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Senate passes bill updating Office of Homeless Youth programs; key parental-notification amendments fail
Summary
The state senate passed Substitute Senate Bill 6,184 on final passage to update statutes governing the Office of Homeless Youth, expand eligible housing programs and remove a six-county limit. Multiple amendments seeking to move the office to DCYF or change parent-notification rules were debated and rejected; final passage was reported 30–19.
Substitute Senate Bill 6,184, a package of statutory updates for the Office of Homeless Youth (OHY), was approved by the senate on final passage after floor debate Tuesday. Sponsor Senator Wilson Claire said the bill streamlines statutes, expands eligible programs (including transitional housing), removes a six-county limitation and codifies ongoing OHY work to reach more young people across the state.
Supporters argued the bill would improve access to services for housing-insecure youth. "This merely aligns statutes and program practices within the Office of Homeless Youth," Wilson said in her floor remarks, adding the changes will help young people access programs and avoid outcomes such as entry into juvenile or adult correctional…
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