ARTICLE 24 SUBSTITUTE A

Relating To DCYF Residential Placements

SECTION 1.   Chapter 42-72 of the General Laws entitled “Department of Children, Youth and Families” is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

42-72-36. Residential placement capacity. – Effective January 1, 2009, and for any day thereafter, the department’s approved capacity for out-of-home residential placements, excluding foster homes, shall not exceed the total of one thousand (1,000) out-of-home residential placements. The department is authorized to reinvest any savings that result from reductions in out-of-home residential placements, into developing additional community-based services for children and their families.

SECTION 2. This article shall take effect upon passage.