Kentucky HB500: AN ACT relating to appropriations measures providing funding and establishing conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities.

What the bill says

An act or omission if: (a) The claim arises out of or in connection with tuition paid to the public postsecondary institution for an academic term that included the months of March, April, and May 2020; (b) The claim alleges losses or damages arising from an act or omission by the public postsecondary institution during or in response to the COVID-19 emergency; and (c) The alleged act or omission of the public postsecondary institution was related to protecting public health and safety interests in response to the COVID-19 emergency in compliance with federal, state, or local guidance, includi.

From the enrolled text:

an act or omission if: (a) The claim arises out of or in connection with tuition paid to the public postsecondary institution for an academic term that included the months of March, April, and May 2020; (b) The claim alleges losses or damages arising from an act or omission by the public postsecondary institution during or in response to the COVID-19 emergency; and (c) The alleged act or omission of the public postsecondary institution was related to protecting public health and safety interests in response to the COVID-19 emergency in compliance with federal, state, or local guidance, including but not limited to: RS HB 500 Doc ID: XXXX 1. Transition to online or otherwise remote instruction; 2. Pause or modification to instruction available through the institution of higher education; 3. Closure of, or modification to, operation of on-campus facilities of the public postsecondary institution; or 4. The public postsecondary institution offered online and otherwise remote learning options that allowed students to complete the coursework in the academic term that included the months of March, April, and May 2020 and receive academic credit. (8) Ovarian Cancer Screening: Included in the above General Fund appropriation is $960,000 in fiscal year 2026-2027 and $930,000 in fiscal year 2027-2028 for the Ovarian Cancer Screening Outreach Program at the University of Kentucky. (9) Southern Regional …