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Committee hears technical fixes to out‑of‑state residential‑placement rules for children
Summary
DHHS and the Office of the Child Advocate described a replace‑all amendment to correct drafting inconsistencies in a prior law governing residential treatment placements and certification of out‑of‑state programs.
Senate Bill 161 returned to the House Children and Family Law Committee as a technical “replace‑all” bill intended to correct drafting inconsistencies that resulted from last session’s merger of two laws expanding oversight of residential treatment placements.
Sen. Regina Birdsall (District 19) introduced SB 161 as a remedial measure requested by the Department of Health and Human Services. Susan Larrabee, general counsel and legislative liaison for DHHS’s Division for Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), told the committee the bill replaces two…
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