Amendment #505 to H4400

DCF Out Of State

Representatives Jones of North Reading, Hill of Ipswich, Poirier of North Attleborough, Gifford of Wareham, Frost of Auburn and Smola of Warren move to amend the bill by adding the following new section:-

“SECTION XX. Section 1 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 34, after the word “therein.”, the following new sentence: - In the circumstance that a child the under care of the department is a resident of a state other than Massachusetts, the department shall utilize appropriate resources to return the child back to his state of residency.”.