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SB 181 — AN ACT relating to children.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Andy Beshear (Democratic) on April 01, 2025.
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Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to define terms; direct each local board of education to designate one or more programs or applications as a traceable communication system that shall be the exclusive means for school district employees and volunteers to communicate electronically with students; provide that a parent may submit written consent for a designated school district employee or volunteer to communicate electronically with a student outside of the traceable communication system; exclude communications between a parent that is a school district employee or volunteer and his or her own children; establish a mandatory duty to report violations for school employees and volunteers; require principals, superintendents, and the commissioner of education to notify parents of allegations of unauthorized electronic communication involving their children; require principals, superintendents, and the commissioner of education to report alleged violations to the Educational Professional Standards Board (EPSB); require principals, superintendents, the commissioner of education, and EPSB to investigate designated allegations of unauthorized electronic communication; establish the methods of disciplinary action for a violation; amend KRS 161.120 to provide that the identity of complainants alleging unauthorized electronic communication, sexual contact, or other sexual misconduct that are dismissed and minors invovled in the complaint to remain confidential; provide that EPSB will have 120 days to conduct the initial review of complaints alleging unauthorized electronic communication, sexual contact, or other sexual misconduct.
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UNOFFICIALCHAPTER COPY149 251 RSCHAPTER 149 ( SB 181/EN181 ) AN ACT relating to children.
Includes any personal email account, text messaging, social media, or other electronic notification and communication programs outside of Page 1 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN the traceable communication system.
Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (a) Shall be filed in the administrative office of the student's school prior to any Page 2 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN electronic communication being sent from a school district employee or volunteer to a student outside of the traceable communication system;
If the subject of the report is the superintendent, the employee shall immediately notify the commissioner of Page 3 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN education and the chair of the local board of education.
If the individual that is the subject of the report is a school or district volunteer, the school or district shall investigate the underlying allegations and, if substantiated, the volunteer shall Page 4 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN be prohibited from future school and district volunteer opportunities.
CHAPTER 149 3 (1) Except as described in KRS 161.795, the Education Professional Standards Board may revoke, suspend, or refuse to issue or renew;
Page 5 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN (c) Committing any act that constitutes fraudulent, corrupt, dishonest, or immoral conduct.
(2) The Education Professional Standards Board shall respond to complaints against a Page 6 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN certificate holder by the following process:
If the complaint alleges unauthorized electronic communication as defined in Section 1 of this Act, sexual contact, or other sexual misconduct, the identity of a complainant that is not the superintendent and any identifying information of the minor involved in the complaint shall remain confidential.[;] Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2.
If the board staff Page 7 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN determines that the evidence is:
or Page 8 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN 3.
CHAPTER 149 5 (b) The district superintendent shall inform the Education Professional Standards Board in writing of the full facts and circumstances leading to the contract termination or nonrenewal, resignation, or other absence, conviction, or Page 9 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN otherwise reported actions or conduct of the certified employee, that may warrant action against the certificate under subsection (1) of this section, and shall forward copies of all relevant documents and records in his or her possession.
Alternatively, the certificate holder may file a request for a hearing with the board within thirty (30) calendar days of Page 10 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN receipt of the admonishment.
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Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (7) The Education Professional Standards Board or its chair may take emergency action pursuant to KRS 13B.125.
The board shall establish the Page 12 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN minimum period of time before an applicant can apply for a new certificate.
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CHAPTER 149 7 (a) Provide an alternative course, curriculum, or program without any penalty to the student's grade or standing for students whose parents have not provided written consent as required in subsection (1)(e) of this section;
Page 14 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN (c) Be developmentally appropriate;
or (c) Responding to a question from a student during class regarding human sexuality as it relates to a topic of instruction from a curriculum approved Page 15 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN pursuant to KRS 160.345.
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A parent or other person exercising custodial control or Page 16 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN supervision of the child legitimately practicing the person's religious beliefs shall not be considered a negligent parent solely because of failure to provide specified medical treatment for a child for that reason alone.
(d) The parent has been found by the cabinet to have engaged in abuse of the Page 17 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN child that required removal from the parent's home two (2) or more times in the past two (2) years;
CHAPTER 149 9 (8) "Certified juvenile facility staff" means individuals who meet the qualifications of, and who have completed a course of education and training in juvenile detention developed and approved by, the Department of Juvenile Justice after consultation with other appropriate state agencies;
(10) "Child-caring facility" means any facility or group home other than a state facility, Department of Juvenile Justice contract facility or group home, or one certified by Page 18 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN an appropriate agency as operated primarily for educational or medical purposes, providing residential care on a twenty-four (24) hour basis to children not related by blood, adoption, or marriage to the person maintaining the facility;
(17) "Court-designated worker" means that organization or individual delegated by the Administrative Office of the Courts for the purposes of placing children in alternative placements prior to arraignment, conducting preliminary investigations, and formulating, entering into, and supervising diversion agreements and Page 19 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN performing such other functions as authorized by law or court order;
Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (25) "Emergency shelter" is a group home, private residence, foster home, or similar homelike facility which provides temporary or emergency care of children and adequate staff and services consistent with the needs of each child;
(26) "Emotional injury" means an injury to the mental or psychological capacity or Page 20 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN emotional stability of a child as evidenced by a substantial and observable impairment in the child's ability to function within a normal range of performance and behavior with due regard to his or her age, development, culture, and environment as testified to by a qualified mental health professional;
(28) "Fictive kin" means an individual who is not related by birth, adoption, or marriage to a child, but who has an emotionally significant relationship with the child, or an emotionally significant relationship with a biological parent, siblings, or half-half-siblings siblings of the child in the case of a child from birth to twelve (12) months of age, prior to placement;
(32) "Habitual runaway" means any child who has been found by the court to have been absent from his or her place of lawful residence without the permission of his or her Page 21 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN custodian for at least three (3) days during a one (1) year period;
(40) "Near fatality" means an injury that, as certified by a physician, places a child in Page 22 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN serious or critical condition;
CHAPTER 149 11 (41) "Needs of the child" means necessary food, clothing, health, shelter, and education;
(45) "Out-of-home placement" means a placement other than in the home of a parent, relative, or guardian, in a boarding home, clinical treatment facility, community-community-based based facility, detention facility, emergency shelter, fictive kin home, foster family home, hospital, nonsecure facility, physically secure facility, residential treatment facility, or youth alternative center;
(50) "Physically secure facility" means a facility that relies primarily on the use of Page 23 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN construction and hardware such as locks, bars, and fences to restrict freedom;
(d) A licensed registered nurse with a master's degree in psychiatric nursing from an accredited institution and two (2) years of clinical experience with mentally ill persons, or a licensed registered nurse with a bachelor's degree in nursing from an accredited institution who is certified as a psychiatric and mental health nurse by the American Nurses Association and who has three (3) years of inpatient or outpatient clinical experience in psychiatric nursing and who is currently employed by a hospital or forensic psychiatric facility licensed by the Commonwealth or a psychiatric unit of a general hospital, a private agency or company engaged in providing mental health services, or a Page 24 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN regional comprehensive care center;
(e) A licensed clinical social worker licensed under the provisions of KRS 335.100, or a certified social worker licensed under the provisions of KRS 335.080 with three (3) years of inpatient or outpatient clinical experience in psychiatric social work and currently employed by a hospital or forensic psychiatric facility licensed by the Commonwealth, a psychiatric unit of a general hospital, a private Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY agency or company engaged in providing mental health services, or a regional comprehensive care center;
Has completed at least one thousand (1,000) hours of clinical experience under a supervising physician, as defined by KRS 311.840, who is a psychiatrist and is certified or eligible for certification by the American Page 25 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.;
Page 26 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN (54) "Residential treatment facility" means a facility or group home with more than eight (8) beds designated by the Department of Juvenile Justice or the cabinet for the treatment of children;
(55) "Retain in custody" means, after a child has been taken into custody, the continued holding of the child by a peace officer for a period of time not to exceed twelve (12) hours when authorized by the court or the court-designatedcourt- designated worker for the purpose of making preliminary inquiries;
CHAPTER 149 13 (59) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services;
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(62) "Sexual abuse" includes but is not necessarily limited to any contacts or interactions in which the parent, guardian, person in a position of authority or special trust, as defined in KRS 532.045, or other person having custodial control or supervision of the child or responsibility for his or her welfare, uses or allows, permits, or Page 27 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN encourages the use of the child for the purposes of the sexual stimulation of the perpetrator or another person;
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(c) Who was given written and verbal warning of the consequences of the violation of the order at the time the order was issued and whose attorney or parent or legal guardian was also provided with a written Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY notice of the consequences of violation of the order, which notification is reflected in the record of the court proceedings;
Page 29 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN (72) "Violation" means any offense, other than a traffic infraction, for which a sentence of a fine only can be imposed;
Page 30 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN (e) Reports with a substantiated or services needed finding;
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Child is under the age of five (5) years or has other developmental or Page 31 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN cognitive delays or a significant medical or mental health condition, the cabinet shall physically locate the child within five (5) working days of the initial determination;
Automatically accept for investigation a report from a court of appropriate jurisdiction that makes a report pursuant to the requirements in KRS Chapter 620 that a child is abused or neglected or identifies that the child is an alleged victim of domestic violence and abuse as defined Page 32 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN in KRS 403.720 or sexual assault as defined in KRS 456.010[a plaintiff] in an active emergency protective order or temporary interpersonal protection order case.
Cabinet's initial determination is that there is risk of harm and immediate safety concerns for the child, the cabinet shall physically Page 33 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN locate the child within fourteen (14) days of the initial determination;
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Automatically accept for investigation a report from a court of appropriate jurisdiction that makes a report pursuant to the requirements in KRS Chapter 620 that a child is dependent or identifies that the child Page 34 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN is an alleged victim of domestic violence and abuse as defined in KRS 403.720 or sexual assault as defined in KRS 456.010[a plaintiff] in an active emergency protective order or temporary interpersonal protection order case.
If, pursuant to a search under a warrant, a Page 35 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN child is discovered and appears to be in imminent danger, the child may be removed by the law enforcement officer.
If a report includes a child fatality or near fatality, and the law enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to believe any parent or person exercising custodial control or supervision of the child was under Page 36 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time the fatality or near fatality occurred, the law enforcement officer shall request a test of blood, breath, or urine from that person.
If, after making the request, consent is not given for the test of blood, breath, or urine, a search warrant shall be requested from and may be issued by the judge to the appropriate law CHAPTER 149 17 enforcement official upon probable cause that a child fatality or near fatality has occurred and that the person exercising custodial control or supervision of the child at the time of the fatality or near fatality was under the influence.
Additional team members may include Commonwealth's and county attorneys, children's advocacy center Page 37 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN staff, mental health professionals, medical professionals, victim advocates including advocates for victims of human trafficking, educators, and other related professionals, as deemed appropriate.
The local Page 38 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN team shall submit the protocol to the commission for review and approval.
(1) During a child protective services investigation conducted pursuant to the authority in this chapter where there is a safety plan negotiated and agreed upon between the cabinet and the parent, guardian, person in a position of authority or special trust, as defined in KRS 532.045, or other person having custodial control or supervision of the child or responsibility for his or her welfare that the child cannot safely remain in the Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY home[a child is placed outside of his or her home on a safety plan], the cabinet shall file a petition in court within seventy-two (72) hours if the child remains placed outside of his or her home for more than fourteen (14) consecutive days.
(3) By December 1, 2024, and quarterly thereafter, the cabinet shall make available, on its website and to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Interim Joint Committee, Senate Standing Committee, and House Standing Committee on Families and Children, the report on safety plans established in subsection (2) of Page 39 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN this section.
(5) (a) The cabinet shall track and analyze data on relative and fictive kin caregiver Page 40 of 41 SB018120.100 - 1477 - XXXX 3/28/2025 12:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 181/EN placements.
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Action History
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signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 149)
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delivered to Governor
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enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
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enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
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passed 38-0
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Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
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posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
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to Rules (S)
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received in Senate
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3rd reading, passed 100-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
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placed in the Orders of the Day
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taken from Rules
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reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
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to Families & Children (H)
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taken from Committee on Committees (H)
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returned to Committee on Committees (H)
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2nd reading
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taken from Committee on Committees (H)
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returned to Committee on Committees (H)
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1st reading
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taken from Committee on Committees (H)
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to Committee on Committees (H)
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received in House
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3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Floor Amendment (1)
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posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 06, 2025
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2nd reading, to Rules
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floor amendment (1) filed
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reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
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introduced in Senate
Sponsorship breakdown
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Stevenson P | — | Yea |
| Huff T | — | Yea |
| Bratcher S. | — | Yea |
| Lewis | — | Yea |
| Lewis D | — | Yea |
| Lewis S | — | Yea |
| Adam Moore | Democrat | Yea |
| Adrielle Camuel | Democrat | Yea |
| Al Gentry | Democrat | Yea |
| Anne Gay Donworth | Democrat | Yea |
| Ashley Tackett Laferty | Democrat | Yea |
| Beverly Chester-Burton | Democrat | Yea |
| Chad Aull | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Grossberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Erika Hancock | Democrat | Yea |
| George Brown Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Joshua Watkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Lindsey Burke | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Willner | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Lou Marzian | Democrat | Yea |
| Matthew Lehman | Democrat | Yea |
| Nima Kulkarni | Democrat | Yea |
| Rachel Roarx | Democrat | Yea |
| Reginald L. Thomas | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarah Stalker | Democrat | Yea |
| Tina Bojanowski | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Bowling | Republican | Yea |
| Amy Neighbors | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Wesley | Republican | Yea |
| Bobby McCool | Republican | Yea |
| Brandon Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Candy Massaroni | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Freeland | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Fugate | Republican | Yea |
| DJ Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Elliott | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Fister | Republican | Yea |
| David Hale | Republican | Yea |
| David Meade | Republican | Yea |
| David W. Osborne | Republican | Yea |
| Deanna Gordon | Republican | Yea |
| Emily Callaway | Republican | Yea |
| Felicia Rabourn | Republican | Yea |
| Gex Williams | Republican | Yea |
| J.T. Payne | Republican | Yea |
| James Tipton | Republican | Yea |
| Jared Bauman | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Petrie | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Decker | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Gooch Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| John Blanton | Republican | Yea |
| John Hodgson | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Branscum | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Calloway | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Fleming | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Upchurch | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Jackson | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Banta | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Holloway | Republican | Yea |
| Kim King | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Poore Moser | Republican | Yea |
| Marianne Proctor | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Hart | Republican | Yea |
| Mary Beth Imes | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Lockett | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Michael J. Nemes | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Sarge Pollock | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Clines | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Wilson | Republican | Yea |
| Mitch Whitaker | Republican | Yea |
| Myron Dossett | Republican | Yea |
| Nancy Tate | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Flannery | Republican | Yea |
| Peyton Griffee | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Bridges | Republican | Yea |
| Rebecca Raymer | Republican | Yea |
| Richard White | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Duvall | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bivens | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Dotson | Republican | Yea |
| Samara Heavrin | Republican | Yea |
| Savannah Maddox | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Sharp | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Baker | Republican | Yea |
| Shawn McPherson | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Dietz | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen Meredith | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Riley | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Doan | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Rudy | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Witten | Republican | Yea |
| Suzanne Miles | Republican | Yea |
| T.J. Roberts | Republican | Yea |
| Timmy Truett | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Hampton | Republican | Yea |
| Vanessa Grossl | Republican | Yea |
| William Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (38)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| ChambersArmstrong | — | Yea |
| Yates | — | Yea |
| Gerald A. Neal | Democrat | Yea |
| Karen Berg | Democrat | Yea |
| Keturah J. Herron | Democrat | Yea |
| Reginald L. Thomas | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Reed | Republican | Yea |
| Amanda Mays Bledsoe | Republican | Yea |
| Brandon J. Storm | Republican | Yea |
| Brandon Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Christian McDaniel | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Richardson | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Carroll | Republican | Yea |
| David P. Givens | Republican | Yea |
| Donald Douglas | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Boswell | Republican | Yea |
| Gex Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Elkins | Republican | Yea |
| Jared Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Howell | Republican | Yea |
| Jimmy Higdon | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Raque Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Lindsey Tichenor | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Nunn | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Deneen | Republican | Yea |
| Max Wise | Republican | Yea |
| Michael J. Nemes | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Wilson | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Wheeler | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Girdler | Republican | Yea |
| Robby Mills | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Stivers | Republican | Yea |
| Robin L. Webb | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Madon | Republican | Yea |
| Shelley Funke Frommeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen Meredith | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen West | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Rawlings | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (38)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| ChambersArmstrong | — | Yea |
| Yates | — | Yea |
| Gerald A. Neal | Democrat | Yea |
| Karen Berg | Democrat | Yea |
| Keturah J. Herron | Democrat | Yea |
| Reginald L. Thomas | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Reed | Republican | Yea |
| Amanda Mays Bledsoe | Republican | Yea |
| Brandon J. Storm | Republican | Yea |
| Brandon Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Christian McDaniel | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Richardson | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Carroll | Republican | Yea |
| David P. Givens | Republican | Yea |
| Donald Douglas | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Boswell | Republican | Yea |
| Gex Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Elkins | Republican | Yea |
| Jared Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Howell | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jimmy Higdon | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Raque Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Lindsey Tichenor | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Nunn | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Deneen | Republican | Yea |
| Max Wise | Republican | Yea |
| Michael J. Nemes | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Wilson | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Wheeler | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Girdler | Republican | Yea |
| Robby Mills | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Stivers | Republican | Yea |
| Robin L. Webb | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Madon | Republican | Yea |
| Shelley Funke Frommeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen Meredith | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen West | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Rawlings | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 181 do?
- Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to define terms; direct each local board of education to designate one or more programs or applications as a traceable communication system that shall be the exclusive means for school district employees and volunteers to communicate electronically with students; provide that a parent may submit written consent for a designated school district employee or volunteer to communicate electronically with a student outside of the traceable communication system; exclude communications between a parent that is a school district employee or volunteer and his or her own children; establish a mandatory duty to report violations for school employees and volunteers; require principals, superintendents, and the commissioner of education to notify parents of allegations of unauthorized electronic communication involving their children; require principals, superintendents, and the commissioner of education to report alleged violations to the Educational Professional Standards Board (EPSB); require principals, superintendents, the commissioner of education, and EPSB to investigate designated allegations of unauthorized electronic communication; establish the methods of disciplinary action for a violation; amend KRS 161.120 to provide that the identity of complainants alleging unauthorized electronic communication, sexual contact, or other sexual misconduct that are dismissed and minors invovled in the complaint to remain confidential; provide that EPSB will have 120 days to conduct the initial review of complaints alleging unauthorized electronic communication, sexual contact, or other sexual misconduct.
- What is the current status of SB 181?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2025. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB 181?
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