26RS HB 778

House Bill 778

Actions

Last Action	02/27/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to child welfare.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements	Corrections Impact Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	1754
Sponsors	N. Wilson, S. Heavrin
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 199.462 to prohibit an individual from being approved to provide foster care or relative caregiver services to a child, be considered a fictive kin placement for a child, or to receive a child for adoption if the individual or an adult or minor child living in the individual's is on the adult or juvenile sex offender registry; amend KRS 199.801 related to placement requirements for children in the custody of the state; amend KRS 600.020 to update definitions for "diversion agreement," "eligible youth," and "informal adjustment"; amend KRS 610.030 to establish which individuals shall have access to diversion agreements related to juvenile court cases; amend KRS 610.345 to expand the list of individuals that a judge shall notify when a child is adjudicated guilty of an offense which classifies him or her as a youthful offender to include school superintendents, school directors of pupil personnel, and school resource officers; amend KRS 620.050 to expand the list of individuals or entities that can have access to a report of suspected child abuse, neglect, or dependency; remove certain individuals and entities that could have access to files, reports, notes, photographs, records, electronic and other communications, and working papers used or developed by a children's advocacy center related to child welfare investigations; to allow medical professionals to administer comprehensive urine drug screens on children when they suspect abuse or neglect; allow external child fatality and near fatality review panel to access additional data; amend KRS 620.055 to allow the child fatality and near fatality review panel to compel the attendance of members from an investigating agency to discuss cases in closed session; amend KRS 620.140 to expand the ability for a dependent, neglected, or abused youth to request to have his or her commitment extended or reinstated beyond the age of 18 up to the age of 21; create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to define and establish requirements for "plan of safe care" and "plan of care safety assessment review" related to substance-exposed infants; create a new section of KRS Chapter 625 related to reporting of involuntarty termination of parental rights; amend KRS 508.090 to define "controlled substance" and "abuse or neglect"; amend KRS 508.100 and 508.110 to conform; amend KRS 508.120 to enhance the penalty of abuse in the third degree if the victim is under 13 years old and suffered serious physical injury as a result of ingesting or inhaling a controlled substance; amend KRS 15.440 to require law enforcement agencies to possess a policies and procedures manual related to pediatric ingestion or inhalation of controlled substances; amend various sections to require continuing education on pediatric ingestion or inhalation of controlled substances for certain professionals.
Index Headings of Original Version	Children And Minors - Adoptive child placement, restrictions Children And Minors - Child placement, requirements Children And Minors - Childcare center employees, continuing education, pediatric ingestion of controlled substances Children And Minors - Criminal abuse and neglect, pediatric ingestion of controlled substances Children And Minors - Fictive kin caregiver, child placement, restrictions Children And Minors - Foster child placement, restrictions Children And Minors - Relative caregiver, child placement, restrictions Children And Minors - Youth in state custody, transitional living support, extension or reentry to age 21, request Children And Minors - Youthful offender designation, notice Civil Actions - Youth in state custody, transitional living support, extension or reentry to age 21, request Civil Procedure - Youth in state custody, transitional living support, extension or reentry to age 21, request Courts - Adoptive child placement, restrictions Courts - Fictive kin caregiver, child placement, restrictions Courts - Foster child placement, restrictions Courts - Relative caregiver, child placement, restrictions Courts - Youthful offender designation, notice Courts, District - Child abuse, neglect, or dependency reports, access Courts, District - Youth in state custody, transitional living support, extension or reentry to age 21, request Courts, District - Youthful offender designation, notice Courts, Family - Child abuse, neglect, or dependency reports, access Courts, Family - Youth in state custody, transitional living support, extension or reentry to age 21, request Crimes And Punishments - Adoptive child placement, restrictions Crimes And Punishments - Criminal abuse and neglect, pediatric ingestion of controlled substances Crimes And Punishments - Fictive kin caregiver, child placement, restrictions Crimes And Punishments - Foster child placement, restrictions Crimes And Punishments - Relative caregiver, child placement, restrictions Crimes And Punishments - Youthful offender designation, notice Criminal Procedure - Criminal abuse and neglect, pediatric ingestion of controlled substances Criminal Procedure - Youthful offender designation, notice Domestic Relations - Child placement, restrictions Drugs And Medicines - Controlled substances, continuing education, pediatric ingestion Drugs And Medicines - Criminal abuse and neglect, pediatric ingestion of controlled substances Education, Elementary And Secondary - Child abuse, neglect, or dependency reports, access Education, Elementary And Secondary - Youthful offender designation, notice Health And Medical Services - Continuing education, pediatric ingestion of controlled substances Health Care Professionals - In-service training, pediatric ingestion of controlled substances Nurses - Continuing education, pediatric ingestion of controlled substances Peace Officers And Law Enforcement - Basic training course, pediatric ingestion of controlled substances Peace Officers And Law Enforcement - In-service training, pediatric ingestion of controlled substances Peace Officers And Law Enforcement - Policies and procedures, pediatric ingestion of controlled substances Physicians - Continuing education, pediatric ingestion of controlled substances Police, City And County - Basic training course, pediatric ingestion of controlled substances Police, City And County - In-service training, pediatric ingestion of controlled substances Police, City And County - Policies and procedures, pediatric ingestion of controlled substances Police, State - Basic training course, pediatric ingestion of controlled substances Police, State - In-service training, pediatric ingestion of controlled substances Public Safety - Adoptive child placement, restrictions Public Safety - Fictive kin caregiver, child placement, restrictions Public Safety - Foster child placement, restrictions Public Safety - Relative caregiver, child placement, restrictions Sheriffs - Basic training course, pediatric ingestion of controlled substances Sheriffs - In-service training, pediatric ingestion of controlled substances Sheriffs - Policies and procedures, pediatric ingestion of controlled substances State Agencies - Department for Community Based Services, continuing education, pediatric ingestion Corrections Impact - Youth Local Mandate - Youth and adoption