HB 1417-S2.E - DIGEST

(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 3/10/95)

     Authorizes the parents to apply to an approved treatment facility for the admission of the minor child.

     Requires crisis residential centers to be operated as secure facilities.

     Requires the department to establish appropriate security requirements for all crisis residential centers.

     Directs school districts to establish community truancy boards.

     Provides that a person fourteen years of age or older may consent to substance abuse or mental health treatment.

     Declares that a person who, without legal authorization, provides shelter to a minor and who knows the child is away from home without permission, to promptly report the location of the child to a local law enforcement agency.

     Makes a violation of the notice requirement a gross misdemeanor offense.

     Authorizes the suspension, with due process requirements, for ninety days of all driving privileges of a juvenile who has run away from his or her parent's home twice in a twelve-month period.

     Authorizes the placement of an at-risk youth in a secure facility for up to six months at the request of a parent or upon a finding that the youth is a habitual runaway.

     Establishes multidisciplinary teams to determine the types of services to be provided to families in conflict.