ENROLLEDHCAHB584 4921 2265 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Regular Session HOUSEAmendments BILLproposed NO.byHouse Committee on Health and Welfare to Original House Bill No.

584 BYby REPRESENTATIVESRepresentative BOYD,Boyd BAYHAM,AMENDMENT BEAULLIEU,NO. BERAULT, BILLINGS, BOUDREAUX,BRASS,BRYANT,BUTLER,CARLSON,CARRIER,WILFORD CARTER, CHASSION, COX, DESHOTEL, DEWITT, DICKERSON, FISHER, FREEMAN,FREIBERG, GREEN, HEBERT, DANA HENRY,ILLG,JACKSON, JORDAN, KNOX, LACOMBE, LAFLEUR, JACOB LANDRY, MANDIE LANDRY, TERRY LANDRY, LARVADAIN, LYONS, MARCELLE, MARTINEZ, MOORE, MURRAY, NEWELL, PHELPS, SCHLEGEL, TAYLOR, WALTERS,WYBLE,ANDYOUNGANDSENATORSBOUDREAUX,CLOUD, HODGES, LUNEAU, AND MCMATH AN ACT To amend and reenact the headingof Subpart D-1A of Part II of Chapter 3 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and R.S.

46:286.16(A),1 (B),On (C)(introductorypage paragraph),1, (1),after (3)line through19, (7),add (9),the (12),following: and (15) through (18) and to enact R.S.

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to2 On page 1, line 5, after "districts;" insert "to provide for ageresponsibilities adjustments;of host families;" AMENDMENT NO.

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to provide for the right to safetransportation;

to provide fortheright to familyorother suitable individual placement when available;

to provide for the responsibilitiesoflocalsocialservicesdistricts;toprovideforresponsibilitiesofhostresponsibilities" families;AMENDMENT NO.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:

Section 1.

The heading of Subpart D-1A of Part II of Chapter 3 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and R.S.

46:286.16(A), (B), (C)(introductoryparagraph), (1), (3) through (7), (9), (12), and (15) through (18) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows and R.S.

46:286.16(C)(19) through (21) are herebyenacted to read as follows:

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584 ENROLLED SUBPART D-1A.

FOSTER YOUTH'S CHILDREN'S BILL OF RIGHTS §286.16.

Short title;

purpose;

rights A.

This Subpart shall be cited as the "Foster Youth's Children's Bill of Rights".

B.

The Department of Children and Family Services shall implement, promote, and support the rights contained in this Section through the policies and practices of the department as applied to youth ages fourteen children from birth through age eighteen who are in foster care in this state.

C.

Youth ages fourteen Children from birth through age eighteen in foster care in this state are entitled to the following rights granted to them when it is determined by the department to be age appropriate and in the best interest of the youth child:

(1) The right to privacy concerning the youth's child's personal and confidential information.

* * * (3) The right to beinastableandsupportive setting that is freefrom neglect andemotional,verbal,physical,andsexualabuseorexploitation,andthatistheleast restrictive to meet the youth's child's needs.

(4) The right to participate in all case plan meetings, to include supportive adults of the youth's child's choice to be on the planning team, and to be provided a copyoftheyouth'schild'scaseplaneverysixmonthsorwheneverchangesaremade to the plan.

(5)Theright tohavetheyouth's child's medical and mentalhealthneedsmet on a regular and timely basis.

(6) The right to be provided adequate trauma-based counseling and therapeutic services throughout the youth's child's time in foster care.

(7) The right to be provided the contact information of the youth's child's caseworker, attorney, and CASA volunteer, and to attend meetings with them on a regular basis.

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584 ENROLLED (9) The right to access materials necessary for school and to further the youth's child's education, including access to a computer or other electronicdevices and to the internet when needed to complete assignments, the right to receive tutoring services, and the right to access information regarding college admissions.

* * * (12) The right to remain in the youth's child's school of origin.