Summary of Original Version

Amend KRS 600.020 to define "child-specific foster home"; amend KRS 620.140 to allow a child to submit to the District Court the names of possible relative or fictive kin caregivers whom the child could be placed with if the court removes the child from his or her home; amend KRS 620.142 to establish when a relative or fictive kin caregiver can apply to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to be certified as a child-specific foster home.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions, except delete Section 1 amending KRS 600.020; amend KRS 620.142 to establish new criteria for when a relative or fictive kin caregiver can apply to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to become a relative or fictive kin foster parent.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 600.020, 620.140, 620.142
Acts Chapter 85: 620.140, 620.142
House Committee Substitute 1: 620.140, 620.142
Current/Final: 620.140, 620.142
Current: 600.020, 620.140, 620.142