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2019 House Bill 1106: Eliminating use of detention for violation of a truancy-related court order while providing more opportunities for truant youth to access services and treatment
Introduced by Rep. Tina Orwall (Des Moines) (D) on January 14, 2019
Referred to the House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee on January 14, 2019
Substitute offered in the House on February 8, 2019
Removes the statutory authority of the court to order detention for noncompliance with a truancy-related court order, effective July 1, 2020, and: provides, until that date, that detention may be no longer than two days; and provides, after that date, that a court may order the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to complete a family assessment and recommend that an At-Risk Youth petition be filed.
Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on February 14, 2019