2024 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 183
BY SENATORS CARTER, BARROW, BOUDREAUX, BOUIE, CLOUD, CONNICK,
DUPLESSIS, FESI, FIELDS, HARRIS, HENRY, HENSGENS,
JACKSON-ANDREW S, JENKINS, KLEINPETER, LAMBERT,
MCMATH, MIGUEZ, MILLER, MORRIS AND STINE AND
REPRESENTATIVES COX, KNOX, LAFLEUR, MOORE, WALTERS
AND WILEY
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact Children's Code Art. 905.1(G) and 908(C)(3) and to enact Children's
3 Code Art. 905.1(H), relative to delinquency; to require the provision of certain
4 services to juveniles adjudicated as delinquent; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. Children's Code Art. 905.1(G) and 908(C)(3) are hereby amended and
7 reenacted and Children's Code Art. 905.1(H) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 Art. 905.1. Academic plan for children committed to the Department of Public
9 Safety and Corrections
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11 G. For purposes of this Code, "individualized learning plan" shall
12 include vocational training.
13 H. Upon discharge from the department's custody, a copy of the child's
14 academic plan and all progress reports shall be provided to the child's parents or
15 guardian. The department shall provide this information to the school or academic
16 program in which the child is thereafter enrolled upon written request.
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18 Art. 908. Care and treatment by department
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20 C. At least six months prior to the release of the child, the department shall
21 prepare a written, individualized, and thorough transitional plan developed in
22 collaboration with the child and any agency or department assuming his custody,
23 care, or responsibility.
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1 (3) The transitional plan shall address the needs of the child, including but not
2 limited to education, health, permanent connections, living arrangements,
3 independent living skills, vocational training, and employment. The services
4 included within the transitional plan shall be offered to the child.
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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