SCASB396 359 1533 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Regular Session ENROLLEDAmendmentsproposedbySenateCommitteeonJudiciaryAtoOriginalSenateBillNo.396 SENATEby BILLSenator Cloud AMENDMENT NO.

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906(B)(1) and (3) and to enact Children's Code Art.

906(B)(5), relative to the office of juvenile justice;

to require review hearings via secure video conference;

to reclassify detention centers;

to provide for confidential virtual conferencing with the child's counsel of record;

and to provide for related matters.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:

Section1.Children'sCodeArt.906(B)(1)and(3)areherebyamendedandreenacted and Children's Code Art.

906(B)(5) is hereby enacted to read as follows:

Art.

906.

Required review hearings;

commitment;

children in custody of the office of juvenile justice * * * B.(1) Anychild committed bya court to the custodyof the officeof juvenile justicemust shall bephysicallytransported to thecommittingcourtforanin-person reviewhearingnotmorethansixmonthsafterthechild'scommitment,andeverysix months thereafter, unless such an in-person hearing is waived by counsel for the child and bythe committing court.

The date of the initial review hearingshall be set by the court at the time of disposition.

The court may order review hearings set more frequently than the in-person hearings every six months, but for such additionalhearingsthechildshallparticipateviaavideoconferencingplatform.

Staff of the office of juvenile justice and contract staff shall participate in each review hearing in the same manner as the child who is required to participate in accordance with this Subparagraph.

* * * (3) For the purposes of this Paragraph, a child is deemed "committed by a court to the custodyof the office of juvenile justice" if he is judiciallycommitted to the legal custody of the office of juvenile justice, regardless of where the child is Page 1 of 2 Coding:

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396 ENROLLED physically held, including but not limited to state-run secure facilities, state-run nonsecure facilities, private facilities with which the office of juvenile justice contracts, and juvenile detention centers.

* * * (5) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any child committed by a court to the custody of the office of juvenile justice shall have the right to participate in a private and confidential virtual consultation with his counsel of record prior to any review hearing or other proceeding.

The consultation shall be conducted through a secure video conferencing platform that ensures end-to-end confidentiality.

PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:

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