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HB 355 (BR 1398) - J. Vincent
AN ACT relating to the protection of children placed in out-of-home care.
Amend KRS 199.462 to require a fingerprint check with the Department of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation before any applicant is approved as an adoptive home or to provide foster care, relative caregiver services, or kinship care services; require fingerprint checks annually for certified adoptive and foster homes; and authorize promulgation of an administrative regulation to carry out these requirements.
HB 355 - AMENDMENTS
HCS - Retain original provisions, but allow the fingerprinting to be requested from either the Department of State Police or the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or both.
HFA (1, J. Vincent) - Retain original provisions except require the cabinet to obtain a criminal background by a fingerprint check by the Department of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation or by conviction information from the Kentucky Justice Cabinet and require similar procedures for reevaluation of foster or adoptive homes.
HFA (2, J. Vincent) - Retain original provisions except require the cabinet to obtain a criminal background by a fingerprint check by the Department of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation or by conviction information from the Kentucky Justice Cabinet; require background checks for the applicant's adult household members; require similar procedures for reevaluation of foster or adoptive homes.
SCS - Retain original provisions and add a section amending KRS 199.520 to permit the Cabinet for Families and Children to provide nonidentifying background information about biological parents to adoptive parents; add a section to amend KRS 337.010 to exempt persons providing adult foster care from the definition of "employee" for wage and hour requirements.
SCA (1/Title, T. Buford) - Make title amendment.
Feb 6-introduced in House
Feb 7-to Health and Welfare (H)
Feb 11-posted in committee; posting waived
Feb 13-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
Feb 14-2nd reading, to Rules; floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
Feb 18-floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
Feb 19-posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 20, 2003
Feb 24-3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2)
Feb 25-received in Senate
Feb 27-to Health and Welfare (S)
Mar 4-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)
Mar 5-2nd reading, to Rules
Mar 10-posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 11, 2003
Mar 11-3rd reading, passed 35-0 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)
Mar 24-received in House; posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title) ; House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title) ; passed 98-1; enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
Mar 25-enrolled, signed by President of the Senate; delivered to Governor
Mar 31-signed by Governor (Acts ch. 166)
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