KRS 199.8914: Voluntary designation process for faith-based program -- Conditions.

(1) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall establish a voluntary designation

process through which any licensed or certified child -care provider may identify as

a faith-based program.

(2) The faith -based designation shall be displayed in all public -facing child -care

databases maintained or overseen by the Commonwealth. The cabinet shall work to

ensure that nonprofits, organizations, and local communities in Kentucky th at

maintain public-facing child-care databases are aware of this designation process.

(3) Participation in the designation process shall be optional and open to all licensed

and certified child-care providers.

(4) The presence or absence of a faith -based d esignation shall not be used by the

cabinet or any other state agency to confer preferential treatment, impose

limitations, or otherwise discriminate for or against any child-care provider.