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ACT No. 189
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 110
BY REPRESENTATIVES HORTON AND STEFANSKI
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact Children's Code Article 672(A), relative to the placement of children
3 in custody of the Department of Children and Family Services; to provide relative
4 to placement authority; to provide for the duties of the Department of Children and
5 Family Services; to provide for the duties of judges in child custody cases; and to
6 provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. Children's Code Article 672(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read
9 as follows:
10 Art. 672. Care and treatment by department
11 A.(1) Whenever custody of a child is assigned to the Department of Children
12 and Family Services, the child shall be assigned to the custody of the department
13 rather than to a particular placement setting. The department shall have sole
14 authority over the placement within its resources and sole authority over the
15 allocation of other available resources within the department for children judicially
16 committed to its custody.
17 (2) Upon motion of the court, for good cause shown, a contradictory hearing
18 shall be held and thereafter, the presiding judge shall have the authority to
19 disapprove a placement chosen by the department if it is not in the best interest of
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1 the child and shall issue a written order that the department choose a more suitable
2 placement with reasons supporting the court's decision.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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