Agency Exit Surveys Sample Clauses

Agency Exit Surveys. The provisions of this Section 2(h) shall be effective only upon the enactment of appropriate administrative regulations. The Commonwealth Defendants shall prepare a brief exit survey concerning the child’s experiences and impressions regarding the child-caring facility’s religious activities and accommodations and the child-caring facility’s treatment of and respect for children’s actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. During the week of a planned discharge for any child who has been in the care of a single child-caring facility for one month or longer, the Agency shall (i) provide the child with the exit survey, (ii) provide a secure location for the child to submit the exit survey anonymously, and (iii) submit the exit surveys to the Commonwealth Defendants on at least a quarterly basis. The Commonwealth Defendants shall maintain these exit surveys, organized by the Agency from which the surveys were received. Such exit survey shall include, but not be limited to, questions concerning whether the child experienced any alleged form of religious coercion, discrimination, or proselytization or of discrimination, coercion, or other mistreatment relating to the child’s actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression during such placement, as described in Section 2(f). The central office of the Department for Community Based Services or Department of Juvenile Justice, or their counsel, shall investigate any allegations of religious coercion, discrimination, or proselytization or of discrimination, coercion, or other mistreatment relating to the child’s actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression contained within the Exit Surveys, and take appropriate action, as necessary. The Commonwealth Defendants, in their reasonable and good faith discretion, shall determine whether any such allegation of religious coercion, proselytization, or discrimination or of discrimination, coercion, or other mistreatment relating to the child’s actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression may violate the terms of Sections 2(d), (e) or (f) of this Agreement and thus merits a referral of the complaint to the Office of Inspector General within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (“Office of Inspector General”) or the Ombudsman for further investigation and other appropriate action, as deemed necessary by the Office of Inspector General or the...