Kentucky House Bill 257 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 18 2010 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-02-22 - to Judiciary (S)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 222 to permit the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, subject to available funding, to contract with an agency to operate a therapeutic home as a residential option for substance abuse treatment for adults; require access to services related to treatment, job training, and life skills; permit homes to operate as business training schools; permit the cabinet to promulgate regulations establishing requirements for the operation of the home and business training schools; permit admission to be an alternative to incarceration as appropriate.

AN ACT relating to a residential option for substance abusers.

Rep. Thomas Burch [D]

Rep. Tom Riner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-22		to Judiciary (S)
2010-02-18		received in Senate
2010-02-17		3rd reading, passed 98-0
2010-02-12		posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 17, 2010
2010-02-12		2nd reading, to Rules
2010-02-11		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
2010-01-25		posted in committee
2010-01-19		to Health & Welfare (H)
2010-01-14		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB257.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB257/bill.doc