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Relating to the placement of a child who is the subject of a pending delinquency petition in a supervised apartment living arrangement pursuant to a consent decree, and the circumstances under which the placement is paid by the state
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 14, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 14, 2025
- Done: Senate committeeJanuary 28, 2025
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 174
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became SF 174 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 174 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Courts could now allow children involved in delinquency cases to live in supervised apartments instead of traditional foster care if it is the best option for them. If a child is placed in one of these apartments as part of a legal agreement, the Department of Health and Human Services would pay for the services. This change applies to children who are following specific rules set by a judge to resolve their legal cases.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the placement of a child who is the subject of a pending delinquency petition in a supervised apartment living arrangement pursuant to a consent decree, and the circumstances under which the placement is paid by the state. Under current law, any time after a petition is filed alleging a child has committed a delinquent act and prior to the entry of an order adjudicating the matter, a court may suspend the proceedings on motion of the county attorney or the child’s counsel, enter a consent decree, and continue the case under terms and conditions established by the court in the consent decree. _____ value to the state or to the public; require the child to make restitution consisting of a monetary payment to a victim or a work assignment directly of value to the victim; or place the child in a group or family foster care setting funded by the department of health and human services (HHS), if the court determines that is the least restrictive option. The bill allows a court to place a child in a supervised apartment living arrangement as a condition of a consent decree if the court makes a determination that such a placement is the least restrictive option. The bill makes HHS responsible for the payment of foster care services if a child is placed in a supervised apartment living arrangement as a condition of a consent decree, provided that such supervised apartment living arrangement meets requirements as established by HHS by rule.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 14, 2025. On January 23, 2025 it recommended passage.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
1 written public comment to its subcommittee: January 23, 2025 (1) · on the Legislature’s site
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Lobbying
8 for · 0 against · 9 undecided · Who →
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Tried before
This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None became law, though one got through a chamber.
- HF 2134 Relating to the placement of a child who is the subject of a pending delinquency petition …90th General Assembly · Passed House · same titlePassed a chamber
- SF 2344 Relating to the placement of a child who is the subject of a pending delinquency petition …90th General Assembly · Approved by committee · same titleCleared committee
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