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S1084................................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
JUVENILE CORRECTIONS ACT - Amends existing law relating to duties of the
Department of Juvenile Corrections to revise terminology in order to
reference Juvenile Corrections Act funds.
02/05 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/06 Rpt prt - to Jud
02/12 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/13 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/16 3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes,
Goedde, Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst,
Little, Lodge, Malepeai, McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce,
Richardson, Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Darrington
Title apvd - to House
02/19 House intro - 1st rdg - to Jud
03/02 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/05 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/06 3rd rdg - PASSED - 65-0-5
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block,
Bock, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Clark,
Collins, Crane, Durst, Edmunson, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood,
Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, LeFavour, Loertscher,
Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer, Moyle, Nielsen,
Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Ruchti,
Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Shively,
Smith(30), Smith(24), Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn, Trail, Vander
Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Bedke, Labrador, Lake, Roberts, Wood(35)
Floor Sponsor - Harwood
Title apvd - to Senate
03/07 To enrol
03/08 Rpt enrol - Pres signed - Sp signed
03/09 To Governor
03/12 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 47
Effective: 07/01/07
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session - 2007
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1084
BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION
3 20-504, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE TERMINOLOGY IN ORDER TO REFERENCE JUVENILE
4 CORRECTIONS ACT FUNDS.
5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 SECTION 1. That Section 20-504, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
7 amended to read as follows:
8 20-504. DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONS. (1) The depart-
9 ment shall have jurisdiction over all juveniles committed to it pursuant to
10 chapter 5, title 20, Idaho Code.
11 (2) The department is responsible for all juvenile offenders committed to
12 it by the courts of this state for confinement. The department shall also
13 establish minimum standards for detention, care and certification of approved
14 detention facilities based upon such standards.
15 (3) The department shall establish and administer all secure residential
16 facilities including all state juvenile corrections centers.
17 (4) The department shall make all decisions regarding placement of juve-
18 nile offenders committed to it in the most appropriate program for supervision
19 and treatment.
20 (5) The department shall establish an observation and assessment process
21 for juvenile offenders committed to it by a court.
22 (6) The department shall establish liaison services with the counties or
23 within the department's regions.
24 (7) The department may establish and operate work programs designed to
25 employ juvenile offenders in public service work projects for the purpose of
26 reimbursing victims of the juvenile offender's delinquent behavior.
27 (8) The department is hereby authorized and may place juveniles committed
28 to it pursuant to this chapter in a community-based or private program; pro-
29 vided, that the person, agency or association operating the facility or pro-
30 gram has been approved and has otherwise complied with all applicable state
31 and local laws.
32 (9) The department shall establish minimum standards for the operation of
33 all private residential and nonresidential facilities and programs which pro-
34 vide services to juvenile offenders. The standards shall be no more stringent
35 than standards imposed for facilities operated by the department or for deten-
36 tion facilities operated by counties.
37 (10) The department shall provide technical assistance to counties estab-
38 lishing research-based programs for juveniles who either have been found to
39 come under the purview of this chapter or who have had their case informally
40 diverted pursuant to section 20-511, Idaho Code, and who have not been commit-
41 ted to the legal custody of the department.
42 (11) The department shall have authority to adopt such administrative
43 rules pursuant to the procedures provided in chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code,
2
1 as are deemed necessary or appropriate for the functioning of the department
2 and the implementation and administration of this act.
3 (12) Subject to any competitive bidding requirements otherwise provided by
4 law, the department shall have authority to enter into contracts with a pri-
5 vate association or organization or other public agency or organization for
6 the inspection and licensure of detention facilities.
7 (13) Subject to any competitive bidding requirements otherwise provided by
8 law, the department shall have authority to enter into contracts with private
9 providers or local governmental agencies for the confinement or other perma-
10 nent or temporary placement of juveniles committed to its custody.
11 (14) The department shall have authority to apply for, receive and expend
12 federal funds, subject to appropriation by the legislature. The department
13 shall have authority to establish guidelines for and administer the distribu-
14 tion of state block grant juvenile corrections act funds to counties for the
15 employment and training of county probation officers, the establishment of
16 secure and nonsecure residential or nonresidential facilities and programs for
17 juvenile offenders. The department may require that a county provide matching
18 funds as a condition of receiving a block grant juvenile corrections act
19 funds. The department, by rule, in cooperation with the courts and the coun-
20 ties, shall establish uniform standards for county juvenile probation ser-
21 vices, as well as qualifications for and standards for the training of juve-
22 nile probation officers.
23 (15) All of the powers and duties imposed upon or granted to the director
24 of the department of health and welfare or the board of health and welfare
25 pursuant to chapter 18, title 16, Idaho Code, are hereby transferred to the
26 director of the department of juvenile corrections. The director shall have
27 all such powers and duties as may have been or could have been exercised by
28 his predecessors in law with respect to chapter 18, title 16, Idaho Code, and
29 shall be the successor in law to all contractual obligations entered into by
30 his predecessor in law.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 16642
Amending this section changes the name of the state "block grant
funds," which are distributed to counties, to "Juvenile
Corrections Act Funds." These funds will still be passed through
to the counties. Only the name needs to be changed in the
statute for clarification.
FISCAL NOTE
There will be no fiscal impact with this amendment.
Contact
Name: Bill Lasley, District Liaison Supervisor,
Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections
Phone: 334-5100
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1084