to the secretary of the cabinet.
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KRS 199.8982
The cabinet shall develop and provide an "easy-to-read" guide containing the following information to a family child-care provider seeking certification of his home: 1. Certification requirements and procedures; 2. Information about available child-care training; and 3. Child-care food sponsoring organizations.
Requires the cabinet to create a guide for family child-care providers detailing certification and training resources.
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KRS 199.8982
Family child-care providers shall annually demonstrate to the department completion of at least six (6) hours of training in child development.
Imposes an annual training requirement for family child-care providers.
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KRS 199.8982
The cabinet shall, either through the development of or approval of, make available a model training curriculum and training materials, including video instructional materials, to cover the areas specified in subsection (1)(a)6. of this section.
Mandates the cabinet to provide training resources and materials for family child-care providers.
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KRS 199.8982
The provisions of this section shall supersede all local government ordinances or regulations pertaining to the certification, licensure, and training requirements related to the operation of family child-care homes and no local government shall adopt or enforce any additional licensure, certification, or training requirements specifically applicable to family child-care homes in addition to those provided in this section.
Establishes that state regulations will take precedence over local ordinances regarding family child-care homes.
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KRS 199.8982
Because the availability of adequate child-care as an essential business is vital to the Commonwealth's state and local economies, by January 1, 2022, a local government that has adopted land use regulations pursuant to KRS Chapter 100 shall specifically name family child-care homes in the text of its zoning regulations to authorize the board of adjustments to separately consider the applications of proposed family child-care homes for conditional use permits.
Requires local governments to include family child-care homes in their zoning regulations for better recognition in land use planning.
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KRS 199.8982
The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to establish the process and procedures to allow certified family child-care home providers and licensed type II child-care center providers to: (a) Receive payments from the cabinet for children enrolled who are participating in the CCAP operated by the cabinet utilizing federal funds under the Child Care and Development Fund, in accordance with 45 C.F.R. pt. 98;
Allows certified family child-care providers and licensed type II centers to receive funding from the Child Care Assistance Program.
Action History
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floor amendment (1) filed
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to Families & Children (H)
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to Committee on Committees (H)
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introduced in House
Sponsors
- Vanessa Grossl · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 137 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Vanessa Grossl Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (137)
137 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 137 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 321 do?
- Amend KRS 199.894 to define terms; apply definitions to Section 2 of the Act; amend KRS 199.8982 to require that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services allow certified family child-care home providers and licensed type II child-care centers to participate in the Child Care Assistance Program and establish requirements related to a provider's children in the program and other nonrelative children of the provider that are served in the program.
- Who sponsors HB 321?
- HB 321 is sponsored by Vanessa Grossl (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 321?
- This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 12, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
- Where can I track HB 321?
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