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BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

SB 6446: Overnight youth shelters

Addressing the period of time during which a licensed overnight youth shelter, or an organization whose stated mission is to provide services to homeless or runaway youth and their families, must provide notification to parents of runaway youth.

Summary

  • Requires a licensed overnight youth shelter, or an organization whose stated mission is to provide services to homeless or runaway youth and their families, that provides shelter to a minor and knows at the time of providing the shelter that the minor is away from a lawfully prescribed residence or home without parental permission, to contact the parent of the minor within seventy-two hours.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2010
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)
Introduced
January 14, 2010 in the Senate
Last action
March 15, 2010

AN ACT Relating to the period of time during which a licensed overnight youth shelter, or an organization whose stated mission is to provide services to homeless or runaway youth and their families, must provide notification to parents of runaway youth;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections.

SB 6446 in other sessions

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