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spring creek vs Mission Mountain
katfish:
--- Quote --- . spring creek spent all that money to SUPPORT registration and licensing. Check out the montana state website and the bills if you're interested in anything true. ."
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If this is true, its contrary to every other report I've heard coming out of Montana- perhaps you could provide a link with that info.
Examples I've seen that indicate this statement is inaacurate are linked below
see:
http://www.unmarriedamerica.org/emancip ... _leash.htm
Senate Bill 101, drafted by DPHHS and carried by state Sen. Trudi Schmidt, D-Great Falls, in the last session, called for registration of all teen programs in Montana. The bill required DPHHS to appoint a working group to develop and present recommendations to an interim DPHHS committee and to report to the Legislature regarding proposed legislation for 2007 that would require licensure. That bill died in the House with industry representatives battling hard against it. Spring Creek Lodge alone registered five lobbyists for the 2005 session, and by their own account spent more than $50,000 on lobbying.
http://www.unmarriedamerica.org/emancip ... tories.htm
Billings Gazette - excerpt: Spring Creek Lodge, a facility confining 500 teenagers, spent nearly $35,000 in lobbying expenses during the first two months of 2005, making it number four in lobbying expenditures in Montana. The facility spent more money lobbying the state Legislature than the Montana School Board Association and the Montana Association of Counties, and AARP Montana. Unlike the Utah Legislature which this year passed a law requiring such facilities to be licensed by the state, the Montana Legislature has allowed Spring Creek Lodge to be unregulated despite ongoing complaints of child abuse and neglect at the facility.
Billings Gazette -- excerpt: Spring Creek Lodge spent $56,677 during the 90-day period the state legislature was in session in 2005, successfully defeating legislation which would have required
therapeutic boarding schools to be licensed and regulated by the state. [ This Message was edited by: katfish on 2005-09-16 21:52 ]
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katfish:
BTW- yea, Lon's daughter did attend MMS, although she didn't stay anywhere near as long as most students.
Anonymous:
To read the bills, go to discoveringmontana.com. Why not also order the transcripts of the six or eight hearings on those bills, and see for yourself? Maybe you're more interested in the real story than the folks who wrote those articles. Try looking up hb628.
Troll Control:
HOUSE BILL NO. 628
INTRODUCED BY CLARK, ELLIOTT, JOPEK, HEINERT, JACKSON, WANZENRIED, CURTISS, LEWIS, ROBERTS, TAYLOR, DOWELL, NOONAN, MAEDJE
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A BOARD OF PRIVATE ALTERNATIVE ADOLESCENT RESIDENTIAL OR OUTDOOR PROGRAMS; PROVIDING FOR REGISTRATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY; PROVIDING BOARD DUTIES; REQUIRING A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON THE NEED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL REGULATION; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Board of private alternative adolescent residential or outdoor programs. (1) There is a board of private alternative adolescent residential or outdoor programs.
(2) The board consists of five members appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate for 3-year terms. The members must include:
(a) three members from a list of nominees provided by programs, as defined in [section 3], of various sizes and types; and
(b) two members who must be from the general public.
(3) A vacancy on the board must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
(4) The board is allocated to the department for administrative purposes only as prescribed in 2-15-121.
Section 2. Purpose. The purpose of the board is to examine the benefit of licensing private alternative adolescent residential or outdoor programs as a public service to monitor and maintain a high standard of care and to ensure the safety and well-being of the adolescents and parents using the programs. Necessary licensure processes and safety standards for programs are best developed and monitored by the professionals that are actively engaged in providing private alternative adolescent residential care.
Section 3. Definitions. As used in [sections 2 through 4], the following definitions apply:
(1) "Board" means the board of private alternative adolescent residential or outdoor programs provided for in [section 1].
(2) "Department" means the department of labor and industry provided for in 2-15-1701.
(3) (a) "Program" means a private alternative adolescent residential or outdoor program that provides a structured, private, alternative residential setting for youth who are experiencing emotional, behavioral, or learning problems and who have a history of failing in academic, social, moral, or emotional development at home or in less-structured traditional settings.
(b) The term does not include:
(i) any program that is required to be licensed or regulated by the state under Title 50, 52, or 53;
(ii) recreational programs such as boy scouts, girl scouts, or 4-H clubs;
(iii) organizations, boarding schools, or residential schools with a sole focus on academics;
(iv) residential training or vocational programs with a sole focus on education and vocational training;
(v) youth camps with a focus on recreation and faith-related activities; or
(vi) an organization, boarding school, or residential school that is an adjunct ministry of a church incorporated in the state of Montana.
Section 4. Powers and duties of board -- registration requirements. (1) The board shall develop and implement a process for registration of programs and to set fees to carry out its duties under this section.
(2) The board shall:
(a) examine data gathered from the registration process;
(b) examine current regulations and standards applicable to these programs;
(c) determine additional regulations and standards that are needed;
(d) examine the quality of child care available in the various programs, any aspects of existing programs that need improvement, and the positive contributions to or negative interactions with local communities;
(e) determine the need for the continued existence of the board and its duties or responsibilities; and
(f) report to the economic affairs interim committee detailing the board's findings, recommendations, and proposed legislation, if any, by September 15, 2006.
(3) The board shall require information to be provided for registration of programs. The information includes but is not limited to:
(a) a description of the program and facility;
(b) a description of the population served by the program;
(c) the location and contact information for each program, including the person responsible for the conduct of the program;
(d) a list of professional and supervisory employees and relevant credentials and other qualifications;
(e) the average daily census;
(f) a copy of program policies and procedures on:
(i) admission;
(ii) behavior management;
(iii) communication with family members;
(iv) the availability of routine and emergency medical and psychological care; and
(v) medication management.
(4) The board shall adopt rules to determine any additional information necessary for registration. Registration must be updated annually. The board may set fees as provided in 37-1-134 that may be commensurate with program size. The board shall make available to the public information on the name, address, and contact information for each registered program.
(5) The board is exempt from the provisions in 37-1-105, 37-1-136, 37-1-137, 37-1-138, 37-1-141, and Title 37, chapter 1, parts 2 and 3.
Section 5. Codification instruction. (1) [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an integral part of Title 2, chapter 15, part 17, and the provisions of Title 2, chapter 15, part 17, apply to [section 1].
(2) [Sections 2 through 4] are intended to be codified as an integral part of Title 37, and the provisions of Title 37 apply to [sections 2 through 4].
Section 6. Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.
Anonymous:
http://www.discoveringmontana.com/dli/b ... embers.asp
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