Senate Select Committee on Women and Children
February 18, 2025
9:00 a.m.
John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room

Adjourned		 




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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

APPROVAL OF MINUTES
 January 15, 2025

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
 1. Update on child sexual abuse investigation procedures and protections against child sexual abuse in Louisiana:
 a) Representative of State Police
 b) Secretary of DCFS, David Matlock
 c) Representative of Sheriff's Association
 2. General overview of how the system works; OJJ budget, overview of the number of youth offender incidents, youth offender attacks on other youth offenders and youth offenders attacks on staff; how the facilities separate offenders by age; the procedure for approval of family visits, and youth escorts/furlough visits.
 a) Office of Juvenile Justice, Deputy Secretary Kenneth "Kenny" Loftin
 b) Family & Community Liaison
 c) Social Services personnel per facility & directors for each OJJ facility
 3. LLS Report on Seclusion, Restraint, and Abuse/Mistreatment of Children with Disabilities in Public Schools.
 a) Representative from the Auditor's Office
 b) Representative from the Department of Education
 c) Representative, advocate and family members of children with disabilities
 d) Update on Erin's Law from the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE

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