HB 1824-S - DIGEST

(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 3/14/03)

Declares that: (1) Ensuring competence within research-based treatment programs is necessary for juveniles to receive the optimal chance at rehabilitation and for the state to get the highest rate of return on its money;

(2) Ensuring competency within research-based treatment programs includes, but is not limited to, finding and hiring qualified providers, training and continually educating providers, managing and overseeing the delivery of treatment services, and retaining quality providers; and

(3) Effective quality control within research-based treatment programs is vital to making these programs work.