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House amends and passes bill to protect residents of halfway and other state-contracted residential facilities
Summary
HB 7210, which sets discharge-plan and continuity requirements for halfway houses and similar residential facilities, passed the House after an amendment removed DMHAS from the bill to address a fiscal-note issue. Debate centered on whether facilities may be required to remain open until equivalent placements are secured.
The Connecticut House passed HB 7210 after adopting an amendment (House A) that removed the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) from the bill’s coverage to address a fiscal-note concern.
Representative Fasino, the bill’s proponent, said the amendment narrows state obligations while keeping protections for residents of residential facilities operated on behalf of the Department of Corrections and the…
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