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HB141 • 2026
AN ACT relating to Type 1 diabetes.
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AN ACT relating to Type 1 diabetes.
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House Committee Substitute 1
Plain English: UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 141/HCS 1 Page 1 of 2 HB014130.100 - 1133 - XXXX 2/25/2026 2:38 PM House Committee Substitute AN ACT relating to Type 1 diabetes.
Senate Floor Amendment 1 • G. Neal
Plain English: SENATE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT FORM 2026 REGULAR SESSION Amend printed copy of HB 141/GA Amendment No.
Senate Floor Amendment 2 • G. Neal
Plain English: SENATE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT FORM 2026 REGULAR SESSION Amend printed copy of HB 141/GA TITLE AMENDMENT Amendment No.
floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 23 2026
2nd reading, to Rules
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
AN ACT relating to Type 1 diabetes.
UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 141/GA Page 1 of 2 HB014110.100 - 1133 - XXXX 2/25/2026 2:39 PM GA AN ACT relating to Type 1 diabetes. 1 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2 SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 158 IS CREATED TO 3 READ AS FOLLOWS: 4 (1) (a) The Kentucky Department of Education, in coordination with the 5 Department for Public Health, the Kentucky Board of Licensed Diabetes 6 Educators, or any other entity the department deems appropriate, shall 7 develop Type 1 diabetes informational materials for the parents and 8 guardians of students. The informational materials shall include but not be 9 limited to a: 10 1. Description of Type 1 diabetes; 11 2. Description of the risk factors and warning signs associated with Type 12 1 diabetes; 13 3. Description of the need for screening for early detection of Type 1 14 diabetes using a blood autoantibody test; and 15 4. Recommendation for parents and guardians to immediate ly consult 16 with their child's primary care provider to develop an appropriate 17 treatment plan if they believe that their child displays warning signs 18 associated with Type 1 diabetes or has received positive early detection 19 screening results. Parents and gua rdians shall be advised that a 20 treatment plan may include consultation with, and examination by, a 21 specialty health care provider licensed to practice medicine or 22 osteopathy, including but not limited to an endocrinologist. 23 (b) The department shall make th e informational materials required by this 24 subsection available to school districts at no cost on the department's 25 website. 26 (2) Each local board of education and public charter school board of directors shall 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 141/GA Page 2 of 2 HB014110.100 - 1133 - XXXX 2/25/2026 2:39 PM GA make the Type 1 diabetes informational material s developed in accordance with 1 subsection (1) of this section available on the school or school district website, in 2 the main front entrance of each school, and in each family resource and youth 3 services center. 4