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SJ 96 At-Risk Youth & Families, Comprehensive Services for; study cost effectiveness thereof.

Introduced by: Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Study; Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families; report.  Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the cost effectiveness of the Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families program and to collaborate with the Joint Legislative and Audit Review Commission (JLARC) regarding its evaluation of the administration of the Act.  The study shall be conducted in two phases.  In the first phase of the study, the joint subcommittee shall review the administration of the CSA by state and local governments, including projections of caseloads, service needs and costs, quality of services provided, and make recommendations for improvement of program services and strategies for cost containment. The Commission shall, among other things, (i) evaluate the costs, quality, and reimbursement of children's residential services, (ii) examine interdepartmental regulations of these facilities, (iii) determine whether CSA children receive appropriate care, and (iv) apprise the joint subcommittee of the status of its study and findings.

In the second phase of the study, the joint subcommittee and Commission shall continue their respective studies and collaboration and report their final findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2008 Session of the General Assembly.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Study; Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families; report. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the cost effectiveness of the Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families program. The joint subcommittee shall study the administration of the CSA by state and local governments, including projections of caseloads, service needs and costs, quality of services provided, and make recommendations for improvement of program services and strategies for cost containment.