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Judiciary panel amends, advances DOCR bill limiting program to children 18 and under; re-referment to appropriations ordered
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee amended and recommended passage of a corrections department bill that would authorize a housing program for incarcerated parents and their children, clarifies the age limit for children as 18 or younger, and referred related spending to the appropriations committee.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 29 amended and recommended passage of a bill authorizing a Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCR) program that would allow incarcerated parents to participate in a planned residential program with their children.
Committee members struck an original section of the bill and adopted an amendment that specified that the program applies when the child is 18 years of age or younger, narrowing language that previously used the broader term “child.” The committee then approved a due‑pass recommendation for the bill as amended and agreed to re‑refer the measure to the Appropriations Committee because members said the program includes line items (described in committee discussion as “pillows and…
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