Kentucky House Bill 183

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-08 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 199.011 to define "disability"; amend KRS 199.471 to add disability as a reason upon which a petition for adoption shall not be denied; amend KRS 200.575 to require reasonable efforts and accommodations tailored to a parent's disability; amend KRS 600.020 to define "adaptive parenting equipment," "adaptive parenting techniques," "disability," and "disability support services"; amend KRS 610.125 to require a description of the reasonable efforts that have been made be provided to the court; amend KRS 620.020 to expand the definition of "reasonable efforts" to include accommodations for parents with disabilities; amend KRS 620.240 to require that a child's case progress report include a description of the reasonable efforts that have been made; amend KRS 625.090 to include disability as a reason upon which a termination cannot be solely based.

AN ACT relating to parental rights.

Rep. Nancy Tate [R]

Rep. Beverly Chester-Burton [D]

Rep. Josie Raymond [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-08	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2024-01-08	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb183.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb183/orig_bill.pdf