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Senate Judiciary discusses adding H219 language to S109 to expand 'Kids Apart' parenting program
Summary
Lawmakers told the Senate Judiciary committee they are seeking to add language from House Bill 219 into Senate Bill 109 to resolve a veto issue and expand an existing parenting program for incarcerated parents to male facilities, contingent on Department of Corrections confirmation and existing budget funding.
Senate Judiciary members heard from House sponsors on a proposal to add language from House Bill 219 to Senate Bill 109 to resolve a gubernatorial veto point and extend a parenting program currently operating in women's facilities to male correctional facilities.
The change matters because the bill’s backers say it removes language the administration considered unconstitutional during the veto of H 219 and would put the program’s administration and funding into the statutory framework of S 109. Representative Allison, chair of the House of Emergency and Institutions Committee, told the committee the sponsors have worked with the administration and “we have agreement on the language.”
Representative Evans told the…
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