Budget Amendment ID: FY2019-S4-650

EHS 650

DCF Out Of State

Messrs. Tarr, Humason and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, 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.”.