Committee advances DCS sunset extension after commissioner outlines progress
Chairman Jackson presented Senate Bill 1513 to adjust the sunset extension for the Department of Children's Services; Commissioner Margie Quinn outlined reductions in transitional housing, increased treatment beds and a planned real-estate buildout; the committee approved the measure and advanced it.
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Chairman Jackson presented Senate Bill 1513, which contains an amendment reducing a prior three-year extension to two years with a one-year lookback. The committee adopted the amendment and called Department of Children Services leadership to testify.
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