6222-S AMH DENT WICK 371

SSB 6222 - H AMD 1297

By Representative Dent

NOT ADOPTED 02/28/2018

    On page 7, line 19, after "services" strike "((only once))" and insert "only once unless the department exercises its discretion to permit subsequent re-enrollments"

    On page 10, beginning on line 20, after "agreement" strike "((once)) an unlimited number of times" and insert "once"

    On page 10, line 21, after "twenty-one" insert "unless the department exercises its discretion to permit subsequent re-enrollments"

    On page 10, line 36, after "program" strike "((once)) an unlimited number of times" and insert "once"

    On page 10, line 38, after "again." insert "The department is authorized to exercise discretion in permitting subsequent re-enrollments when a youth meets the eligibility criteria."

EFFECT:   Restores current law that permits youth to re-enroll in extended foster care only once, but adds language to allow the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to permit more than one reenrollment using its discretion.

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