Bill to eliminate licensure exemption for religious youth treatment programs heard in committee
CAMERON EVANS Lawmakers heard debate on a bill Wednesday to close a loophole that allows religious residential treatment programs for troubled youth in Montana to operate without any state oversight. âThis is not about regulating religion, it is about providing health and safety for all our children and believing the survivors,â said bill sponsor Sen. Diane Sands, D-Missoula. Senate Bill 312 would remove a licensing exemption for private alternative adolescent residential or outdoor programs that operate as an adjunct of a Montana-based ministry. Former attendees of reli...
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