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Committee adopts substitute to streamline community‑based care reporting but members flagged judge-discretion concerns
Summary
A committee substitute to Senate Bill 1398 removed family-based safety services from family-preservation rubrics, narrowed data reporting and reduced audit frequency; senators questioned removing judicial discretion over placements and discussed hotel/temporary placements and past court orders.
Senator Hughes explained the committee substitute to Senate Bill 1398, saying it makes multiple changes intended to reduce a fiscal note and remove duplicative or unnecessary reporting. Among the adjustments, the substitute removes family‑based safety and reunification services from the family‑preservation rubric, deletes a redundant use of the word…
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