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Read. Follow. Verify.Rhode Island Expands DCYF Authority to Administer Behavioral Health Services for Children
Last action · May 7, 2026: Committee recommended measure be held for further studySponsor: Jake Bissaillon
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What This Bill Proposed
Rhode Island expands the powers of the Department of Children, Youth and Families to oversee and administer comprehensive behavioral health services for children with , developmental disabilities, or functional disabilities.
Who It Would Have Affected
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children with serious emotional disturbances
Eligible for comprehensive behavioral health services overseen and administered by the Department of Children, Youth and Families.
children with developmental or functional disabilities
Eligible for comprehensive behavioral health services overseen and administered by the Department of Children, Youth and Families.
Department of Children, Youth and Families
Receives expanded authority and responsibility to oversee and administer comprehensive behavioral health services for specified groups of children.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- May 7, 2026Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- May 1, 2026Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/07/2026)
- Feb 13, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 55)
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