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Committee backs amended juvenile stabilization‑center plan with one‑time funding transfer
Summary
SB 2639 was amended to revert to a behavioral‑health‑crisis definition, set service expectations for juvenile stabilization centers, and authorize a one‑time $4 million demand transfer to seed centers; the committee passed the bill as amended.
The Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care advanced SB 2639 after adopting a substantial set of amendments that redefine the bill’s scope, specify services and limits, and identify one‑time seed funding to stand up juvenile stabilization centers.
The chair said the amendment returns the bill to a behavioral‑health‑crisis standard rather than creating a new definition of “need for stabilization,” renames juvenile crisis…
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