| Last Action | 03/12/25: returned to Families & Children (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to children. |
| Bill Documents |
Current
Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Fiscal Note |
| Bill Request Number | 1842 |
| Sponsors | N. Wilson, B. Chester-Burton, R. Roarx, S. Stalker |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 600.020 to change the definition of "safety plan" to reference risks to a child's safety; amend KRS 620.032 related to child welfare data reporting; amend KRS 620.040 to include children who are alleged victims of domestic violence and abuse or sexual assault for automatic acceptance for investigation of reports of child dependency, neglect, or abuse; amend KRS 620.048 related to negotiated safety plans in child protective services investigations. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Courts - Child dependency, neglect, and abuse investigations, requirements Courts - Safety plan, child dependency, neglect, and abuse investigations, requirements Courts, Family - Child dependency, neglect, and abuse investigations, requirements Courts, Family - Safety plan, child dependency, neglect, and abuse investigations, requirements Children and Minors - Child dependency, neglect, and abuse investigations, requirements Children and Minors - Safety plan, child dependency, neglect, and abuse investigations, requirements Fiscal Note - Safety plan, child dependency, neglect, and abuse investigations, requirements |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | House Committee Substitute 1 |
| Votes | Vote History |
| 02/19/25 |
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| 02/26/25 |
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| 02/27/25 |
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| 03/06/25 |
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| 03/07/25 |
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| 03/11/25 |
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| 03/12/25 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions; amend KRS 620.040 to establish a timeline to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to physically locate a child who has been reported to be at risk of harm or an immediate safety concern; amend KRS 605.120 to require that the report by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services that tracks and analyzes data on relative and fictive kin caregiver placement be done annually and posted to the cabinet website for public access. |
| Index Headings |
Courts - Relative and fictive kin care program, program reporting requirements Guardians - Relative and fictive kin care program, program reporting requirements Parental Rights - Relative and fictive kin care program, program reporting requirements Courts, Family - Relative and fictive kin care program, program reporting requirements Children and Minors - Relative and fictive kin care program, program reporting requirements |
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