CHILDREN: CHILD CARE        H.B. 5514 (H-1):

        SUMMARY OF BILL

        REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

House Bill 5514 (Substitute H-1 as reported without amendment)

Sponsor: Representative Cam Cavitt

House Committee: Families and Veterans

Senate Committee: Housing and Human Services

 

 

CONTENT

 

The bill would enact the "Preventing Restraints in Youth Transport Act" to prohibit the use of certain restraints while transporting youth to residential treatment programs and prescribe a maximum civil fine of $1,000 for violating the prohibition.

 

BRIEF RATIONALE

 

Qualified residential treatment programs are trauma-informed treatment models designed to address the needs of children with serious emotional or behavioral disorders. According to testimony, youth who are transported to and from residential treatment programs have experienced undignified conditions during that transport, such as the use of restraints and being taken from their homes late at night. It has been suggested that restraints and other measures should only be used in emergencies to reduce further traumatic experiences for youth receiving treatment.

 

        Legislative Analyst: Jessica Gebbie

 

FISCAL IMPACT

 

The bill would not have a significant fiscal impact on local or State courts. Any increase in costs for violations under the language of the bill would be offset by existing appropriations. The bill could have a positive fiscal impact on the State and local units of government. The bill would impose a civil fine of up to $1,000. Revenue collected from civil fines is used to support local libraries. Additionally, $10 of the civil fine would be deposited into the State Justice System Fund, which supports justice-related activities across State government in the Departments of Corrections, Health and Human Services, State Police, and Treasury. The Fund also supports justice-related issues in the Legislative Retirement System and the Judiciary. The amount of revenue to the State or for local libraries is indeterminate and dependent on the actual number of violations.

 

Date Completed: 9-25-26        Fiscal Analyst: Joe Carrasco, Jr.

        Michael Siracuse

 

 

 

 

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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.