Kentucky Senate Bill 236 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Passed on March 27 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-03-27 - signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 115)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to permit a parent or legal guardian to request a background check of the child abuse and neglect registry records when employing a child care provider for his or her minor child; require the cabinet to make the request form available on its Web site; create language to require the signature of the individual child care provider consenting to a background check; amend KRS 160.380 to require that school superintendents conduct a background check of child abuse and neglect records maintained by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services when considering employment decisions; create new sections of KRS Chapter 211 to define terms, prohibit youth camps from employing or allowing the involvement of any individual who has been convicted of a criminal offense against a minor or a sex crime, who is a violent offender or has abused or neglected a child; require youth camps to obtain state and national criminal background checks of applicants, contractors, or volunteers; require documentation of records checks; provide for suspension of operating permits if a youth camp is not in compliance; establish a criminal penalty for knowingly employing certain offenders; amend KRS 160.157 to allow a private, parochial, or church school to conduct a background check of child abuse and neglect records maintained by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services when considering employment decisions; Section 1 to 2 of this Act are effective July 1, 2018.

AN ACT relating to the protection of children.

Sen. Julie Raque Adams [R]	Sen. Ralph Alvarado [R]	Sen. Danny Carroll [R]	Sen. C.B. Embry [R]
Sen. George Wise [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-27	Senate	signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 115)
2017-03-15	Senate	delivered to Governor
2017-03-15	Senate	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2017-03-15	Senate	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2017-03-15	Senate	received in Senate
2017-03-15	House	3rd reading, passed 97-0
2017-03-14	House	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 15, 2017
2017-03-14	House	reported favorably, to Rules as a Consent Bill
2017-03-08	House	posted in committee
2017-03-08	House	returned to Health and Family Services (H)
2017-03-08	House	2nd reading
2017-03-08	House	taken from Health and Family Services (H)
2017-03-07	House	returned to Health and Family Services (H)
2017-03-07	House	1st reading
2017-03-07	House	taken from Health and Family Services (H)
2017-03-06	House	to Health and Family Services (H)
2017-03-03	House	received in House
2017-03-02	Senate	3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute
2017-03-02	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 2, 2017
2017-03-01	Senate	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute
2017-02-28	Senate	returned to Health & Welfare (S)
2017-02-28	Senate	2nd reading
2017-02-28	Senate	taken from Health & Welfare (S)
2017-02-27	Senate	returned to Health & Welfare (S)
2017-02-27	Senate	1st reading
2017-02-27	Senate	taken from Health & Welfare (S)
2017-02-21	Senate	to Health & Welfare (S)
2017-02-16	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/SB236.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/SB236/bill.pdf
Amendment	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/SB236/SCS1.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/17RS/SB236/LM.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/17RS/SB236/SCS1LM.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/SB236/vote_history.pdf