Kentucky
General Assembly

02/21/24	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/28/24	to Families & Children (S)
03/13/24	taken from Families & Children (S) 1st reading returned to Families & Children (S)
03/15/24	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) as a Consent bill
03/22/24	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 22, 2024 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
03/25/24	received in House to Committee on Committees (H) to Families & Children (H)
03/26/24	taken from Families & Children (H) 1st reading returned to Families & Children (H)
03/27/24	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
03/28/24	taken from Rules placed in the Orders of the Day

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate to Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Delete original provisions; create a new section in KRS Chapter 200 to define terms; establish procedures for a child charged with a public offense to determine if the child is a high acuity youth; establish procedures for securing a treatment plan and dispute resolution through a review process and the court if the parties cannot agree to a plan; require a 24-hour protocol for health facilities, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the courts to direct care; establish reimbursement rates for inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care of a child by psychiatric hospitals and pediatric teaching hospitals; establish procedures for discharge and transfer of the child from an inpatient admission under specific circumstances; amend KRS 15A.305 to include a mental health facility operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice as an identified facility for the detention and treatment of children; direct the operation of two female-only facilities with authority to increase as population increases; direct reimbursement rates for local governments lodging juveniles to be set by administrative regulation; amend KRS 600.020 to remove and add defined terms; amend KRS 610.265 to replace a beginning date of July 1, 2024, with a beginning date of February 1, 2026, for specified statutory requirements; amend KRS 610.340 to enable release of information and use of records in specific circumstances; authorize the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to construct a high acuity health facility to be completed by February 1, 2026, subject to funding; direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide clinical services; direct the Department of Juvenile Justice to continue to implement the plan to return to a regional model of detention; direct the Finance and Administration Cabinet to report to the Legislative Research Commission by August 1, 2024, the status of the transfer of the Jefferson County Youth Detention Center property; amend various statutes to conform; make technical corrections.
Index Headings	Court, Supreme - Children, treatment plan, protocols, requirement Courts, District - Children, public offense, treatment plan, procedures, establishment Courts, Fiscal - Per diem rate, juvenile detention, method to set, establishment Criminal Procedure - Children, public offense, mental health, treatment plan, procedure, establishment Health and Medical Services - Children, public offense, mental health facility, authorization Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Children, inpatient psychiatric and pediatric teaching, public offense, procedures, establishment Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Children, inpatient psychiatric and pediatric teaching, public offense, reimbursement Jails and Jailers - Per diem rate, juvenile detention, method to set, establishment Mental Health - Children, public offense, treatment facility, establishment Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Children, discharge from hospitalization, public offense, arrest, authorization Technical Corrections - SB 242/SCS 1 Consolidated Local Governments - Per diem rate, juvenile detention, method to set, establishment Unified Local Governments - Per diem rate, juvenile detention, method to set, establishment Courts, Family - Children, public offense, treatment plan, procedures, establishment Children and Minors - Public offense, mental health, treatment facility, establishment Children and Minors - Public offense, mental health, treatment plan, establishment Counties - Per diem rate, juvenile detention, method to set, establishment Counties, Urban - Per diem rate, juvenile detention, method to set, establishment Charter County Government - Per diem rate, juvenile detention, method to set, establishment Counties, Charter - Per diem rate, juvenile detention, method to set, establishment Reports Mandated - Finance and Administration Cabinet, Jefferson County Youth Detention Center transfer, requirement Local Mandate - Children, public offense, treatment plan, procedures, establishment

Amendment	Senate Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	D. Carroll
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - SB 242

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except remove presumption of the waiver of confidentiality when a civil suit is filed; amend KRS 610.265, 610.012, and 630.080 to provide for placement in an alternative to detention center under specified circumstances; and amend KRS 630.160 to provide when status offenders can be charged with escape.
Index Headings	Courts, District - Children, alternatives to detention, establishment Courts, District - Children, status offender, escape charge, provision Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Children, status offender, escape charge, provision State Agencies - Department of Juvenile Justice, waiver of confidentiality, presumption, removal Courts, Family - Children, alternatives to detention, establishment Children and Minors - Alternative to detention, establishment Children and Minors - Civil action, waiver of confidentiality, presumption, removal Children and Minors - Status offender, escape charge, provision Civil Actions - Presumption, waiver of confidentiality, removal Local Mandate - Children, alternatives to detention, establishment