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Committee reports bill changing juvenile rehabilitation capacity triggers and transfer authority after amendment
Summary
Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5278, as amended, adjusts rated bed-capacity thresholds, transfer authority, age and early-release provisions for juvenile rehabilitation placements; the committee adopted a striking amendment and reported the measure out with a due-pass as amended recommendation.
The Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning Committee adopted a striking amendment and reported out Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5278 with a due-pass recommendation after debate over bed-capacity thresholds and transfer authority.
The bill and its striking amendment change how the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) may respond to institutional crowding. Committee staff described changes that include modifying the rated bed-capacity percentage that triggers certain DCYF actions, clarifying transfer and transition planning, adjusting age thresholds for transfers, and imposing an expiration for some transfer authority. Representative…
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