Sub. H.B. No. 352 Summary

• Establishes licensing framework for private, nonprofit therapeutic wilderness camps operated by the Department of Job and Family Services, with licenses valid for five years and renewable upon meeting minimum standards.

• Defines "private, nonprofit therapeutic wilderness camp" as a structured residential setting where children spend majority of time outdoors or in primitive structures, placed by parents or relatives, accepting no public funds.

• Requires licensed camps to develop written policies covering staff hiring and training, behavioral intervention standards (prohibiting prone restraint), recordkeeping, complaint procedures, emergency preparedness, civil rights protection, and admission/discharge standards.

• Authorizes the Director of Job and Family Services to inspect camps, request access to records and policies, and revoke licenses for failure to meet minimum standards within 90 days (or immediately if imminent danger to children exists).

• Adds private, nonprofit therapeutic wilderness camps to definitions of out-of-home care and mandatory child abuse/neglect reporters under existing child welfare laws, and clarifies parents retain compulsory school attendance obligations for children attending such camps.