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Statement on Passage of HB 275 by the Kentucky Senate

Contact: Mara Powell mpowell@kyyouth.org Statement from Dr. Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates LOUISVILLE, KY – Especially as we approach Child Abuse Prevention Month in April, we are joining our partners at the Kosair for Kids Face It Movement in celebrating passage of House Bill 275, championed by Representative James Tipton. This important piece of child sexual abuse prevention legislation will boost child safety in the immediate and ensure students across the Commonwealth can learn [...]

By |2024-03-27T18:38:15-04:00March 27th, 2024|Child Welfare & Safety, Education, News Room|

Statement on Passage of HCR 68

Contact: Mara Powell mpowell@kyyouth.org Statement from Dr. Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates LOUISVILLE, KY – All kids need a place that is safe and stable to grow up in, and every parent and young person needs a place to live that is affordable given their income. However, rising housing costs, slowed construction, and natural disasters have made it increasingly difficult for families to find and afford safe places to live across the Commonwealth. [...]

Statement on Passage of HB 199 by the Kentucky House

Contact: Mara Powell mpowell@kyyouth.org Statement from Dr. Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates LOUISVILLE, KY – Along with Bloom Kentucky, we are celebrating as House Bill 199 passes the Kentucky House to expand access to safe and healthy prenatal and birth options. HB 199 seeks to remove the certificate-of-need requirement for freestanding birth centers which will allow Kentucky to expand access to safe alternatives to hospital delivery for families. Although there are now [...]

By |2024-03-26T16:26:07-04:00March 26th, 2024|Bloom Kentucky, Health, News Room, Race Equity|

Statement on Passage of HB 377 by the Senate Education Committee

Contact: Mara Powell mpowell@kyyouth.org Statement from Dr. Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates LOUISVILLE, KY – With today’s unanimous passage of House Bill 377 by the Senate Education Committee, Kentucky is one step closer to strengthening the student-teacher pipeline and the future of the K-12 workforce. In many ways, an investment in our teacher workforce is an investment in the current and future students across our Commonwealth. HB 377, sponsored by Representative Kim [...]

2024 Other Legislative Item Senate Bill 181

Other Legislative Item Senate Bill 181 Establish support and education surrounding sexual extortion Summary SB 181 would establish the crime of sexual extortion as a felony, including sexual extortion in the definition of a sex crime, require superintendents of local school districts to notify students in grades 4 and above and parents and guardians of all students of the crime of sexual extortion, and require schools and postsecondary institutions to include posters [...]

By |2024-03-22T17:01:00-04:00March 22nd, 2024|Bill Tracker|

2024 Other Legislative Item House Bill 003

Other Legislative Item House Bill 3 Promote efforts against human trafficking Summary HB 3 would expand the definition of promoting human trafficking, permit the Attorney General to establish a group to discuss human trafficking in Kentucky, expand promotion signs in hotels and transportation services about human trafficking, and establish penalties when there is noncompliance, amongst others. Status HB 3 is sponsored by Representative Suzanne Miles. It has passed the Kentucky [...]

By |2024-04-11T17:16:01-04:00March 22nd, 2024|Bill Tracker|

Statement on Final Passage of HB 561

Contact: Mara Powell mpowell@kyyouth.org Statement from Dr. Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates LOUISVILLE, KY – This week, the Kentucky Senate ensured final passage of Representative Samara Heavrin’s House Bill 561 – an important measure that takes steps to strengthen Kentucky’s vulnerable child care infrastructure. By permanently establishing the Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership (ECCAP) and creating the Certified Child Care Community Designation Program, HB 561 has the potential to support a strong local [...]

By |2024-03-22T14:51:27-04:00March 22nd, 2024|Economic Security, Education, News Room|

Statement on Passage of SB 151 by the Kentucky House

Contact: Mara Powell mpowell@kyyouth.org Statement from Dr. Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates LOUISVILLE, KY – Thousands of Kentucky’s kinship and fictive kin families flat out won today with the final passage of Senate Bill 151, championed by Senator Julie Raque Adams, by the Kentucky House. Just as these caregivers step up at a moment’s notice to provide a safe space for their young loved ones to grow and heal, our General Assembly has [...]

Statement on Passage of HB 275 by the Senate Education Committee

Contact: Mara Powell mpowell@kyyouth.org Statement from Dr. Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates LOUISVILLE, KY –Child safety is an adult responsibility – the responsibility of parents, of educators, of our lawmakers. And today, our lawmakers in the Senate Education Committee exemplified that with the advancement of House Bill 275, championed by Representative James Tipton. HB 275 mandates that public schools, charter schools, and certified nonpublic schools cannot enter into nondisclosure agreements regarding misconduct [...]

By |2024-03-21T11:59:44-04:00March 21st, 2024|Child Welfare & Safety, Education, News Room|

Kentuckians: We Need Your Input on Tools Needed to Address Opioid Use in Your Community

By Andrew Alvey, Intern at Kentucky Youth Advocates As Bloom Kentucky has detailed, the opioid crisis has significantly impacted all of Kentucky’s communities. In 2020, Kentucky had the third-highest age-adjusted drug overdose fatality rate in the United States. This statistic shows the urgency with which we must come together to create opportunities for healing and resilience. With support from the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission, Kentucky Youth Advocates is leading a project to collect [...]

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