The Youth Residential Facility Abuse Prevention Act required registration of all youth residential facilities including faith-based organizations providing services. The bill required transparency to guardians of program and services additionally requiring access to medical care and mandated reporters. Legislation can be found here.
SB 1043 requires the State Department of Social Services to create an online dashboard of restraint use reports at short-term residential therapeutic programs that the public may access on the department’s internet website. Legislation can be found here.
SB 524 requires DSS to license private or public residential care facilities for youth. Legislation can be found here.
SB0132 amended current law to protect students from sexual misconduct, by prohibiting sexual conduct between a student and staff; memorializing that a student cannot provide consent to any employee, contractor, or volunteer of a school. Legislation can be found here.
SB0267 transfered the responsibility of licensing and regulating private alternative adolescent residential or outdoor programs from the Board of Private Alternative Adolescent Residential or Outdoor Programs to the Department of Public Health and Human Services. The Department issues licenses, create and enforce standards for health and safety, and conduct inspections. Legislation can be found here.
HB0218 revises laws related to private alternative adolescent residential or outdoor programs in Montana. It introduces additional requirements for licensure, including mandatory criminal and child protection background checks for all personnel with direct access to program participants. The bill increases the frequency of unannounced onsite inspections by the Department of Public Health and Human Services to twice a year, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. It also mandates rules for reporting restraints, reviewing policies, and ensuring communication between youths and their parents or guardians. Legislation can be found here.
This rule change from the Office of Training Investigations and Safety (OTIS) strengthens protections for youth participating in outdoor youth programs. New rules can be found here.
Senate Bill 749 from the 81st Oregon Legislative Assembly requires residential care referral agents to be registered with the Department of Human Services and adhere to specific standards and reporting requirements. It mandates that referral agents provide detailed disclosures to clients about facilities, including licensing status and any violations. The bill also designates referral agents as mandatory reporters of child abuse and classifies violations of its provisions as unfair trade practices. Legislation can be found here.
Washington state legislation allows public funding for special education services in approved private schools. School districts determine which students qualify and develop service plans. Private schools must meet standards set by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to gain approval and receive funding. This ensures public resources are used for qualified programs that meet the needs of students with disabilities. Legislation can be found here.
SB 5515 aims to increase state oversight of residential facilities and private schools to protect children from abuse and neglect. It mandates that the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) and the Department of Health work together to monitor these facilities. Licensing requirements will be imposed on residential private schools unless they are accredited by an approved body. Additionally, it requires facilities to share records and information with DCYF during investigations of child abuse or neglect and outlines a reporting process for oversight effectiveness. Legislation can be found here.
The bill prohibits the use of seclusion and limits physical restraint in federally funded schools and Head Start programs. It bans involuntary confinement of students and any restraints that restrict breathing or are life-threatening. Physical restraint is only allowed when a student's behavior poses an imminent danger, and staff must be trained in state-approved crisis intervention. The bill includes enforcement provisions, such as withholding payments for violations, and requires state educational agencies to implement and enforce relevant policies, supported by a grant program. Read the legislation here.
This bill reauthorizes and revises the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 through FY2027 to enhance services for preventing and treating child abuse. It mandates the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to set uniform national standards for tracking and reporting child fatalities and near fatalities due to maltreatment and to create an electronic interstate data exchange system for sharing child abuse registry information between states. Read the House legislation here. Read the Senate legislation here.
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to require programs designed to modify behaviors of children in a residential environment (covered programs) to prohibit child abuse and neglect and meet other specified minimum standards.
HHS shall: (1) implement a review process for overseeing, investigating, and evaluating reports of child abuse and neglect at covered programs; and (2) establish a process to assist states in the oversight and enforcement of this bill. HHS must refer any violation of minimum standards to the Department of Justice for appropriate action. The bill amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to establish additional eligibility requirements for grants to states to prevent child abuse and neglect at residential programs. Read the legislation here.
The Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008 mandates that the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families establish minimum standards for residential programs affecting interstate commerce. A "covered program" is defined as one providing a residential environment for children with emotional, behavioral, or substance abuse issues, operated by either public or private entities. The Assistant Secretary is tasked with implementing ongoing reviews of child abuse reports, creating public websites and a national hotline for complaints, and establishing civil penalties for non-compliance. Additionally, the Act requires violations to be referred to the Attorney General, authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013, and amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to ensure states develop preventive policies in line with the Act's standards. Read the legislation here.
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