| Last Action | 03/12/25: returned to Judiciary (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to juvenile justice. |
| Bill Documents |
Current/Final
Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statements |
Fiscal Note
Local Mandate |
| Bill Request Number | 432 |
| Sponsors | D. Carroll, S. Meredith, M. Nunn, B. Storm |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section in KRS Chapter 200 to define terms; establish procedures for a child charged with a public offense to determine if the child is a high acuity youth; establish procedures for securing a treatment plan and dispute resolution through a review process and the court if the parties cannot agree to a plan; require a 24-hour protocol for health facilities, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the courts to direct care; establish reimbursement rates for inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care of a child by psychiatric hospitals and pediatric teaching hospitals; establish procedures for discharge and transfer of the child from an inpatient admission under specific circumstances; amend KRS 15A.305 to include a mental health facility operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice as an identified facility for the detention and treatment of children; direct the operation of two female-only facilities with authority to increase as population increases; direct reimbursement rates for local governments lodging juveniles to be set by administrative regulation; amend KRS 600.020 to remove and add defined terms; amend KRS 610.265 to remove beginning date that is past; amend KRS 610.340 to enable release of information and use of records in specific circumstances; authorize the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to construct a high acuity health facility to be completed by February 1, 2026, subject to funding; direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide clinical services; direct the Department of Juvenile Justice to continue to implement the plan to return to a regional model of detention; direct the Finance and Administration Cabinet to report to the Legislative Research Commission by July 1, 2025 the status of the transfer of the Jefferson County Youth Detention Center property; amend various sections of KRS to conform. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Local Mandate - Finance and Administration Cabinet, Jefferson County Youth Detention Center transfer, requirement Court, Supreme - Children, treatment plan, protocols, requirement Courts, District - Children, public offense, treatment plan, procedures, establishment Courts, Fiscal - Per diem rate, juvenile detention, method to set, establishment Criminal Procedure - Children, public offense, mental health, treatment plan, procedure, establishment Health and Medical Services - Children, public offense, mental health facility, authorization Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Children, inpatient psychiatric and pediatric teaching, public offense, procedures, establishment Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Children, inpatient psychiatric and pediatric teaching, public offense, reimbursement Jails and Jailers - Per diem rate, juvenile detention, method to set, establishment Mental Health - Children, public offense, treatment facility, establishment Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Children, discharge from hospitalization, public offense, arrest, authorization Consolidated Local Governments - Per diem rate, juvenile detention, method to set, establishment Unified Local Governments - Per diem rate, juvenile detention, method to set, establishment Courts, Family - Children, public offense, treatment plan, procedures, establishment Children and Minors - Public offense, mental health, treatment facility, establishment Children and Minors - Public offense, mental health, treatment plan, establishment Counties - Per diem rate, juvenile detention, method to set, establishment Counties, Urban - Per diem rate, juvenile detention, method to set, establishment Charter County Government - Per diem rate, juvenile detention, method to set, establishment Counties, Charter - Per diem rate, juvenile detention, method to set, establishment Reports Mandated - Finance and Administration Cabinet, Jefferson County Youth Detention Center transfer, requirement |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | Senate Floor Amendment 1 |
| Votes | Vote History |
| 02/06/25 |
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| 02/11/25 |
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| 02/13/25 |
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| 02/18/25 |
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| 02/19/25 |
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| 02/20/25 |
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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 | Senate Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | D. Carroll |
| Summary | Retain original provisions; remove the requirement for two female-only detention facilities for female offenders. |
| Index Headings |
State Agencies - Department of Juvenile Justice, female-only facilities, required number, removal Children and Minors - Juvenile detention, female-only facilities, required number, removal Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State - Department of Juvenile Justice, female-only facilities, required number, removal |
Last updated: 7/24/2025 3:26 PM (EDT)