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HB 930KENTUCKYSession 2026RSState Billdead
Did Not Advance

Kentucky HB 930 Overhauls Juvenile Justice System, Restructures Court Discretion, and Repeals Family Accountability Teams

Original title: AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.

Last action · March 11, 2026: to Judiciary (H)Sponsor: Jared Bauman

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What This Bill Proposed

Kentucky HB 930 reshapes juvenile justice proceedings by requiring parental reimbursement for juvenile commitments under specific findings, modifying information-sharing rules across justice and school agencies, and repealing family accountability, intervention, and response teams. The bill adjusts detention timelines, alters probation limits, expands the sharing of student records for official purposes, and updates criteria for transferring juvenile offenders to circuit court.

Why it matters

Parents, guardians, schools, and juvenile justice agencies face new administrative duties, potential financial reimbursement obligations for juvenile commitments, and modified information-sharing protocols regarding student and juvenile court records.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Parents, guardians, and persons exercising custodial control

Parents and guardians are subject to mandatory commitment cost reimbursement orders upon specific judicial findings, potential fines or community service for failing to attend juvenile proceedings, and notice requirements.

Directly affected

Department of Juvenile Justice

The department receives financial reimbursements for juvenile commitments, manages youth placements, contracts for educational and behavioral health services, and coordinates custody tracking.

Directly affected

Public and private school districts

School districts and personnel must respond to written record requests from juvenile justice agencies, receive prompt notices of student adjudications or charges within 24 hours, and participate in collaborative educational programs.

Directly affected

County attorneys and courts

Judges and county attorneys conduct preliminary reviews, handle complaint diversions, manage juvenile transfer proceedings to circuit court, and issue orders regarding detention, probation, and restitution.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are parents required to pay for a child's commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice?
Yes, committing courts must order parents, guardians, or persons exercising custodial control to reimburse the Department of Juvenile Justice for commitment costs in nonstatus cases, provided the court gives notice, a hearing, and finds that the person's lack of reasonable supervision was a substantial factor in the child's delinquency.
What happens to family accountability, intervention, and response teams under this bill?
The bill repeals KRS 605.035, eliminating family accountability, intervention, and response teams and removing references to them across multiple statutes.
When must schools share student records with juvenile justice agencies?
Once a complaint is filed with a alleging a child committed a status or public offense, public or private schools must provide specific requested education records to authorized juvenile justice agencies in writing.
What is the fee limit for a guardian ad litem representing a minor in a protective order hearing?
The fee is fixed by the court not to exceed $500, which is paid by the Finance and Administration Cabinet.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.

Procedural history

2 actions
  1. Mar 11, 2026HouseCommittee
    to Judiciary (H)
  2. Mar 4, 2026HouseIntroduced
    introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

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Sponsors

Jared BaumanHouse · District 28RepublicanPrimary sponsor

Discoveries

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Repeal of Family Accountability Teams

The legislation systematically removes family accountability, intervention, and response teams (FAIRT) from multiple operational statutes and repeals KRS 605.035 entirely.

General AssemblyDepartment of Juvenile Justice

Connected Entities

State Interagency Council for Services and Supports to Children and Transition-Age Youth, Administrative Office of the Courts, General Assembly and 5 more
OrganizationState Interagency Council for Services and Supports to Children and Transition-Age Youth“State council coordinating services for youth”Map →
OrganizationAdministrative Office of the Courts“Maintains court records and administrative rules”Map →
OrganizationGeneral Assembly“Enacting body of the Commonwealth of Kentucky”Map →
OrganizationFederal Bureau of Investigation“Entity engaged in background checks”Map →
OrganizationFinance and Administration Cabinet“Pays guardian ad litem fees under protective order proceedings”Map →
OrganizationCabinet for Health and Family Services“Cabinet involved in child custody and state agency children”Map →
OrganizationKentucky Educational Collaborative for State Agency Children“Coordinates educational services for state agency children”Map →
OrganizationDepartment of Juvenile Justice“Receives juvenile commitments and reimbursements”Map →

Sources

Open source document

apps.legislature.ky.gov

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