Kentucky
General Assembly

01/30/12	introduced in Senate
02/01/12	to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)
03/13/12	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute
03/14/12	2nd reading, to Rules
03/19/12	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 19, 2012 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute
03/20/12	received in House
03/21/12	to State Government (H)
03/26/12	posting waived taken from State Government (H) 1st reading returned to State Government (H)
03/27/12	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title) as a Consent Bill
03/28/12	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 28, 2012 3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)
03/29/12	received in Senate
03/30/12	recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (S)

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except remove attaching the board to Occupations and Professions for administrative purposes; reduce from sixty to forty-five the time frame in which the board shall evaluate applications and issue licenses to qualified applicants; require the board to approve and applicant to sit for the national examination as part of the application process; expand the scope of organizations that the board shall authorize to provide continuing education.
Index Headings	Health and Medical Services - Board of Social Work, licensure requirements and exemptions, make provision for Licensing - Board of Social Work, licensure requirements and exemptions, make provision for Mental Health - Social work, licensure requirements and exemptions, make provision for Occupations and Professions - Social work, licensure requirements and exemptions, make provision for

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions of the bill except amend KRS 12.023 to add the Independent Office for Oversight of Child Protective Services to the Office of the Governor; create a new section of KRS Chapter 12 to establish the office; provide for the appointment of an executive director; name the executive director as chair of the external statewide child fatality and near fatality review panel instead of the Attorney General; establish duties of the office; require the office to file an annual report and list the requirements of the report; make conforming amendments.
Index Headings	Health and Medical Services - Board of Social Work, licensure requirements and exemptions, make provision for Licensing - Board of Social Work, licensure requirements and exemptions, make provision for Mental Health - Social work, licensure requirements and exemptions, make provision for Occupations and Professions - Social work, licensure requirements and exemptions, make provision for

Amendment	House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	M. Cherry
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Health and Medical Services - Board of Social Work, licensure requirements and exemptions, make provision for Licensing - Board of Social Work, licensure requirements and exemptions, make provision for Mental Health - Social work, licensure requirements and exemptions, make provision for Occupations and Professions - Social work, licensure requirements and exemptions, make provision for