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in committee · Kentucky · House Mar 15, 2017

HB 305: AN ACT relating to treatment for alcohol and other drug abuse. Amend KRS 222.431, relating to criteria for involuntary treatment for alcohol and other drug abuse, to specify that the no person shall be ordered to undergo treatment unless the person can reasonably benefit from treatment in accordance with a qualified health professional's recommendation; amend KRS 222.432 to provide that a judge can order a person to undergo treatment for up to one year; clarify that the petition for treatment may be initiated in a District Court in the county in which the person resides on a permanent or temporary basis; clarify that the petitioner is responsible for only those costs of evaluation and treatment not covered by a third-party payor; clarify that no petitioner shall be required to place a deposit with the court to cover the costs of evaluation and treatment; amend KRS 222.433 to clarify that the petitioner can choose the qualified health professionals who will evaluate the respondent; allow an examination of a qualified health professional performed within the last 3 months to be admissible as one of the required examinations; allow the petitioners an opportunity to file the correct paperwork and to gather additional evidence; allow for the renewal of the petition for treatment beyond one year; allow the court order to be amended to place the respondent in a more appropriate treatment program; amend KRS 222.434 to clarify that the District Court of any county where the person may be found may issue a 72 hour emergency treatment order; create a new section of KRS 222.430 to 222.437 to require treatment programs to notify the court when the respondent fails to appear or participate in treatment as ordered by the court; amend KRS 222.435 to allow the petitioner, or a person chosen by the petitioner, to transport the respondent to a hospital, to an examination, or to a treatment program; create a new section of KRS 222.430 to 222.437 to provide that proceedings are not open to the public and that any court records of a respondent are confidential; amend KRS 222.470 to require Medicaid and private insurers to use comparative medical necessity and reimbursement methodology to cover alcohol and other drug abuse treatment services.

Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute
in committee · Kentucky · Senate Mar 15, 2017

SB 20: AN ACT relating to juvenile justice. Create new sections of KRS Chapters 15A, 27A, and 194A to require reporting of statistics, including age, race, and gender, to determine whether there is disproportionate minority contact with the juvenile justice, social welfare, and educational discipline systems and create training requirements; create new sections of KRS Chapters 15A and 158, to require the development and reporting of plans to ameliorate disproportionate minority contact with juvenile justice and education systems; amend KRS 156.095 to require professional development for education professionals on juvenile justice topics; create a new section of KRS Chapter 31 to allow the Division of Protection and Advocacy to investigate the use of restraint and seclusion in schools and require confidentiality; amend KRS 15.334 to require training on juvenile justice topics; create new sections of KRS Chapter 610 to create a minimum age of criminal responsibility of 12 years of age; amend KRS 503.010 to define "physical restraint"; amend KRS 503.110 to limit the permissible use of physical restraint by teachers or school personnel; amend KRS 635.020 to limit the youthful offender process to cases involving offenses against persons; amend KRS 158.135 to define "state agency children"; amend KRS 15A.220 to require facilities under contract to DJJ to report data; add data reporting from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; amend KRS 635.060 to allow a child who has committed an offense that would be a Class D felony if committed by an adult to be retained on probation for 18 months if the court-ordered substance abuse or mental health program is longer than 12 months and to limit the exclusion of children from the time limits placed on certain dispositions; amend KRS 610.105 to expand a court's options for diversion of a child's adjudicated case; amend KRS 600.020 to define "restorative justice practices"; amend KRS 630.070 to limit detention for a child violating a court order to 30 days; amend various sections to conform; amend KRS 15A.305, 610.030, 610.190, 610.200, 610.220, 635.010, and 630.030 to make technical corrections; repeal KRS 610.012.

Recommitted to Judiciary (S)
in committee · Kentucky · Senate Mar 15, 2017

SB 226: AN ACT relating to retirement. Create a new section of KRS 78.510 to 78.852 to provide that the administration of the County Employees Retirement System (CERS) shall be transferred from the Kentucky Retirement System (KRS) board of trustees to the CERS board of trustees established on July 1, 2017; allow the new CERS board to contract with KRS for administration of benefits, investments, or other services as needed for a period not to exceed four years; create new sections of KRS 78.510 to 78.852 and amend KRS 78.510, 78.530, 78.535, 78.540, 78.610, 78.615, 78.616, 78.625, 78.630, 78.640, 78.650, 78.652, 78,790, 78.852, and 78.550 to establish separate statutory provisions governing administration, benefits, and investments of the County Employees Retirement System; establish a 9 member CERS board comprised of 3 elected members, and 6 individuals appointed by the Kentucky League of Cities, the Kentucky Association of Counties, or the Kentucky School Boards Association who must have 10 years of "investment experience" or "retirement experience" as defined by the bill; specify investment, reporting, and transparency requirements; amend KRS 6.350, 16.505, 16.555, 16.576, 16.577, 16.583, 16.582, 18A.205, 61.510, 61.522, 61.535, 61.540, 61.545, 61.550, 61.552, 61.5525, 61.555, 61.559, 61.565, 61.590, 61.592, 61.595, 61.597, 61.598, 61.600, 61.607, 61.621, 61.623, 61.625, 61.630, 61.637, 61.650, 61.652, 61.660, 61.665, 61.670, 61.675, 61.680, 61.690, 61.691, 61.701, 61.702, 61.705, 70.292, 70.293, 95.022, 95.290, 161.155, 161.675, to conform; amend KRS 61.645 to remove CERS elected and appointed representation on the KRS board; amend KRS 7A.250 to place CERS under the jurisdiction of the Public Pension Oversight Board; amend KRS 18A.225 to allow CERS retirees to participate in the Kentucky Employees Health Plan; repeal KRS 78.533, 78.534, 78.532, 78.542, 78.545, 212.434; provide that decisions made by the KRS board on behalf of CERS shall stand and shall not be reversed except as provided by KRS 78.510 to 78.852; provide that the three elected CERS trustees serving on the KRS board prior to July 1, 2017, shall serve as the elected trustees on the new CERS board; provide that no provision of this Act shall increase or decrease benefits to members or retired members of KRS or CERS; confirm Executive Order 2016-340 regarding KRS board expansion; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2017.

Recommitted to State & Local Government (S)
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