| Last Action | 03/30/22: floor amendments (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) filed | 
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| Title | AN ACT relating to juvenile justice. | 
| Bill Documents | 
                                            Current/Final 
                         Introduced  | 
            
| Bill Request Number | 1467 | 
| Sponsors | K. Bratcher, J. Blanton, D. Elliott, C. Massey | 
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 610.030 to require a court referral for truancy cases when there is no improvement within 30 days; require a court-designated worker to make a finding if diversion is failed due to lack of parental cooperation; allow a court to refer cases back to the court-designated worker and order parental cooperation; amend KRS 610.265 to require children charged with serious felony offenses to be detained pending a detention hearing; amend KRS 610.340 to provide that confidentiality does not apply to cases in which a child has admitted to or been adjudicated for a violent felony offense; amend KRS 635.060 to require a juvenile's probationary period to remain open until any violations are resolved, if a violation is pending at the time of completion. | 
| Index Headings of Original Version | 
                            Courts, District - Diversion for minors, order requiring parental cooperation  Courts, District - Referral for truancy cases, court-designated worker Crimes and Punishments - Violent felony offenses by minors, detention, no confidentiality requirement Courts, Family - Diversion for minors, order requiring parental cooperation Courts, Family - Referral for truancy cases, court-designated worker Children and Minors - Court referral for truancy cases, court-designated worker Children and Minors - Probation violations, probationary period, requirements Children and Minors - Violent felony offenses, detention, no confidentiality requirement  | 
            
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| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 1 | 
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| Sponsor | W. Westerfield | 
| Summary | Retain original provisions of Section 1; delete Sections 2, 3, and 4. | 
| Index Headings | 
                            Courts, District - Diversion for minors, order requiring parental cooperation  Crimes and Punishments - Diversion for minors, requiring parental cooperation Courts, Family - Diversion for minors, order requiring parental cooperation Children and Minors - Diversion for minors, requiring parental cooperation  | 
            
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 2 | 
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| Sponsor | W. Westerfield | 
| Summary | Direct the Administrative Office of the Courts to employ, assign, or contract for the provision of at least 24 additional court-designated workers. | 
| Index Headings | 
                            Children and Minors - Court-designated workers, require 24 additional  Courts - Court-designated workers, require 24 additional  | 
            
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 3 | 
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| Sponsor | W. Westerfield | 
| Summary | Require qualified mental health professional to meet with a child detained pursuant to Section 2. | 
| Index Headings | 
                            Children and Minors - Qualified mental health professional, meeting with detained children, require  Mental Health - Qualified mental health professional, meeting with detained children, require  | 
            
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 4 | 
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| Sponsor | W. Westerfield | 
| Summary | Require the family accountability, intervention, and response team to report to the court if a diversion agreement in a truancy case is not successful within 30 days. | 
| Index Headings | 
                            Children and Minors - Family accountability, intervention, and response teams, require report  Courts, District - Family accountability, intervention, and response teams, require report  | 
            
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 5 | 
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| Sponsor | W. Westerfield | 
| Summary | Allow a child to ask the court to make their records confidential. | 
| Index Headings | 
                            Children and Minors - Court records of a child, allow the child to request confidentiality  Public Records and Reports - Court records of a child, allow the child to request confidentiality  | 
            
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 6 | 
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| Sponsor | W. Westerfield | 
| Summary | Retain original provisions; require all provisions except those regarding parental cooperation to expire July 15, 2023. | 
| Index Headings | 
                            Courts, District - Diversion for minors, order requiring parental cooperation  Courts, District - Referral for truancy cases, court-designated worker Crimes and Punishments - Violent felony offenses by minors, detention, no confidentiality requirement Courts, Family - Diversion for minors, order requiring parental cooperation Courts, Family - Referral for truancy cases, court-designated worker Children and Minors - Court referral for truancy cases, court-designated worker Children and Minors - Probation violations, probationary period, requirements Children and Minors - Violent felony offenses, detention, no confidentiality requirement  | 
            
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 7 | 
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| Sponsor | W. Westerfield | 
| Summary | Retain original provisions; provide that children have a right to counsel when detained pursuant to subsection 2 of this Act; require the Department of Public Advocacy to be notified of children detained pursuant to subsection 2 of this Act. | 
| Index Headings | 
                            Courts, District - Diversion for minors, order requiring parental cooperation  Courts, District - Referral for truancy cases, court-designated worker Crimes and Punishments - Violent felony offenses by minors, detention, no confidentiality requirement Courts, Family - Diversion for minors, order requiring parental cooperation Courts, Family - Referral for truancy cases, court-designated worker Children and Minors - Court referral for truancy cases, court-designated worker Children and Minors - Probation violations, probationary period, requirements Children and Minors - Violent felony offenses, detention, no confidentiality requirement  | 
            
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