HB3969ham001 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Sue Scherer

Adopted in House Comm. on Feb 18, 2020

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3969

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3969 on page 1, by inserting after line 16 the following:

"Soft restraints may be used for transporting youth under the care or custody of the Department only in the following 2 limited circumstances: (i) if, based on a youth's mental health needs, a psychiatrist orders the use of restraints for transporting a youth under the care or custody of the Department; or (ii) if a court orders the use of restraints for transporting a youth under the care or custody of the Department. Further, even in those 2 limited circumstances, the use of soft restraints is not permitted unless there is a written recommendation by the Department's Chief Deputy Director, Clinical and Child Services and written approval by the Department's Chief Deputy Director.".