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Committee hears bill to require reporting agreements, background checks for residential child detention facilities
Summary
The Senate Committee on Local Government heard House Bill 3120, which would require residential child detention facility operators to sign memoranda of understanding with local governments and submit regular safety, occupancy and incident reports.
The Senate Committee on Local Government heard House Bill 3120, a proposal that would require owners or operators of residential child detention facilities to enter into memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with the municipality or county that regulates the facility and to provide routine reports to local authorities.
Sponsor testimony stressed concerns about alleged abuse, staffing practices and inadequate communication between facilities and local health, law enforcement, and education authorities. The bill would require…
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