Senator Whitney Westerfield has been appointed by Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers to the Child Welfare Oversight and Advisory Committee. The newly-formed committee was created in statute with the recent passage of House Bill 1 from the 2018 Legislative Session.
House Bill 1 gives more rights to foster parents by cutting red tape and reducing regulatory burdens associated with adopting a child in Kentucky. The Child Welfare Oversight and Advisory Committee was created by House Bill 1 to review, analyze, and provide oversight on child welfare, including but not limited to foster care, adoption, and child abuse, neglect, and dependency.
As an adoptive parent, Senator Westerfield of Hopkinsville says in a release he understands the challenges and anxieties associated with the state’s adoption process, and he looks forward to applying his experience in the courtroom and as the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman to the child welfare process where too often children fall through the cracks. Senator Westerfield notes he’s proud to carry House Bill 1 in the Senate and to serve on this committee and is anxious to get to work to further improve the adoption and foster care programs in the Commonwealth.
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