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Committee advances bill requiring DHHS to reimburse counties for temporary holding of civilly committed violent offenders
Summary
Senate File 57, sponsored by Senator Pike, would require the Department of Health and Human Services to reimburse counties for temporary holding or confinement costs when a civilly committed violent predator commits a public offense; the committee advanced the bill and requested additional data from the department.
Senator Pike opened remarks on Senate File 57, describing it as "a bill for an act requiring the Department of Health and Human Services to reimburse a county for the temporary holding of, or confinement of, a ... violent predator who commits a public offense, while subject to an order of civil commitment." The committee voted to advance the bill to the full Senate calendar as an individual bill.
Why it matters: The bill allocates state…
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