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• Introduced by Sen. David L. Williams (R) on January 18, 2006, to establish the military family assistance trust fund. The bill would provide that the trust fund consists of moneys collected from grants, contributions, and appropriations. The bill also would create the Military Family Assistance Trust Fund Board to oversee the administration of the fund and direct the adjutant general to administer the trust fund.
  • Referred to the Senate Veterans, Military Affairs & Public Protection Committee on January 20, 2006.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on January 23, 2006, to retain provisions of the original bill, but also require the Kentucky Department of Military Affairs to establish procedures to assist a person in acquiring professional and occupational credentials when that person moves to Kentucky due to the military transfer of that person's spouse. The substitute would require state agencies to support the department's efforts. The substitute would require that for a member of the National Guard or Reserve to qualify for a Kentucky Housing Corporation grant, that person must have family income equal to or less than 200% of the state or area median income. The bill would require that when a child custody decree is modified due to the deployment outside the United States of a parent who is a regular member of the United States Armed Forces, the modification shall last only until the end of the deployment.
  • The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on January 25, 2006.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Joey Pendleton (D) on January 24, 2006, to attach provisions of Senate Bill 33, which would allow military personnel deployed outside the boundaries of the United States who have stored their cars on base during deployment to have 30 days from the date of their return to renew the vehicle's registration. The bill would further mandate that such vehicles not be subject to any delinquent fees, penalties, interest, or lien filing fees resulting from not paying the ad valorem taxes on the vehicle. The bill would set rules for pro-rating the fees.
  • The amendment passed in the Senate by voice vote on January 25, 2006.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Elizabeth Tori (R) on January 24, 2006, to clarify that when a child custody decree is modified due to the military deployment of a parent, that modification shall last only until the end of the deployment, or at the discretion of the deployed parent, the modification may continue past the end of the deployment.
  • The amendment passed in the Senate by voice vote on January 25, 2006.
• Passed in the Senate (37 to 0) on January 25, 2006, to establish the military family assistance trust fund. The bill would provide that the trust fund consists of moneys collected from grants, contributions, and appropriations. The bill also would create the Military Family Assistance Trust Fund Board to oversee the administration of the fund and direct the adjutant general to administer the trust fund. The amended bill would require the Kentucky Department of Military Affairs to establish procedures to assist a person in acquiring professional and occupational credentials when that person moves to Kentucky due to the military transfer of that person's spouse. The amended bill also changes rules relating to auto registration and custody decrees related to military deployment. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on January 26, 2006.
  • Referred to the House Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee on January 30, 2006.
  • Substitute offered in the House on March 7, 2006, to delete several provisions, including the provision calling for General Assembly appropriations as a source of money for the military family assistance trust fund. The substitute would increase from 5 to 6 the minimum number of veterans' benefits regional administrators employed by the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs. The substitute also would delete the grace period for renewing a motor vehicle registration that expires while the soldier owner is deployed outside the United States.