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Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 37-5-103. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:...
§ 37-5-105. Powers and Duties of Commissioner - The commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, has the following powers...
§ 37-5-108. Conflict of Interest - The department has the power and authority to establish by...
§ 37-5-109. Licensing - The responsibility for licensing children's programs, agencies, group homes, institutions...
§ 37-5-111. Funds - The department, through its commissioner, shall have the authority to...
§ 37-5-112. Rules - All current rules, regulations, orders, decisions and policies heretofore issued...
§ 37-5-113. Accreditation - The department shall have its youth development centers accredited by...
§ 37-5-115. Review - The department shall be reviewed pursuant to the requirements set...
§ 37-5-116. Non-Discrimination - No person shall, on the grounds of race, color, national...
§ 37-5-117. Youth Service Officers — Qualifications - After July 1, 1989, any person employed as a youth...
§ 37-5-120. Library Region — Creation - There is created a library region to be composed of...
§ 37-5-124. Disclosure of the Death or Near Fatality of Persons in the Custody of the Department of Children's Services - within ten (10) business days of the fatality or near...
§ 37-5-126. Children's Mental Health Care — Development of Plan, Projects and Programs - Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the department shall assist...
§ 37-5-128. Review of Department Policies and Attached Protocol and Procedures That Affect Children the Department Serves — Uniformity of Applicability - Before March 1 of each year, the department shall appear...
§ 37-5-129. Review of New Departmental Policies - The department shall submit for review by the judiciary committee...
§ 37-5-130. Cessation of Operations — Permanent Education Records - In the event that a department of children's services provider...
Part 2 - Youth Development Centers
§ 37-5-202. Superintendents - There shall be a superintendent of each youth center to...
§ 37-5-207. Commitment for Federal Offense - Authority is given to the department for commitment of children...
§ 37-5-210. Buildings and Equipment - The commissioner shall be authorized, subject to the approval of...
§ 37-5-212. Instruction in Art of Barbering - The commissioner is hereby authorized to institute within the youth...
§ 37-5-213. Authorized Courses of Instruction - The commissioner is authorized to institute within the youth development...
Part 3 - Community Services Agency Act of 1996
§ 37-5-301. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 37-5-302. Purpose - The purpose of this part is to provide a mechanism...
§ 37-5-303. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 37-5-306. Community Services Agency Board — Powers - The board has the following powers and duties in addition...
§ 37-5-308. Executive Director — Employees and Expenses - The executive director, subject to approval of the board and...
§ 37-5-314. State Employees - Employees of the community services agencies shall be considered “state...
§ 37-5-315. Construction — Generally - This part shall be given the following construction:
Part 4 - Trafficking in Children
§ 37-5-401. Consent Required for Importation of Child - No person, agency, association, institution or corporation shall bring or...
§ 37-5-405. Penalty for Violations - Every person acting for that person or for any agency...
§ 37-5-406. Exemption of Relatives of Child - None of the provisions of this part shall apply when...
Part 5 - Child Care Agencies
§ 37-5-503. Program and Facilities Exempt From Licensing - The following entities, facilities or programs are excluded from licensing...
§ 37-5-504. Preexisting Agencies Subject to Chapter - All child caring institutions, child placing agencies and maternity homes...
§ 37-5-505. Receiving Children - Child caring institutions, and child placing agencies, family boarding homes,...
§ 37-5-515. Board of Review for Licensing Actions - Actions by the department to deny or revoke or to...
§ 37-5-519. Departmental Annual Report - The department shall prepare a comprehensive annual report of the...
Part 6 - Multi-Level Response System for Children and Families
§ 37-5-601. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise:
§ 37-5-606. Training and Information - Before the demonstration program is instituted in an area, the...
§ 37-5-607. Independent Local Advisory Board - In each county in which the multi-level response system is...
§ 37-5-608. Rules and Regulations - The commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to...