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Panel examines bill setting safe operational capacities and transfer rules for juvenile rehabilitation institutions
Summary
Substitute House Bill 19-17 would require DCYF to set 'safe operational capacity' for juvenile rehabilitation facilities, specify actions if facilities exceed capacity and outline review and transfer options; staff said agency estimates are indeterminate and speakers
The House Appropriations Committee considered substitute House Bill 19-17, which would require the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to establish rules defining "safe operational capacity" for juvenile rehabilitation institutions and would set procedures for transfers or releases if facilities exceed those capacities.
Under the substitute, DCYF must develop rules that define safe operational capacity (the maximum number of residents that permits safe delivery of treatment, programming and supervision) and must take steps to reduce populations if a facility exceeds safe operational capacity by more than 5%, including transfers to community…
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