House Bill 1600
EXPANDING OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF JUVENILE JUSTICE FACILITIES
House Bill 1600 Bill Information
Description: HB 1600 would amend the Human Services Code to require the Department of Human Services (DHS) to conduct an inventory of delinquency programs and services across all counties every three years, and make the results publicly available; establish standards and oversight measures to ensure the safe and humane care of children in facilities, including restrictions on the use of restrictive procedures like restraints and solitary confinement, and requirements for facility staffing and programming; and to prohibit the placement of delinquent children in out-of-state facilities unless medically necessary, among other changes.