Bill filed to combat juvenile justice issues, foster kids staying in Kentucky office buildings
The bill also calls for the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to construct a high acuity health facility for mentally ill children to be completed by February 1, 2026, if funds are available.
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Senate Bill 111 from Sen. Danny Carroll, R-Benton, comes just more than a week after a preliminary report from the Kentucky Office of the Ombudsman found that dozens of foster children stayed in office buildings over a four-month period in 2024 because there was nowhere else for them to go.
