AN ACT relating to child welfare and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Amend KRS 15.900 to create the definition of "abused or neglected child" and "community resource organization"; change the definitions of "state board" and "prevention program"; amend KRS 15.905 to reference the new definition of "state board"; amend KRS 15.910 to establish new membership of the State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board; amend KRS 15.920 to require the state board to meet at least quarterly each year and make conforming changes to align with the new established definitions; amend KRS 15.925, 15.935, 15.940, 15.942, and 15.948 to make conforming changes to align with new established definitions; amend KRS 194A.010, relating to the implementation of child welfare programs by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; amend KRS 199.011 to update the definition of "fictive kin"; amend KRS 199.505, relating to a five-business-day notification requirement if someone is registered on the putative father registry; amend KRS 199.540 to remove a condition when an adoption can be annulled; amend KRS 199.570 to reference digital files related to an adoption case; amend KRS 200.575 related to when family preservation services are provided; create a new section KRS Chapter 205, relating to Medicaid reimbursement for certain services at children's advocacy centers; amend KRS 600.020 to change the definition of "abused or neglected child" and "fictive kin"; amend KRS 620.055 to require the annual report of the external child fatality and near fatality review panel to be delivered to State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board and the Interim Joint Committee on Health, Welfare, and Family Services; amend KRS 620.140, relating to an eligible youth's ability to commit and re-commit themselves to the custody of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; amend KRS 620.363 to add new rights for foster children; require the Kentucky Personnel Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations related to the Kentucky Employees Charitable Campaign; EMERGENCY.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 20, 2022
Signed Apr 1, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 2, 2022
How they voted
28–4
Passed
Total votes 32
Feb 2, 2022
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican26
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 1, 2022
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 75)
upper
Mar 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 94-0
upper
Mar 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Committee
to Health & Family Services (H)
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 32-4 with Floor Amendment (1)
upper
Jan 31, 2022
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Committee
to Health & Welfare (S)
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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