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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky House Bill 104 Requires Schools to Allow Access for Patriotic Youth Organizations
Last action · January 14, 2026: to Primary and Secondary Education (H)Sponsors: Mark Hart and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Kentucky school superintendents must provide qualifying youth and patriotic organizations an opportunity at least once per school year to present and share informational materials with students on school property. The measure applies to organizations identified in federal law that offer educational, civic, or character-building programs for youth without disrupting the educational process.
Local school districts must coordinate with outside youth groups to schedule annual informational access on school grounds during the school day, utilizing classroom presentations, lunchtime visits, or printed materials produced at the organization's expense.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
school district superintendents
Superintendents are required to review requests from qualifying organizations and schedule annual access on school property.
students
Students are provided opportunities to receive oral and printed informational presentations from youth organizations on school property.
patriotic youth organizations
Qualifying organizations gain the right to request and receive annual access to provide informational presentations and materials to students.
Key Facts
- Qualifying organizations are defined as those identified in 365 U.S.C. sec. 20101 et seq. that offer educational, civic, character-building, patriotic, or moral programming to youth and do not disrupt the educational process.
- Organizations may submit a request to a school district superintendent to allow representatives to provide oral or printed information on school property.
- Superintendents must provide an opportunity at each school at least one time during each school year on an approved school day and time.
- Permitted informational methods include classroom presentations, lunchtime presentations, special assemblies, and printed materials produced at the organization's expense.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Jan 14, 2026HouseCommitteeto Primary and Secondary Education (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy30Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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