Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HJR50: A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Auditor of Public Accounts to study the applicable statutes, administrative regulations, and agency policies and processes that directly impact the opening and operation of licensed and certified child care services in the Commonwealth.
Status: Chaptered, April 14, 2026
Direct the Auditor of Public Accounts to commission a study of applicable statutes, administrative regulations, and agency policies and processes that directly impact opening and operating licensed and certified child care services in the Commonwealth; require the Auditor to procure a vendor to conduct the study; report findings and recommendations of the study to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2027, for referral to the Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children.
What the bill says
A joint resolution directing the Auditor of Public Accounts to study the applicable statutes, administrative regulations, and agency policies and processes that directly impact the opening and operation of licensed and certified child care services in the Commonwealth.
From the introduced text:
A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Auditor of Public Accounts to study the applicable statutes, administrative regulations, and agency policies and processes that directly impact the opening and operation of licensed and certified child care services in the Commonwealth. WHEREAS, recent research demonstrates that access to licensed and certified child care services is necessary to support workforce participation in the Commonwealth; and WHEREAS, recent research demonstrates that many Kentucky communities face challenges in ensuring access to child care services for working families; and WHEREAS, the Kentucky General Assembly has identified the need to create a consensus-driven process to ease regulatory burdens on current and future child care providers while ensuring the safety of children and quality child care and early childhood education services in the Commonwealth; NOW, THEREFORE, Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. (1) The Auditor of Public Accounts shall contract with a qualified and independent third party to conduct a comprehensive study of applicable statutes, administrative regulations, and agency policies and processes that directly impact the opening and operation of licensed and certified child care services in the Commonwealth. The Auditor of Public Accounts shall submit a final report and recommendations to reform, streamline, and modernize or maintain existing statutes, administrative regulations, and agency policies and processes governing the licensing and …