Kentucky bills affecting justice-impacted applicants
A bill in the Kentucky would “allow on-the-job training equivalencies of internship and cooperative placement hours to count toward those hours needed to obtain licensure.” It would also “require that the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction recognize and honor the agreements toward licensure in the professions regulated by the department, including electricians, plumbers, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning.”
Another bill under consideration would “narrow the class of [disqualifying] offenses, prohibit disqualifying individuals from pursing a professional license solely due to a finding that the applicant lacks good character, add consideration of the age of the person at the time the crime was committed, the evidence relevant to the circumstances of the crime, and evidence of rehabilitation in making licensure decisions.”