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House committee advances bill barring disability as sole basis for terminating parental rights
Summary
The Committee on Families and Children voted unanimously to give Senate Bill 26 a favorable report after proponents said the measure would ensure Kentucky courts and child-welfare agencies cannot terminate parental rights solely on the basis of a parent’s disability.
Senator Brandon Storm presented Senate Bill 26 to the House Committee on Families and Children, saying the measure would ensure Kentucky complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and that a disability alone cannot be used to terminate parental rights or to remove placement opportunities for children.
Proponents said the bill responds to two appellate decisions that highlighted the risk that parents with intellectual or developmental disabilities were not being given a fair chance to demonstrate parenting capacity. Family Court Judge Marcus Vanover and Crystal Adams of the Department for Behavioral Health’s division for intellectual and developmental disabilities summarized the…
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