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Committee advances Family Reconciliation Services bill with fiscal note for community pilot
Summary
Substitute House Bill 1509, authorizing Family Reconciliation Services for youth in juvenile detention and related pilot sites, received a due‑pass recommendation to Ways and Means; staff reported a $300,000 annual cost for community‑based services and an effective date tied to appropriations.
Substitute House Bill 1509, which would allow the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) to provide Family Reconciliation Services (FRS) to certain families and youth, received a due‑pass recommendation from the Senate Human Services Committee on March 30 and will be sent to the Ways and Means Committee.
Allison Mendiola, committee staff, briefed the bill, explaining it would permit DCYF to provide FRS when a youth is in a county juvenile detention center and family conflict exists, and to provide services identified through the housing stability for youth in crisis pilot program (H Sync). The bill also authorizes community‑based FRS at a pilot location currently in use. The provision is effective June 1 and is subject to appropriations; staff noted a fiscal estimate of $300,000 per year for the community‑based FRS program and that the section would be null and void without an appropriation.
A motion to recommend the bill for a due pass and referral to Ways and Means carried; the transcript records the bill as passed "subject to signatures." No amendments were requested in committee. The committee chair and members expressed appreciation for staff and committee work as they concluded the session.
The bill will proceed to Ways and Means for consideration of appropriations for the community‑based FRS pilot.
Sent to Ways and Means: substitute House Bill 1509 with an annual program cost estimate of $300,000 for community‑based FRS.
