Kentucky House Bill 294 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 23 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-04-23 - signed by Governor (Acts ch. 158)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [MS Word]

Amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, relating to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, to create the Office of Policy and Budget; rename the Office of Legislative and Public Affairs the Office of Communications and Administrative Review; create the Office of Administrative and Technology Services; abolish the Office of Fiscal Services and move its responsibilities to the newly created Office of Administrative and Technology Services; abolish the Office of Technology and move its responsibilities to the newly created Office of Administrative and Technology Services; create the Department for Income Support; abolish the Department for Disability Determination Services and move its responsibilities to the newly created Department for Income Support; rename the Department for Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities; rename the Department for Human Support Services the Department for Family Resource Centers and Volunteer Services; abolish the Office of Contract Oversight and move its responsibilities to the newly created Office of Policy and Budget; abolish the Governor's Office of Wellness and Physical Activity and move its responsibilities to the Department for Public Health; change the title of the Division of Child Support to the Department for Income Support; reassign certain functions of the Department for Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services to the Department for Aging and Independent Living; establish the Governor's Office of Electronic Health Information; establish the responsibilities of the Office of the Ombudsman and the Office of Electronic Health Information under the Office of the Secretary; change the title of the Division of Women's Physical and Mental Health to the Division of Women's Health; establish the responsibilities of the Office of Policy and Budget and the Department for Income Support; abolish the Division of Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Services and move its responsibilities to the Division of Protection and Permanency within the Department for Community Based Services; change the title of chief information officer within the Office of Administrative and Technology Services to executive director and change the overall function of the office; change the title of the Division of Adult and Child Health Improvement to the Division of Maternal and Child Health; change the title of the Division of Health Care Facilities and Services in the Office of the Inspector General to the Division of Health Care; change the title of the Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to the Division of Behavioral Health; change the name of the HIV and AIDS Advisory Council to the HIV and AIDS Planning and Advisory Council; change the name of the Kentucky Council on Developmental Disabilities to the Commonwealth Council on Developmental Disabilities; establish that the cabinet may transfer or designate as surplus real property that it owns for child-care centers and senior citizens centers; add two members to the State Interagency Council for Services to Children with an Emotional Disability; establish that members of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Advisory Committee shall serve until a successor is appointed and establish that recommendations of the committee are handled by the Medicaid commissioner; abolish the Technical Advisory Committee on Drugs; establish new child support requirements; add two new members appointed by the Governor to the Statewide Trauma Care Program Advisory Committee; transfer the functions, duties, and responsibilities of the weatherization program funded by the United States Department of Energy from the Department for Community Based Services, Cabinet for Health and Family Services, to the Finance and Administration Cabinet; repeal KRS 194.210, 194A.085, and 194A.092; confirm Executive Order 2011-353 to the extent not otherwise confirmed or superseded by this Act.

AN ACT relating to reorganization.

Rep. Thomas Burch [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-04-23		signed by Governor (Acts ch. 158)
2012-04-12		delivered to Governor
2012-04-12		enrolled, signed by each presiding officer
2012-03-30		passed 59-28-1
2012-03-30		House concurred in Senate committee amendments (1) (2) (3) (4) and (5-title)
2012-03-30		posted for passage for concurrence in Senate committee amendments (1) (2) (3) (4) and (5-title)
2012-03-30		to Rules (H)
2012-03-30		received in House
2012-03-30		3rd reading, passed 37-0 with committee amendments (1) (2) (3) (4) and (5-title)
2012-03-29		passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
2012-03-29		posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2012
2012-03-29		reported favorably, to Rules with committee amendments (1) (2) (3) (4) and (5-title) as a Consent Bill
2012-03-28		recommitted to Health & Welfare (S)
2012-03-27		passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
2012-03-27		posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 27, 2012
2012-03-26		floor amendments (1) and (2-title) withdrawn
2012-03-23		2nd reading, to Rules
2012-03-22		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2012-02-22		floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
2012-02-14		to Health & Welfare (S)
2012-02-10		received in Senate
2012-02-10		3rd reading, passed 94-0
2012-02-06		posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 10, 2012
2012-02-06		2nd reading, to Rules
2012-02-02		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
2012-01-27		posted in committee
2012-01-23		to Health & Welfare (H)
2012-01-20		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/HB294.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/HB294/bill.doc