26RS HB 473

House Bill 473

Actions

Last Action	01/22/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to the foster care system.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1842
Sponsor	N. Tate
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to prohibit housing a child in foster care in vehicles, state offices, hotels, motels, or short-term rentals except in emergency situations not exceeding 24 hours; require a child in foster care to be placed in kinship care placements, fictive kin placements, licensed foster family homes, or licensed child-caring facilities; prohibit moving a child in foster care more than 2 times per year unless extenuating circumstances necessitate the change; require a cabinet employee to provide a written explanation for any foster child placement change beyond the initial placement; require the Department for Community Based Services to promulgate administrative regulations to prioritize housing stability and minimize placement disruptions for foster care youth; amend KRS 620.320 to require the State Citizen Foster Care Review Board to report on the number of children moved more than 2 times within a 12-month period.
Index Headings of Original Version	Administrative Regulations And Proceedings - Department for Community Based Services, foster care child placement Boards And Commissions - State Citizen Foster Care Review Board, reporting requirement Children And Minors - Foster care child placement, requirements Public Buildings And Grounds - State office buildings, foster care child placement, prohibition State Agencies - Department for Community Based Services, foster care child placements, requirements Reports Mandated - State Citizen Foster Care Review Board, child placement changes