| Last Action | 03/18/25: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 26) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to parental rights. |
| Bill Documents |
Acts Chapter 26
Current/Final Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 327 |
| Sponsors | B. Storm, J. Adams, C. Armstrong, G. Boswell, M. Deneen, G. Elkins, G. Neal, C. Richardson, L. Tichenor, R. Webb, D. Yates |
| Summary of Original Version | Amends KRS 199.011 to define "disability"; amends KRS 199.462 and 199.471 to establish that an application or petition for placement or adoption of children shall not be denied on the sole basis of a disability of the prospective caregiver or adoptive applicant without considering whether targeted adaptive or supportive services could enable the caregiver or applicant to provide essential care and protection for the child; amends KRS 199.473 to require the secretary to review any refusal of a placement of a child due to a disability of the applicant; requires retention of documentation of compliance; amends KRS 625.050 to establish that no petition for involuntary termination of parental rights may be filed on the sole basis of a disability of the parent unless the parent has been provided or rejected adaptive and supportive services; and amends KRS 625.090 regarding procedures for involuntary termination of parental rights involving a parent with a disability. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Courts, Circuit - Adoption, applicant with a disability, denial prohibition, establishment Courts, District - Involuntary termination of parental rights, parent with a disability, prerequisites, establishment Disabilities and the Disabled - Adoption applicant, denial prohibition, establishment Disabilities and the Disabled - Parent, involuntary termination of rights, prohibition, establishment Parental Rights - Disability, involuntary termination, prohibition, establishment Parental Rights - Involuntary termination, parent with a disability, prerequisites, establishment State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, adoption, disabled applicant, services, requirement Courts, Family - Adoption, applicant with a disability, denial prohibition, establishment Courts, Family - Involuntary termination of parental rights, parental disability, prerequisites, establishment Children and Minors - Adoption, applicant with a disability, denial prohibition, establishment Children and Minors - Involuntary termination of parental rights, parental disability, prerequisites, establishment Civil Procedure - Involuntary termination of parental rights, parent with a disability, prerequisites, establishment |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | Senate Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | B. Storm |
| Summary | Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 199.462 to prohibit the Cabinet for Health and Family Services from disapproving of any placement or custody arrangement on the sole basis of a disability of the prospective caregiver without considering whether targeted adaptive or supportive services could enable the prospective caregiver to provide essential care and protection for the child. |
| Index Headings |
Disabilities and the Disabled - Prospective caregiver, disability, denial prohibition, establishment State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, child placement, disabled applicant, services, requirement Children and Minors - Child placement, prospective caregiver, disability, denial prohibition, establishment |
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