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CCRI's Sherlock Center and advocates oppose transfer of surrogate‑parent program to Office of Child Advocate
Summary
Senators heard opposition March 25 to a proposed transfer of the surrogate‑parent program for children in state custody from Rhode Island College—s Sherlock Center to the Office of the Child Advocate.
The Senate Finance Committee on March 25 received competing testimony over a proposed administrative move of Rhode Island—s surrogate parent program, which assigns conflict‑free surrogates to make special‑education decisions for children in state custody.
Bob Marshall, who submitted written questions and testified, said he only recently learned that a request had been made to relocate the surrogate parent program from Rhode Island College—s (RIC) budget into the Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) budget. "We became aware after a recent meeting that you had this month…
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