Pursuant to the requirements of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980, Pub. L. 96-272, the secretary for health and family services shall adopt by regulation specific goals for each fiscal year for the cabinet as to the maximum number of children, (either in absolute numbers or as a percentage of all children in foster care with respect to whom assistance is provided in that year) who, at any time during such fiscal year, will remain in foster care after having been in such care for a period in excess of twenty-four (24) months, together with a description of the steps to be taken by the state to achieve such goals.
Effective: June 20, 2005
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 199.467

  • Cabinet: means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. See Kentucky Statutes 199.011
  • Child: means any person who has not reached his eighteenth birthday. See Kentucky Statutes 199.011
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Secretary: means the secretary for health and family services. See Kentucky Statutes 199.011
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 177, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 139, effective July 15, 1998. — Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 190, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982.

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