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KY SJR54
Joint Resolution
Status
3/10/2026
Primary Sponsor
Casey Chambers Armstrong
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AI Summary
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Directs the Department for Libraries and Archives and Cabinet for Health and Family Services to cooperate in finding ways to increase enrollment in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Program, focusing on areas with below-average enrollment
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The Imagination Library provides free monthly books to children from birth to age five, funded through a 50/50 match between Dolly Parton and local community partners at a cost of up to $77.50 per child over five years
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Currently 52% of eligible Kentucky children (birth to age five) are enrolled across 134 local programs statewide
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Requires exploration of enrollment through the birth certificate completion process, following Ohio's model, along with other methods to increase participation
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Mandates a progress report to the Governor and Legislative Research Commission by November 1, 2026
Legislative Description
A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Department for Libraries and Archives and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to cooperate in exploring ways to increase enrollment in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Program.
Children and Minors
Last Action
to Committee on Committees (H)
3/10/2026