Kentucky House Bill 328 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on January 27 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-09 - recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Pending: House Appropriations and Revenue Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Amend KRS 194A.564 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to report on and update progress of November 15, 2007, study recommendations by November 15, 2010; require the commissioner of the Department for Community Based Services to consult with personnel providing public assistance services; amend KRS 199.461 to amend the definition of "active case," and add definitions of "caseload," "child with special therapeutic needs," "and managerial and "supervisory staff"; reduce the maximum caseload from 25 to 18 active cases; set the maximum caseload for a child with special therapeutic needs to 8 active cases; require the department to examine manager and supervisor to social worker ratios; amend KRS 205.010 to add the definition of "case weight"; create new a section of KRS Chapter 205 to require a maximum case weight for a family support worker of 750 cases; create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to establish a Social Service Worker Oversight and Advisory Committee; amend KRS 194A.560 to conform; set membership of the committee; state intention for the use of appropriated funds; appropriate to the Department for Community Base Services in fiscal year 2010-2011 General Fund moneys of $3 million to fill front line staff positions and $1 million for safety provisions.

AN ACT relating to social service workers and making an appropriation therefor.

Rep. Thomas Burch [D]	Rep. Ron Crimm [R]	Rep. Joni Jenkins [D]	Rep. Dennis Keene [D]
Rep. David Watkins [D]	Rep. Brent Yonts [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-09		recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2010-03-05		floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
2010-03-05		2nd reading, to Rules
2010-03-04		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
2010-02-16		posted in committee
2010-01-28		to Health & Welfare (H)
2010-01-27		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB328.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB328/bill.doc