| Last Action | 03/08/24: recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to the Department of Public Advocacy. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statements |
Corrections Impact
Fiscal Note Local Mandate Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist |
| Bill Request Number | 1080 |
| Sponsors | D. Elliott, A. Gentry |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 18A.115 to exclude attorneys in the Department of Public Advocacy from classified service; amend KRS 31.010 to delete references to legal representation for persons with disabilities and make technical corrections; provide that the Department of Public Advocacy is an independent agency that is administratively attached to the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet; create a new section of KRS Chapter 31 to establish an independent division of the Department of Public Advocacy, the Division of Protection and Advocacy, to provide the protection of rights for persons with disabilities; amend KRS 31.020 to provide that the compensation of attorneys employed by Department of Public Advocacy shall be set by the public advocate; amend KRS 31.030 to require the departmant to provide assistance and education to attorneys representing indigent persons under KRS Chapter 31; delete the requirement that the department shall submit information regarding funding to the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 31.211 to provide that all attorneys providing representation under KRS Chapter 31 shall forward all information that indicates payment or reimbursement for legal assistance to the public advocate; amend KRS 31.215 to prohibit any attorney providing representation under KRS Chapter 31 from accepting any compensation except unsolicited gifts of de minimis value; amend to a Class A misdemeanor; amend KRS 31.219 to provide that any attorney providing representation under KRS Chapter 31 shall file a notice of appeal unless the appeal would be frivolous. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Fiscal Note - Attorney providing legal assistance under KRS Chapter 31, accepting fees, penalty reduction Crimes and Punishments - Attorney providing legal assistance under KRS Chapter 31, accepting fees, penalty reduction Criminal Procedure - Attorney providing legal assistance under KRS Chapter 31, accepting fees, penalty reduction Public Advocate - Department of Public Advocacy attorneys, removal from classified service Public Advocate - Division of Protection and Advocacy, independent agency Attorneys - Attorney providing legal assistance under KRS Chapter 31, accepting fees, penalty reduction Attorneys - Department of Public Advocacy attorneys, removal from classified service Local Mandate - Department of Public Advocacy attorneys, removal from classified service Corrections Impact - Attorney providing legal assistance under KRS Chapter 31, accepting fees, penalty reduction |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | House Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements |
| 01/12/24 |
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| 03/05/24 |
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| 03/08/24 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Fiscal Impact Statements |
Corrections Impact to House Committee Substitute 1
Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1 |
| Summary | Retain original provisions, except remove KRS 18A.115; amend KRS 31.020 to provide that the public advocate shall establish the salaries for all assistant public advocates and employees in leadership policy-making positions and hire and appoint assistant public advocates as needed; establish a category of employees who work in leadership policy-making positions who are appointed by the public advocate and serve at the pleasure of the public advocate; amend KRS 31.030 to remove the deadline for the Department of Public Advocacy to file the annual report; amend KRS 64.640 to provide that the Personnel Cabinet shall not prepare schedules of compensation for assistant public advocates; make technical corrections. |
| Index Headings |
Public Advocate - Department of Public Advocacy, annual report, removal of deadline Public Advocate - Department of Public Advocacy, employee salaries Attorneys - Department of Public Advocacy, annual report, removal of deadline Attorneys - Department of Public Advocacy, duties of Public Advocate, employee salaries Reports Mandated - Department of Public Advocacy, annual report, removal of deadline Corrections Impact - Department of Public Advocacy, duties of Public Advocate, employee salaries Local Mandate - Department of Public Advocacy, duties of Public Advocate, employee salaries Technical Corrections - HB 254 |
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