2017 -- S 0569

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN,

YOUTH AND FAMILIES

     Introduced By: Senator Daniel DaPonte

     Date Introduced: March 15, 2017

     Referred To: Senate Finance

     (DCYF)

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 42-72-29.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-72 entitled

"Department of Children, Youth and Families" is hereby repealed.

     42-72-29.1. Annual increases for children's residential programs.

     (a) There is a five percent (5%) annual funding increase to provide quality residential

programming and treatment for children in out-of-home care to all department of children, youth,

and families contracted residential providers which will be effective for fiscal years 2001 and

2002. These annualized increases shall be utilized for direct care staff for the purpose of

achieving skill development and improving staff retention rates through measures including pay

increases.

     (b) These annualized increases shall not prohibit contracted residential providers from

seeking, from the department, increases for other costs as may be required, either individually or

collectively, in the future due to clinical, environmental, economic or other factors.

     (c) These annualized increases do not apply to nonresidential programs nor to those

programs that do not contract with the state. The department shall report to the general assembly

and the chairpersons of the house and senate finance committees not later than April 30, 2001,

and April 30, 2002, as to the methods whereby the increased funding was allocated to residential

service providers and the extent to which the funding has contributed to positive outcomes for

children. In the 2002 report, the department shall have in place and shall describe a performance

measure system which shall include incentives to residential programs for positive outcomes.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN,

YOUTH AND FAMILIES

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     This act would repeal the provision for annual increases for children's residential

programs.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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