Amendment ID: S2953-11-R1

Redraft Amendment 11

An Amendment to Quantify Sibling Placement

Ms. Edwards and Mr. Gomez move to amend the bill section 7, by striking out, in line 28, the words “number of siblings in placement” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “rate at which sibling groups are placed together”; and  in said section 7, by striking out, in lines 36 and 37, the words “department’s care, including, but not limited to, the number of children in each type of congregate care setting” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “custody of the department including, but not limited to: (1) the number of children in each type of congregate care setting; (2) the duration of the placement for each child; (3) services provided to children while in placement and the number of children receiving each type of service; (4) services provided to families to promote reunification while the child was in placement and the number of families receiving each type of service; and (5) the number of reports filed pursuant to said section 51A of said chapter 119 in the past fiscal year alleging abuse or neglect of a child occurring during the child’s congregate placement”.