Summary of Original Version

Amend KRS 508.025 to expand assault in the third degree to include causing or attempting to cause physical injury to a healthcare provider in a jail, penitentiary, or local or state correctional or detention facility; amend KRS 65.1591 to add jailers, deputy jailers, and correctional officers employed by a local detention center, local correctional facility, or regional jail to the list of public safety employees eligible to participate in a peer support counseling program.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 1 -- K. Jackson

Summary Amend Section 1 to include assaults committed against healthcare providers in facilities which provide for the care, treatment, or detention of juveniles charged with or adjudicated delinquent because of a public offense or as youthful offenders.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 508.025, 65.1591
Current: 508.025, 65.1591