Amend various sections and create new sections of Subtitle 11 of KRS Chapter 286 to expand the scope of the subtitle to include virtual currency kiosk business; define terms; require licensure for virtual currency kiosk business in this state; require each virtual currency kiosk business location to be approved by the commissioner of the Department of Financial Institutions; require each application for a license to engage in virtual currency kiosk business to be accompanied by a surety bond or other similar security; establish requirements for approval to engage in virtual currency kiosk business at a location in this state; apply examination, investigation, recordkeeping, registered agent, and trade practice requirements to virtual currency kiosk operators; establish reporting, transaction, trade practice, notice, disclosure, fraud detection, and refund requirements for virtual currency kiosk operators; apply license and civil penalties to virtual currency kiosk operators; authorize the commissioner to order any virtual currency kiosk operator to provide refunds and to direct any peace officer to seize, impound, or render inoperable a virtual currency kiosk; establish the purpose of the Act; amend KRS 286.2-015 to authorize political subdivisions of this Commonwealth to enact and enforce ordinances, regulations, and resolutions pertaining to virtual currency kiosk business; create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to provide that a violation of Subtitle 11 of KRS Chapter 286 by a virtual currency kiosk operator shall be deemed a violation of, and subject to the remedies and penalties of, KRS 367.170; repeal KRS 286.11-065, relating to licenses issued under former KRS Chapter 366; require the commissioner to promulgate emergency and ordinary administrative regulations to implement the Act within 30 days after the effective date of the Act; provide that persons shall not be required to comply with licensing and other provisions of the Act until certain contingencies are satisfied.

Education, Finance - Deceased veterans, spouse and child, free tuition Education, Finance - Disabled veterans, spouse and child, free tuition Education, Higher - Deceased veterans, spouse and child, free tuition Education, Higher - Public institutions, deceased veterans, spouse and child, free tuition Education, Higher - Public institutions, disabled veterans, spouse and child, free tuition National Guard - Deceased veterans, spouse and child, free tuition National Guard - Disabled, spouse and child, free tuition Veterans - Disabled, spouse and child, free tuition

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198B to define terms; require the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction to permit a private swimming pool to be constructed without a barrier or enclosure if the swimming pool will be equipped with an approved safety pool cover; require the department to incorporate this provision into the Kentucky Building Code by administrative regulation; permit the legislative body of a local government to adopt more stringent local ordinances relating to approved safety pool covers, barriers, and enclosures.

Disabilities - Children of military families, IEP, Section 504 plan, comparable services Disabilities - Children of military families, individualized family service plan, comparable services Education, Elementary And Secondary - IEP, Section 504 plan, children of military families, comparable services Military Affairs And Civil Defense - Children of military families, IEP, Section 504 plan, comparable services Military Affairs And Civil Defense - Children of military families, individualized family service plan, comparable services Parental Rights - IEP, Section 504 plan, informed parental consent, children of military families Parental Rights - Children of military families, individualized family service plan, comparable services Veterans - Children of military families, IEP, Section 504 plan, comparable services Veterans - Children of military families, individualized family service plan, comparable services Children And Minors - Military families, individualized family services plan, comparable services

Amend KRS 177.320 and 177.365, relating to the allocation of a portion of motor fuel tax revenue to county road aid funds and municipal road aid funds, to change the revenue-sharing formula on the portion of revenue available for revenue sharing that exceeds $775 million in any fiscal year from 18.3% for counties and 7.7% for cities to 13% for each fund; make technical corrections; amend KRS 176.241, 178.010, 179.010, and 189.503 to conform; EMERGENCY.

Health And Medical Services - Mental health treatment, state facilities, responsibilities Hospitals And Health Facilities - Mental health treatment, state facilities, responsibilities Mental Health - Mental health treatment, state facilities, responsibilities State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Familly Services, mental health treatment, state facilities, responsibilities

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to allow perinatal mood and anxiety disorders screenings of an accompanying parent or legal guardian to be claimed as a service for the child as part of the early and periodic diagnostic, screening, and treatment benefit; amend KRS 205.6497 to require the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program to cover perinatal mood and anxiety disorders screenings; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require a health plan to cover perinatal mood and anxiety disorders screenings as part of a well-child or well-baby visit; suspend the coverage requirement for qualified health plans if the requirement results, or would result, in the state being required to defray the cost under federal law; amend KRS 164.2871 and 18A.225 to require self-insured employer group health plans offered by a state postsecondary education institution and the state employee health plan to comply with the perinatal mood and anxiety disorders screenings coverage requirement; provide that various sections apply to health plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to obtain federal approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes in the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1); EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027.

Animals, Livestock, And Poultry - Veterinarian, Controlled Substances Prescribing Council, membership, addition Drugs And Medicines - Controlled Substances Prescribing Council, membership, modification Health And Medical Services - Controlled Substances Prescribing Council, membership, modification Health Care Professionals - Controlled Substances Prescribing Council, membership, modification Horses And Horse Racing - Equine veterinarian, Controlled Substances Prescribing Council, membership, addition Opioids - Controlled Substances Prescribing Council, membership, modification Substance Use - Controlled Substances Prescribing Council, membership, modification Veterinarians - Controlled Substances Prescribing Council, membership, addition

Drugs And Medicines - Controlled substances, electronic monitoring Health And Medical Services - Controlled substances, electronic monitoring Health Care Professionals - Charitable health care providers, electronic prescribing Optometrists - Controlled substances, electronic monitoring Pharmacists - Controlled substances, electronic monitoring Physicians - Controlled substances, electronic monitoring State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, controlled substances, electronic monitoring

Education, Elementary And Secondary - Dyslexia and dysgraphia, multitiered system of supports Education, Higher - Educator preparation program, multitiered system of supports, application and implementation State Agencies - Department of Education, dyslexia toolkit Teachers - Preparation programs, dyslexia and dysgraphia

Amusements And Recreations - Pari-mutuel wagering, definition Boards And Commissions - Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation, pari-mutuel wagering, oversight Gaming And Wagering - Pari-mutuel wagering, definition Horses And Horse Racing - Pari-mutuel wagering, definition

Background Checks - Learning pods, exclusion Children And Minors - Learning pods, child-care center, exclusion Children And Minors - Learning pods, family child-care home, exclusion Education, Elementary And Secondary - Education Professional Standards Board, public schools, authority Education, Elementary And Secondary - Learning pods, protections Education, Elementary And Secondary - Learning pods, teacher certification requirements, exemption Teachers - Learning pods, teacher certification requirements, exemption

Appropriations - Kids Love to Read Program, creation Children And Minors - Department for Libraries and Archives, Kids Love to Read Program, creation Libraries - Department for Libraries and Archives, Kids Love to Read Program, creation State Agencies - Department for Libraries and Archives, Kids Love to Read Program and fund, administration

Amend KRS 45A.345, relating to local procurement, to define "best value" and redefine "evaluated bid price" as "economic efficiency"; amend KRS 45A.365 to require invitations for bids to state that awards be made on the best value rather than the lowest evaluated bid price; delete requirement for the inclusion of a reciprocal preference for resident bidders; require awards to the best value bid rather than the bid that is lowest evaluated bid price remove reference to reciprocal preference; amend KRS 45A.370 to allow purchases through competitive negotiation using the best value bid rather than the lowest evaluated bid; remove references to reciprocal preference; amend KRS 45A.375, relating to competitive negotiation to allow awards to be made upon the best value rather than lowest evaluated bid, and remove reference to reciprocal preference; amend KRS 45A.385, relating to small purchase procedures, to increase the small purchase maximum amount to $60,000 from $40,000; index the maximum amount by $10,000 every 5 years beginning in 2030; require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to publicize the current amount; amend KRS 45A.420, relating to cooperative purchasing, to allow local public agencies to make agreements using an established discount, quote, formula, or other pricing method as established by the Commonwealth when an agreement does not establish a fixed unit price; amend KRS 82.083, relating to the disposition of property owned by a city, to amend the definition of "independent appraisal" as it relates to personal property for which there is no applicable nationally published valuation standard, to include a generally accepted method to determine a good-faith estimate; amend KRS 82.084 to add law enforcement vehicles and equipment to the exclusions from KRS 45A.345 to 45A.460 and 424.260; amend KRS 424.260 to increase the limit for making advertisements for purchases to $60,000 from $40,000; index the small purchase maximum amount by $10,000 every 5 years beginning in 2030; amend KRS 157.420 and 157.440 to conform; repeal KRS 65.027, relating to reciprocal preference to resident bidders.

Advisory Boards, Commissions, And Committees - Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Advisory Council, membership, reports Aged Persons And Aging - Dementia, Alzheimer's, toolkit on early detection and diagnosis Dementia - Advisory council, reports and membership Dementia - Toolkit on early detection and diagnosis, development Diseases - Dementia, Alzheimer's, advisory council, membership and reports, early detection toolkit Health And Medical Services - Dementia, Alzheimer's, advisory council, membership and reports, early detection toolkit Public Health - Dementia, Alzheimer's, toolkit on early detection and diagnosis Reports Mandated - Alzheimer's and Related Dementias State Plan, state plan update, advisory council State Agencies - Office of Dementia Services, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Advisory Council, members