Article 1 - Children and Youth Services

Article 1 - Children and Youth Services

§ 49-5-1. Short title
§ 49-5-2. Purpose of article
§ 49-5-3. Definitions
§ 49-5-4. Other state departments, agencies, officers, and employees to assist department
§ 49-5-4.1. Child welfare agency public scorecard established
§ 49-5-5. Powers and duties of board; rules and regulations for training schools and other facilities
§ 49-5-6. Merit system to conform to federal standards; power to employ and contract for professional services; employment and dismissal procedures; membership in state retirement system
§ 49-5-7. Development and administration of public child welfare and youth services
§ 49-5-8. Powers and duties of department
§ 49-5-9. Use of public and private institutions and agencies; inspections; examination and control of children not in department's facilities
§ 49-5-10. Commitment of delinquent or unruly children to department; procedures; handling and treatment; escape and apprehension; release; termination of control
§ 49-5-10.1. Temporary transfer of at-risk unruly or delinquent children to Department of Corrections; procedure; review; discharge
§ 49-5-11. Escape from a youth detention center
§ 49-5-12. Licensing and inspection of child welfare agencies; standards; revocation or refusal of license; penalties; violations
§ 49-5-12.1. Penalties for violation of child welfare agency laws and regulations
§ 49-5-12.2. Immunity from liability
§ 49-5-12.3. Definitions; annual inspection of child welfare agency
§ 49-5-13. Private child care learning centers not required to meet federal adult-child ratio
§ 49-5-14. Fire inspections of day-care homes and centers; fire safety codes
§ 49-5-15. Notice as to child brought into state for placement or adoption; bond; certificate as to foster home; reports
§ 49-5-16. Power of department to contract; acceptance of children from federal courts for compensation
§ 49-5-17. Power of department to accept and use gifts
§ 49-5-18. Instituting or intervening in legal proceedings
§ 49-5-19. Annual report on children and youth services
§ 49-5-20. Existing charters of charitable institutions
§ 49-5-21. Penalties for aiding, harboring, or encouraging escapees or hindering their apprehension
§ 49-5-22. Voluntary pre-kindergarten programs to provide toilet facilities screened for privacy
§ 49-5-23. Obtaining information on recall notices
§ 49-5-24. Interagency efforts to gather and share comprehensive data; legislative findings; state-wide system for sharing data regarding care and protection of children; interagency data protocol; interagency agreements; waivers from certain federal regulations

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