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Budget cuts hurting 'Boni Bill'

Associated Press - October 18, 2009 1:44 PM ET

DIXON, Ky. (AP) - The daughter of a slain western Kentucky social worker is complaining that budget cuts have undercut a state law meant to upgrade safety for social workers.

Sandy Travis tells The Courier-Journal of Louisville that officials who backed the law named for her mother haven't followed through since the measure passed in 2007.

Travis' mother, Boni Frederick, was stabbed and bludgeoned three years ago after taking an infant for what was to be a final home visit.

The "Boni Bill" authorized a 1-time expenditure of $6 million to hire more workers, assess security of social service offices and make security improvements.

But lawmakers allocated $2 million of that, forcing the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to fund the rest from its existing budget while dealing with funding cuts.

Information from: The Courier-Journal, http://www.courier-journal.com

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