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Lexington Herald-Leader: Bill ditching mask mandates for KY schools and daycare centers gains momentum

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By VALARIE HONEYCUTT SPEARS

Hours after the Kentucky General Assembly began a special session Tuesday to deal with COVID-19 policies, the Senate Education Committee approved a bill that rejects the Beshear Administration’s emergency regulations requiring universal masking of people age two or older in K-12 schools and daycare centers.

Senate Bill 1 declares the regulations requiring masks in schools and daycare centers null and void.

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