FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - Governor Andy Beshear announced that a judge has dismissed State Auditor Allison Ball’s lawsuit against the Cabinet for Health and Family Services regarding the implementation of Senate Bill 151.

Senate Bill 151, signed into law in 2024, allows a relative caregiver to apply at any time to become a certified child-specific foster home.

According to the governor’s office, the judge noted that the cabinet complied with all requests, and Auditor Ball did not have the standing to bring the case.

“The dismissal of this unfounded lawsuit proves that Team Kentucky isn’t letting politics get in the way of doing what’s right. Implementing Senate Bill 151 requires more funding, yet the General Assembly failed to do so in both the 2024 and 2025 legislative sessions,” Governo

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