| Last Action | floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to children in custody of the state. |
| Bill Documents |
Current/Final
Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 249 |
| Sponsors | L. Bechler, R. Huff, J. Petrie |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 620.010 to provide that any child who is removed from his or her parents shall have access to a permanent home as quickly as possible; create new section of KRS Chapter 620 to set out duties of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services related to children who have been committed to the care of the state for a period of 15 months due to abuse, neglect, or dependency; amend KRS 625.090 to modify grounds for involuntary termination of parental rights. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Courts - Permanent child custody, requirements preceding Courts, Circuit - Permanent child custody, requirements preceding Courts, District - Permanent child custody, requirements preceding Parental Rights - Termination of, requirements preceding Courts, Family - Permanent child custody, requirements preceding Children and Minors - Permanent child custody, requirements preceding |
| Proposed Amendments |
House Committee Substitute 1 House Floor Amendment 1 |
| 01/03/17 |
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| 01/06/17 |
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| 02/21/17 |
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| 02/22/17 |
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| 02/23/17 |
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| 03/01/17 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions; establish new language that specifies that the 15 months that a child is in the custody of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services are 15 cumulative months; establish language related to the grounds for involuntary termination of parental rights and what is in the best interest of the child by a court to include a child in an out-of-home placement for 15 cumulative months. |
| Index Headings |
Courts - Permanent child custody, requirements preceding Courts, Circuit - Permanent child custody, requirements preceding Courts, District - Permanent child custody, requirements preceding Parental Rights - Termination of, requirements preceding Courts, Family - Permanent child custody, requirements preceding Children and Minors - Permanent child custody, requirements preceding |
| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | J. Petrie |
| Summary | Establish langauge to spefify that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall change the goal of the child from reunification to termination and establish language to give the Cabinet for Health and Family Services the option to file a motion and a sworn statement with the court of appropriate jurisdiction requesting an additional 3 months to reunificate the child or seek the termination of parental rights. |
| Index Headings |
Courts - Permanent child custody, requirements preceding Courts, Circuit - Permanent child custody, requirements preceding Courts, District - Permanent child custody, requirements preceding Parental Rights - Termination of, requirements preceding Courts, Family - Permanent child custody, requirements preceding Children and Minors - Permanent child custody, requirements preceding |
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