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ACT No. 258
2024 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 94
BY REPRESENTATIVES WILLARD, ADAMS, BACALA, BOYER, HORTON, KNOX,
AND MOORE
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact Children's Code Article 908(C) and (D) and to enact Children's Code
3 Article 908(E), relative to birth certificates and state identification for children in
4 custody of the office of juvenile justice; to require the Department of Public Safety
5 and Corrections to ensure children in custody have certain records; to provide for an
6 effective date; and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. Children's Code Article 908(C) and (D) are hereby amended and
9 reenacted and Children's Code Article 908(E) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 Art. 908. Care and treatment by department
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12 C. The department shall ensure that a child has a certified birth certificate
13 and valid six-year identification card or submit all necessary applications, records,
14 and fees to obtain those records within thirty days from when a child is committed
15 to the custody of the department. The department shall ensure that a child has both
16 a certified copy of the child's birth certificate and a valid state identification card
17 upon release from custody. Failure of the department to obtain these records shall
18 not prevent a child's release from custody.
19 C. D. At least six months prior to the release of the child, the department
20 shall prepare a written, individualized, and thorough transitional plan developed in
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1 collaboration with the child and any agency or department assuming his custody,
2 care, or responsibility.
3 (1) The plan shall identify the programs, services, and facilities that will be
4 used to assist the child in achieving a successful release from the department's
5 custody.
6 (2) A copy of the transitional plan shall be provided to the court, counsel for
7 the child, and the district attorney.
8 (3) The transitional plan shall address the needs of the child, including but
9 not limited to education, health, permanent connections, living arrangements,
10 independent living skills, and employment.
11 (4) The department shall ensure that all records in its files relevant to
12 securing needed services in the community in which the child will live shall be
13 immediately transmitted to the appropriate service provider.
14 D. E. The court shall not divide legal and physical custody of a child when
15 assigning custody to the department in accordance with this Article or in accordance
16 with any other statute or provision of law.
17 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
18 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
19 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
20 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
21 effective on the day following such approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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