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Committee approves technical cleanup to child-safety plan statute, adds automatic kinship reporting
Summary
House Bill 805, a technical cleanup to last year’s child‑safety statute, passed the Committee on Families and Children with changes that replace certain terms, clarify safety‑plan language and require annual public kinship reporting by the cabinet.
Representative Nick Wilson and Representative Sarah Stocker presented House Bill 805 and a committee substitute and amendment that the committee approved on the floor. Supporters described the bill as technical cleanups to House Bill 271 (passed last year) that clarify language used in safety plans and improve reporting transparency.
The nut graf: Proponents said HB 805 replaces the word "threats" with "risks" in the safety‑plan definition, clarifies language about negotiated safety plans and requires…
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