AN ACT relating to correctional matters.
     Amend KRS 441.045 relating to state payment for jail medical care to reduce from $2,000, to $1,000 the threshold amount at which the state makes payments; delete requirement that attending physician certify under oath that the care was nonelective and necessary for the health of the prisoner; amend KRS 441.206 relating to state payments of local jail expenses to delete the requirement for monthly payment and add requirement for annual payment no later than July 31 of each year; amend KRS 532.100 relating to placing Class C and Class D felons in county jails to remove requirement for community custody classification; prohibit housing sex offenders and violent offenders; permit housing a Class D felon with a sentence of more than five years when the felon has less than five years remaining on the sentence.

     Feb 10-introduced in House
     Feb 14-to Local Government (H)