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VT LEG #379370 v.1
H.30 1
SHORT FORM 2
Introduced by Representatives Bluemle of Burlington, Stone of Burlington, 3
Garofano of Essex, Graning of Jericho, and Mrowicki of Putney 4
Referred to Committee on 5
Date: 6
Subject: Human services; Department for Children and Families; residential 7
programs; seclusion and restraint 8
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to reduce the use 9
of seclusion and restraint on children and youth who are in the custody of the 10
Department for Children and Families and participating in a residential 11
program. This bill proposes to improve seclusion and restraint data collection 12
by defining seclusion and restraint in 33 V.S.A. § 3206 and requiring more 13
consistent reporting by residential programs serving children and youth in the 14
custody of the Department. It proposes to require that ongoing modifications 15
to the Department’s IT system include processes for collecting and integrating 16
data pertaining to seclusion and restraint. Lastly, this bill proposes to require 17
enhanced professional development on alternatives to seclusion and restraint 18
for the staff of residential programs serving children and youth in the custody 19
of the Department. 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.30
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VT LEG #379370 v.1
An act relating to the use of seclusion and restraint on children and youth in 1
the custody of the Department for Children and Families 2
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 3
(TEXT OMITTED IN SHORT-FORM BILLS) 4