Budget Amendment ID: FY2018-S3-924

EPS 924

DCF Out of State

Mr. Tarr moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section __ the following new section:-

“SECTION __. Section 1 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 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.”