
Bill Prohibits Discrimination of Adults With Disabilities
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A bill barring adults with disabilities from discrimination cleared the KY Senate.
The Senate unanimously passed a bill that would bar adults with menta or physical disabilities from having their parental rights terminated or adoption petitions denied simply because of their disability.
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Bill Prohibits Discrimination of Adults With Disabilities
Clip: Season 3 Episode 187 | 1m 12sVideo has Closed Captions
The Senate unanimously passed a bill that would bar adults with menta or physical disabilities from having their parental rights terminated or adoption petitions denied simply because of their disability.
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The Senate also unanimously passed a bill that would bar adults with mental or physical disabilities from having their parental rights terminated or adoption petition is denied simply because of their disability.
Speaking on the Senate floor, Republican State Senator Brandon Storm of London said this bill could also help reduce the number of children in state foster care through an amendment that was adopted by the body.
>> Senate for amendment number one to Senate Bill.
26 simply expands to bring relative caregivers and fictive kin caregivers and the protections of Senate Bill.
26 bikes Presley stating that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall not disapprove.
Any placement where custody arrangement, including but not limited to foster care, relative care services fictive kin placement, temporary custody, permanent custody or adoption.
I'm the sole basis of disability.
>> As someone who practice family, what long with vulnerable families, this is a really, really important Bill that's going to help a lot of families and particularly a lot of children.
And I just wanted to thank him publicly for his work on this.
It's excellent, excellent legislation.
>> Having passed the full Senate Senate Bill, 26 now heads to the House where it awaits a committee assignment.
Bill Allows for Adoption Finalization After Death of Child
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Clip: S3 Ep187 | 1m 27s | Judges could finalize adoptions for families who lost a child under Braylon's Law. (1m 27s)
Bill Lowering Driver Age Advances
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Clip: S3 Ep187 | 1m 53s | A bill lowering the age to apply for a driver's permit in KY passed the KY House. (1m 53s)
Couple of Junk Lovers Tackling Projects Together
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Clip: S3 Ep187 | 3m 42s | A Grayson County couple works together to tackle projects most wouldn't dare. (3m 42s)
Debate Over KY Waterways as Bill Advances in Frankfort
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Clip: S3 Ep187 | 4m | Removing red tape or endangering the environment? Senate Bill 89 clears KY Senate. (4m)
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