Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to make chaplain services available on a regular basis to juveniles who are housed in a youth development center; prohibits the department from requiring a juvenile to attend or use chaplain services; requires the department to provide annual training to youth service officers on best practices for behavior management and conflict resolution in the context of supervision of juvenile justice youth; requires the department to house children 16 years of age or older separately from younger children, unless housing the children together is necessary for the safety and well-being of the younger children or to otherwise comply with law relative to the use of seclusion at juvenile detention facilities. - Amends TCA Title 37.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2023
Last action Mar 28, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/7/2023
upper
Feb 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/7/2023
upper
Feb 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/28/2023
upper
Feb 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Jan 30, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Raumesh Akbari
DDemocratic
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