republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2017rs/sb-236.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the protection of children. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to permit a parent or legal guardian to request a background check of the child abuse and neglect registry records when employing a child care provider for his or her minor child; require the cabinet to make the request form available on its Web site; create language to require the signature of the individual child care provider consenting to a background check; amend KRS 160.380 to require that school superintendents conduct a background check of child abuse and neglect records maintained by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services when considering employment decisions; create new sections of KRS Chapter 211 to define terms, prohibit youth camps from employing or allowing the involvement of any individual who has been convicted of a criminal offense against a minor or a sex crime, who is a violent offender or has abused or neglected a child; require youth camps to obtain state and national criminal background checks of applicants, contractors, or volunteers; require documentation of records checks; provide for suspension of operating permits if a youth camp is not in compliance; establish a criminal penalty for knowingly employing certain offenders; amend KRS 160.157 to allow a private, parochial, or church school to conduct a background check of child abuse and neglect records maintained by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services when considering employment decisions; Section 1 to 2 of this Act are effective July 1, 2018."
description: "AN ACT relating to the protection of children. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to permit a parent or legal guardian to request a background check of the child abuse and neglect registry records when employing a child care provider for his or her minor child; require the cabinet to make the request form available on its Web site; create language to require the signature of the individual child care provider consenting to a background check; amend KRS 160.380 to require that school superintendents conduct a background check of child abuse and neglect records maintained by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services when considering employment decisions; create new sections of KRS Chapter 211 to define terms, prohibit youth camps from employing or allowing the involvement of any individual who has been convicted of a criminal offense against a minor or a sex crime, who is a violent offender or has abused or neglected a child; require youth camps to obtain state and national criminal background checks of applicants, contractors, or volunteers; require documentation of records checks; provide for suspension of operating permits if a youth camp is not in compliance; establish a criminal penalty for knowingly employing certain offenders; amend KRS 160.157 to allow a private, parochial, or church school to conduct a background check of child abuse and neglect records maintained by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services when considering employment decisions; Section 1 to 2 of this Act are effective July 1, 2018."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2017RS"
identifier: "SB 236"
citation: "Kentucky SB 236 (2017RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-02-16"
last_action: "2017-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd8939d8-1b47-4942-9fd6-76a5d4fde0ad"
source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/SB236.htm"
source_hash: "44b4fbc65709413d8a5a2ac3f98e748ba3ac59d3544d03111868c2a9550ed2bb"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---

# Kentucky SB 236 (2017RS) — AN ACT relating to the protection of children. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to permit a parent or legal guardian to request a background check of the child abuse and neglect registry records when employing a child care provider for his or her minor child; require the cabinet to make the request form available on its Web site; create language to require the signature of the individual child care provider consenting to a background check; amend KRS 160.380 to require that school superintendents conduct a background check of child abuse and neglect records maintained by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services when considering employment decisions; create new sections of KRS Chapter 211 to define terms, prohibit youth camps from employing or allowing the involvement of any individual who has been convicted of a criminal offense against a minor or a sex crime, who is a violent offender or has abused or neglected a child; require youth camps to obtain state and national criminal background checks of applicants, contractors, or volunteers; require documentation of records checks; provide for suspension of operating permits if a youth camp is not in compliance; establish a criminal penalty for knowingly employing certain offenders; amend KRS 160.157 to allow a private, parochial, or church school to conduct a background check of child abuse and neglect records maintained by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services when considering employment decisions; Section 1 to 2 of this Act are effective July 1, 2018.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/SB236/bill.pdf)
2. **SB 236 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/SB236/orig_bill.pdf)
3. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/SB236/SCS1.pdf)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-16** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-02-21** To Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-27** Taken from Health & Welfare (S)
- **2017-02-27** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-27** Returned to Health & Welfare (S)
- **2017-02-28** Taken from Health & Welfare (S)
- **2017-02-28** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2017-02-28** Returned to Health & Welfare (S)
- **2017-03-01** Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute
- **2017-03-02** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 2, 2017
- **2017-03-02** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-03** Received in House
- **2017-03-06** To Health and Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-07** Taken from Health and Family Services (H)
- **2017-03-07** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-07** Returned to Health and Family Services (H)
- **2017-03-08** Taken from Health and Family Services (H)
- **2017-03-08** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2017-03-08** Returned to Health and Family Services (H)
- **2017-03-08** Posted in committee
- **2017-03-14** Reported favorably, to Rules as a Consent Bill
- **2017-03-14** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 15, 2017
- **2017-03-15** 3rd reading, passed 97-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-15** Received in Senate
- **2017-03-15** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2017-03-15** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2017-03-15** Delivered to Governor
- **2017-03-27** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 115) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fd8939d8-1b47-4942-9fd6-76a5d4fde0ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).