2008 House Bill 5837

Prohibit placing ward of the state in unaccredited child care facility

Introduced in the House

Feb. 28, 2008

Introduced by Rep. Pam Byrnes (D-52)

To prohibit using state money to place a child who is a ward of the state into a public or private child placing agency, child caring institution, or out-of-state facility that is not accredited through either the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals, the Council on Accreditation, or the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. The prohibition would go into effect in 2011.

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Investigations