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House defers youth-services licensure bill after concerns it could cover scouting and recreation programs
Summary
Lawmakers circled HB 119, a bill to license nonresidential youth-services programs, after floor debate raised worries the five statutory criteria could unintentionally encompass scouting and recreational groups; sponsors said scouting groups were intended to be excluded and asked for time to clarify language.
Representative Curti Oskarsen introduced HB 119 to define licensure standards for nonresidential youth-services programs following allegations and complaints about certain out-of-state and in-state treatment programs. Sponsors described the bill as creating a licensure category and standards for programs that charge fees,…
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