Amendment #609 to H4000

An Amendment to Account for DCF Spending on the Justina Pelletier Case

Representatives Lyons of Andover and Lombardo of Billerica move to amend the bill in section 2, in item 4800-0015, in line 88, by inserting after "policy.”  the following: “The Department of Children and Families shall immediately prepare a report detailing a full and complete accounting of all funds spent on the Justina Pelletier case since the Department of Children and Families first removed Justina Pelletier from the custody of her family. The Department of Children and Families shall expend no further funds on the Justina Pelletier case until this report has been filed with the House Clerk and made available to the general public. While the report is being prepared, Justina Pelletier is to remanded back to the custody of her family to receive proper medical and emotional care. "