Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB67: AN ACT relating to schools and declaring an emergency.
Status: Signed into law, April 13, 2026
Amend KRS 160.145, relating to unauthorized electronic communicating in schools, to expand existing definitions and define "private electronic communication," "qualified school volunteer," and "commercial, nonprofit, or local government affiliation"; limit the scope of unauthorized electronic communication to private electronic communication, and exclude designated types of communication from the scope of the requirement to obtain written parental consent prior to communicating outside of the traceable communication system; include designated Kentucky Department of Education and educational cooperative employees assigned to a school district to the scope of the requirement to obtain written consent; limit the scope of school volunteers subject to this section to qualified school volunteers; specify that the requirement to obtain written parental consent only applies to students enrolled within the same school district as the school district employee or qualified school volunteer; allow a local school district more flexibility in disciplinary actions arising from a violation of this section; allow a written parental consent form to designate more than 1 school district employee or qualified school volunteer; provide that the written consent may be revoked by the parent who filed the consent; require notice of the revocation to be sent to the identified school district employee or qualified school volunteer; prohibit a school or school district from refusing to accept parental consent forms; prohibit requiring parental consent forms under this section as a requirement for a student to participate in an academic, athletic, or extracurricular opportunity; provide an emergency exception to allow a school district employee or qualified school volunteer to communicate electronically without prior written parental consent if the individual discloses the communication after the fact; provide exceptions to allow a school district employee or qualified school volunteer to com
What the bill says
From the enrolled text:
RS HB 67 Doc ID: XXXX FREE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT HB The Free Conference Committee on has met as provided in the Rules of the House and Senate and hereby reports the following to be adopted: GA X SCS HCS For the above-referenced bill, with these amendments (if applicable): Committee (list by chamber and number): ; Floor (list by chamber and number): ; and The following Free Conference Committee " insert " and"; and On page 13, delete lines 21 to 23 in their entirety and insert the following in lieu thereof: "6. If the school district's budget reserve is below four percent (4%) of the total and b. Credit card statements;". RS HB 67 Doc ID: XXXX Senate Members House Members The above-named members, in separate votes by house, all concur in the provisions of this report. DATE For Clerk's Use: Adopted: Repassage Vote: