How HB 151 changes current law

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The bill prohibits state entities from financially engaging with private detention facilities while establishing definitions and exemptions for nonsecure residential settings.

• § 6503, Title 11 of the Delaware Code

  g. A facility contracted by the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families to provide services in a nonsecure residential detention setting for a juvenile who is under the jurisdiction of the Family Court pursuant to Chapter 9 of Title 10. → g. A facility housing a program contracted by the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families solely to provide services in a nonsecure residential detention setting for a juvenile who is under the jurisdiction of the Family Court pursuant to Chapter 9 of Title 10. [Repealed.]

  This change clarifies the definition of a private detention facility by emphasizing that certain contracted services for juveniles do not constitute a private detention facility.