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House Bill 476

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Last Action to Health & Welfare (S)
Title AN ACT relating to homelessness prevention.
Bill Documents Bill
Bill Request Number 1678
Sponsors L. Belcher, G. Brown Jr, D. Watkins
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 194A.735 to expand eligibility, subject to sufficient funding, for the homelessness prevention project to individuals diagnosed with severe mental illness who have been admitted into hospital emergency departments at least 10 times annually, individuals in the top 10% of hospital users in hospitals at which over 10% of the patient census are diagnosed with severe mental illness, individuals being released from prison or paroled, and individuals aging out of foster care for up to two years after exit; remove geographic restrictions of the pilot project; move support of the project to the Division of Behavioral Health.
Index Headings of Original Version Housing, Building, and Construction - Homelessness prevention, expansion of pilot project for
Jails and Jailers - Homelessness prevention, expansion of pilot project for
Mental Disability - Homelessness prevention, expansion of pilot project for
Mental Health - Homelessness prevention, expansion of pilot project for
Poverty - Homelessness prevention, expansion of pilot project for
Probation and Parole - Homelessness prevention, expansion of pilot project for
Public Assistance - Homelessness prevention, expansion of pilot project for
Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1
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02/23/16
  • introduced in House
02/24/16
  • to Health & Welfare (H)
02/29/16
  • posted in committee
03/03/16
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/04/16
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
03/07/16
  • posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 9, 2016
03/09/16
  • 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/10/16
  • received in Senate
03/14/16
  • to Health & Welfare (S)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions; clarify that expanded eligibility for the Homelessness Prevention project applies only to those with serious mental illness, those being released from mental health facilities, those with high utilization rates of the health care, mental health care, and judicial systems, those being released or paroled from state-operated prisons, and those aging out of foster care; codify the establishment of the Kentucky Interagency Council on Homelessness.
Index Headings Housing, Building, and Construction - Homelessness prevention, expansion of pilot project for
Jails and Jailers - Homelessness prevention, expansion of pilot project for
Mental Disability - Homelessness prevention, expansion of pilot project for
Mental Health - Homelessness prevention, expansion of pilot project for
Poverty - Homelessness prevention, expansion of pilot project for
Probation and Parole - Homelessness prevention, expansion of pilot project for
Public Assistance - Homelessness prevention, expansion of pilot project for

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