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SENATE SUMMARY OF HOUSE AMENDMENTS
SB 183 2024 Regular Session Carter
KEYWORD AND SUMMARY AS RETURNED TO THE SENATE
JUVENILE JUSTICE. Provides relative to academic plans for children committed
to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. (8/1/24)
SUMMARY OF HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO THE SENATE BILL
1. Specify that the services included within the transitional plan shall be offered
to the child.
2. Makes technical change.
DIGEST OF THE SENATE BILL AS RETURNED TO THE SENATE
SB 183 Engrossed 2024 Regular Session Carter
Present law provides for academic plans for children committed to the Dept. of Public Safety
and Corrections (DPSC).
Present law requires the DPSC to submit the individualized education plan or individualized
learning plan to the court within 45 days of the child's admission to the secure care facility
and that a copy be provided to the parents or guardian of the child, the district attorney, and
counsel for the child at the time it is submitted to the court.
Proposed law requires that the child's individualized learning plan include vocational
training.
Present law requires, at least six months prior to the release of the child, DPSC to prepare
a written, individualized, and thorough transitional plan developed in collaboration with the
child and any agency or department assuming his custody, care, or responsibility.
Present law requires the transitional plan to address the needs of the child, including but not
limited to education, health, permanent connections, living arrangements, independent living
skills, and employment.
Proposed law adds the requirement that the transitional plan include vocational training.
Proposed law provides that the services included within the transitional plan shall be offered
to the child.
Effective August 1, 2024.
(Amends Ch.C. Arts. 905.1(G) and 908(C)(3); Adds Ch.C. Art. 905.1(H))
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Alan Miller
Senior Attorney