| Last Action | 03/26/26: posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026 |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to child welfare. |
| Bill Documents |
Current
Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statements |
Corrections Impact
Local Mandate Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist |
| Bill Request Number | 1754 |
| Sponsors | N. Wilson, S. Heavrin, D. Grossberg, S. Stalker |
| 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 |
Corrections Impact - Child abuse, neglect, or dependency reports, access Courts, District - Child abuse, neglect, or dependency reports, access Courts, Family - Child abuse, neglect, or dependency reports, access Education, Elementary And Secondary - Child abuse, neglect, or dependency reports, access Local Mandate - Child abuse, neglect, or dependency reports, access State Agencies - External child fatality and near fatality review panel, case discussion |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments |
House Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements House Floor Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 2 Senate Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements |
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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; amend KRS 610.030 to specify which individuals shall have access to diversion agreement information related to juvenile court cases; amend KRS 620.055 related to the child fatality and near fatality review panel processes for investigation of cases; amend KRS 508.100, 508.110, and KRS 508.120 related to criminal abuse or neglect when a person places someone in a situation that creates a substantial and unjustifiable risk of serious physical injury. |
| Index Headings |
Courts, District - Child abuse, neglect, or dependency reports, access Courts, Family - Child abuse, neglect, or dependency reports, access Education, Elementary And Secondary - Child abuse, neglect, or dependency reports, access State Agencies - External child fatality and near fatality review panel, case discussion |
| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | D. Meade |
| Summary | Amend KRS 199.492 to establish that an attorney representing a biological parent shall sign an affidavit that attests he or she has no personal, professional, or legal affiliation to the adoptive parents; amend KRS 199.493 related to payment of counseling or therapy fees for adoption counseling for a biological parent; amend KRS 199.500 to establish that an adoption shall not be granted or a consent for adoption be held valid unless the court has received documentation that the biological living parents of the child have received adoption counseling from a licensed therapist or counselor who specializes in adoptions and that the licensed therapist or counselor shall sign an affidavit that attests he or she has no personal, professional, or legal affiliation to the biological or adoptive parents. |
| Index Headings |
Children And Minors - Adoption, birth parent counseling, requirements Children And Minors - Adoption, legal representation, requirements Courts, District - Adoption, birth parent counseling, requirements Courts, District - Adoption, legal representation, requirements Courts, Family - Adoption, birth parent counseling, requirements Courts, Family - Adoption, legal representation, requirements Parental Rights - Adoption, birth parent counseling, requirements Parental Rights - Adoption, legal representation, requirements |
| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 2 |
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| Sponsor | K. Holloway |
| Summary | Establish in KRS Chapter 211 a new definition for "substance-exposed infant". |
| Index Headings |
Corrections Impact - Child abuse, neglect, or dependency reports, access Courts, District - Child abuse, neglect, or dependency reports, access Courts, Family - Child abuse, neglect, or dependency reports, access State Agencies - External child fatality and near fatality review panel, case discussion |
| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Fiscal Impact Statements |
Corrections Impact to Senate Committee Substitute 1
Local Mandate to Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
| Summary | Retain original provisions, except delete amendments to KRS 311.601; amend KRS 218A.205 to establish continuing education requirements related to the recognition and prevention of pediatric ingestion or inhalation of controlled substances; redefine "substance-exposed infant". |
| Index Headings |
Children And Minors - Childcare center employees, continuing education, pediatric ingestion of controlled substances Drugs And Medicines - Controlled substances, continuing education, pediatric ingestion 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 Physicians - Continuing education, pediatric ingestion of controlled substances State Agencies - Department for Community Based Services, continuing education, pediatric ingestion |
Last updated: 3/30/2026 4:42 PM (EDT)