{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-605.020","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 605.020","heading":"Supervision of court -designated workers -- Training -- Data collection,","body":"tracking, and reporting -- Graduated response protocol -- Complaint form.\n(1) Standards for the employment of court -designated workers shall be set by the\nAdministrative Office of the Courts.\n(2) If the Administrative Office of the Courts contracts with a public agency for the\nprovision of the court -designated worker or workers, the contract shall specify that\nit is for the services, in part or in whole, of named personnel of tha t agency and no\nothers. Personnel of a public agency under contract to the Administrative Office of\nthe Courts selected as court -designated workers shall be selected in the manner set\nforth in the contract by and between the public agency and the Administr ative\nOffice of the Courts; shall be under the control of the Administrative Office of the\nCourts and the court to which they are assigned; and shall be subject to the same\npowers, duties, and restrictions as are court -designated workers employed by the\nAdministrative Office of the Courts.\n(3) Court-designated workers, whether employed by the Administrative Office of the\nCourts or by a public agency under contract to the Administrative Office of the\nCourts, may be disciplined or removed from the position of court-designated worker\nin the manner specified in the:\n(a) Personnel policies for employees of the Administrative Office of the Courts or\nthe personnel policies of the contract agencies as approved by the\nAdministrative Office of the Courts; and\n(b) Contract by and between the public agency and the Administrative Office of\nthe Courts.\n(4) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall not contract with private\ncorporations, persons, or agencies for the services of court-designated workers.\n(5) The Administ rative Office of the Courts shall provide training to all court -\ndesignated workers in:\n(a) The administration of evidence -based screening instruments and, for some\nworkers as appropriate, the administration of risk and needs assessments;\n(b) Identification of appropriate services for children and families;\n(c) Techniques for diversion agreement implementation and supervision;\n(d) Identifying and understanding the issues that led to the filing of a complaint,\nwhich may include recognition of signs of trauma,  disability, behavioral,\nmental health, or substance abuse issues, in order to determine appropriate\nreferrals; and\n(e) Juvenile justice research, best practices, and any other subject deemed\nappropriate and available.\n(6) (a) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall collect and track data, and\nprovide an annual report to the oversight council created in KRS 15A.063\ncontaining the following information:\n1. The number and type of complaints received by each court -designated\nworker;\n2. The outcome of each complaint, including whether a referral was made\nto the county attorney or the Department for Community Based\nServices;\n3. The number of children committed to the Department for Community\nBased Services pursuant to KRS Chapter 620 who w ere originally\ncharged with status offenses under KRS Chapter 630 or whose cases\nwere amended from status to dependency, neglect, and abuse; and\n4. Whether a child who successfully completed a diversion agreement was,\nwithin one (1) year following completi on of the agreement, adjudicated\na public offender or convicted in the adult court of a criminal offense.\n(b) Personally identifiable information of the court-designated worker shall not be\nprovided but shall be retained by the Administrative Office of the  Courts to\naddress the need for additional staff training or other appropriate action.\n(7) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall develop a graduated response\nprotocol, consisting of a continuum of responses from the least restrictive to the\nmost restrictive, for court-designated workers to utilize in response to violations of\nthe terms of a diversion agreement.\n(8) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall collaborate with the Justice and\nPublic Safety Cabinet and provide technical assistance to  judicial districts in\nimplementing the fiscal incentive program established in KRS 15A.062.\n(9) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall act as the fiscal agent to receive funds\nawarded pursuant to KRS 15A.062.\n(10) The Administrative Office of the C ourts shall, by regulation, establish a form\ncomplaint to be used in filing all complaints with the court -designated worker. The\nform shall contain the requirements of KRS 610.020, and if the complaint is filed by\na school district, shall require that the director of pupil personnel state that he or she\ndocumented the home conditions of the student and the intervention strategies\nattempted, as required by KRS 159.140, and that he or she attempted to conduct a\nconference with the child and a parent.","path":["KRS Chapter 605"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=43962","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:06Z","sha256":"9115d203ecea30b09ff0384cca98e51a05b470236e4aed013e00e826cf77820b","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-605.010","next":"us-ky/krs-605.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}