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House Bill 374

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Last Action signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 135)
Title AN ACT relating to federally mandated background checks and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents Current/Final
Introduced
Bill Request Number 1065
Sponsors R. Benvenuti III, C. Morgan, M. Prunty
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 17.165 to define "criminal offense against a victim who is a minor"; require that all employers of applicants for initial employment in positions involving supervisory or disciplinary power over minors request conviction information from the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet or the Administrative Office of the Courts; prohibit hiring of such applicants if they were convicted of a violent crime, sex crime, or criminal offense against a minor victim, or have been found by a court to have abused or neglected a child; amend KRS 199.011 to add the definition for "rap back system"; amend KRS 199.462 to allow the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to register members of certified adoptive or foster homes into the rap back system; create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to define "child care staff member"; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to require child care staff members to submit to background checks; permit the cabinet to charge a fee for the check and require that the fee charged to the cabinet is no greater than the actual cost of the check; require the promulgation of administrative regulations; amend KRS 199.896 to require directors and employees of child-care centers with supervisory or disciplinary power over minors or in direct contact with minors to submit to background checks; amend KRS 199.8982 to require family child-care providers to submit to background checks; amend KRS 17.990 to conform; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings of Original Version Effective Dates, Emergency - Background checks, required of child care providers
Federal Laws and Regulations - Background checks, required of child care providers
State Agencies - Background checks, required of child care providers
State Employees - Background checks, required of child care providers
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Background checks, required of child care providers
Children and Minors - Background checks, required of child care providers
Background Checks - Child care providers, require
Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1
Senate Floor Amendment 1
Votes Vote History

Actions

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02/14/17
  • introduced in House
02/15/17
  • to Judiciary (H)
02/21/17
  • reassigned to Health and Family Services (H)
02/22/17
  • posted in committee
02/23/17
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute
02/24/17
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, February 27, 2017
02/27/17
  • taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
  • 3rd reading, passed 91-0 with Committee Substitute
02/28/17
  • received in Senate
  • to Judiciary (S)
03/02/17
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
03/03/17
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
03/06/17
  • posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 7, 2017
03/07/17
  • taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 8, 2017
  • floor amendment (1) filed
03/08/17
  • 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with floor amendment (1)
03/14/17
  • received in House
  • to Rules (H)
03/15/17
  • posted for passage for concurrence in Senate floor amendment (1)
  • House concurred in Senate floor amendment (1)
  • Bill passed 93-0
  • enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
  • enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
  • delivered to Governor
03/27/17
  • signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 135)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions; change references from “supervisory or disciplinary power over” to “care and supervision of” and add that employers of minors are exempt from background check requirements; declare an EMERGENCY.
Index Headings Effective Dates, Emergency - Background checks, required of child care providers
Federal Laws and Regulations - Background checks, required of child care providers
State Agencies - Background checks, required of child care providers
State Employees - Background checks, required of child care providers
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Background checks, required of child care providers
Children and Minors - Background checks, required of child care providers
Background Checks - Child care providers, require

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor J. Adams
Summary Clarify that background checks apply only to child-serving professionals; declare an EMERGENCY.
Index Headings Effective Dates, Emergency - Background checks, required of child care providers
Federal Laws and Regulations - Background checks, required of child care providers
State Agencies - Background checks, required of child care providers
State Employees - Background checks, required of child care providers
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Background checks, required of child care providers
Children and Minors - Background checks, required of child care providers
Background Checks - Child care providers, require

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