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Committee advances comprehensive juvenile‑justice bill, including high‑acuity care and new female detention centers
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Senate Bill 111, a detailed juvenile‑justice reform package that sets procedures for treating "high‑acuity" youth, establishes higher reimbursement rates for inpatient care, and calls for construction of female‑only detention centers.
The Kentucky Senate Judiciary Committee reported Senate Bill 111 favorably after an extended presentation by sponsor Senator Danny Carroll (Second District) and witnesses from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the Department of Juvenile Justice. The bill is intended to address treatment and placement for "high‑acuity" juveniles with acute mental‑health needs and to change placement, confidentiality, and reimbursement rules for juvenile care.
Carroll described the bill as the product of a Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) task force and stakeholder meetings that included the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), DJJ leadership, the administrative office of courts, hospital associations and service providers. He told the committee the bill was designed to address gaps identified during Department of Justice investigations and to prepare for possible future consent decrees.
Key provisions described by the sponsor include a process to identify "high‑acuity youth" and to determine the…
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