Loading chat...

IA HF298

Bill

Status

Passed

3/28/2025

Primary Sponsor

Judiciary

Click for details

Origin

House of Representatives

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Allows courts to place a child with a pending delinquency petition in a supervised apartment living arrangement under a consent decree if the child has lived continuously in a qualified residential treatment program, shelter, or combination of both for at least six months immediately prior to the placement determination

  • Requires that the child must be lacking family support needed to successfully transition to independent living to qualify for this placement option

  • Authorizes state payment for supervised apartment living arrangements when a court transfers legal custody of a child to such an arrangement under the new provisions

  • State payment for the supervised apartment living arrangement is contingent on the arrangement meeting requirements established by the Department of Human Services through administrative rules

  • Effective date: July 1, 2025

Legislative Description

A bill for an act 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. (Formerly HSB 39.) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

Last Action

Signed by Governor. H.J. 872.

3/28/2025

Full Bill Text

No bill text available