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A new bipartisan law meant to help Kentucky foster parents and children is scheduled to take effect next month.

But that may not happen.

Senate Bill, 151 unanimously passed both chambers last session and was signed into law by Governor Andy Beshear.

The bill gives kinship caregivers a chance to change their placement status, which could open up access to financial aid for the caregiver state Senate Majority Caucus Chair Julie Rocky Adams, a Louisville Republican sponsored the bill during an interim committee hearing this week.

She asked if the state Cabinet for health and Family Services was ready to implement the new law in July.

The department commissioner said that without additional funding complying with SB 151, would be challenging.

>> Number one, it is law.

So I don't know if it's negotiable.

2.

Do it or not to it.

I think you have to do it.

And number 2, there was no conversation or request specifically from the Cabinet has to adding funds to the budget.

I was told it could be absorbed in your current budget.

So again, I will pose the question to you.

Where are we on implementation of Senate Bill?

151, when it becomes law.

>> Well, my is that there was communication about the need for for implementation of Senate Bill 151, the cabinet sent a letter outlining again, the support the Senate bill.

151 before the before.

The conclusion of session and outlining what that budgetary need would be for implementation.

>> I don't think that this is a negotiable.

I think that when the legislature passes a law and the governor signs it into law.

Then we have to do it.

And number 2, I should also show you documentation from the cabinet that says that the cost can be absorbed within your current budgetary framework.

So I would a report Hopefully early July where we are on that implementation.

>> Commissioner Dennis estimated that the cost to implement SB 151 would be about 20 million dollars in a statement after the meeting, Senator Rocky Adams said, quote, I am calling on Governor Beshear and his appointees at Chf S to honor the signature.

He applied to SB 151 when signing it into law.

Kentucky's vulnerable children and cherished relative in Fictive.

Can caregivers deserve better than this administration?

Selective enforcement of duly passed laws that are non negotiable and a quote, the bill officially becomes law on