BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5962: Juvenile rehab child welfare

Providing for the welfare of children in the custody of juvenile rehabilitation.

Summary

Provides that the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) must ensure that persons in the custody of a Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) facility who need a special education assessment receive a timely assessment.
Requires DCYF to ensure that a school district operating within a JR facility makes reasonable efforts to contact a person authorized to act as a parent for a minor who needs a special education assessment, or follows procedures to designate a surrogate parent.
Requires DCYF to determine if any minors are currently residing in a JR facility who need a special education assessment and report to the Legislature by October 1, 2019.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5962), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to providing for the welfare of children in the custody of juvenile rehabilitation;

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

Jan 13, 2020By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Feb 20, 2019First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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