House Bill 123

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Last Action floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
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

Actions

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01/03/17
  • introduced in House
01/06/17
  • to Judiciary (H)
02/21/17
  • posted in committee
02/22/17
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
02/23/17
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 24, 2017
03/01/17
  • floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
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
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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