Kentucky House Bill 527 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Passed on April 10 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-04-10 - signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 147)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS 199.800 to 199.805 to provide that the Department for Community Based Services shall place a foster child within the school district where the child was enrolled immediately prior to placement if practicable; require the department to make the determination on whether a foster child shall remain enrolled in the school of origin based upon a determination of the best interest of the child; provide that the cost of transportation shall not be a factor in the determination of the best interest of the child; require reasonable transportation to be offered if the department determines it is in the best interest of the child to remain enrolled in the school of origin after placement in a new school district; establish procedures for enrolling a foster child if changing the child's school of enrollment is in the best interest of the child; require the district in which the foster child is enrolled upon successful completion of high school graduation requirements to issue a diploma to the child.

AN ACT relating to the educational stability of children in out-of-home placements.

Rep. Steve Riley [R]

Rep. John Carney [R]

Rep. Melinda Prunty [R]

Rep. Brandon Reed [R]

2018-03-29 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 686 (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2018-03-14 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 304 (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-04-10	House	signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 147)
2018-03-29	House	delivered to Governor
2018-03-29	House	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2018-03-29	House	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2018-03-29	House	received in House
2018-03-29	Senate	3rd reading, passed 37-0
2018-03-27	Senate	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
2018-03-22	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2018-03-21	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
2018-03-16	Senate	to Health & Welfare (S)
2018-03-15	Senate	received in Senate
2018-03-14	House	3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute
2018-03-13	House	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 14, 2018
2018-03-09	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2018-03-08	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute
2018-03-06	House	posted in committee
2018-02-28	House	to Health and Family Services (H)
2018-02-26	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB527.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB527/bill.pdf
Amendment	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB527/HCS1.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB527/vote_history.pdf