***Adopted***

SUBSTITUTE 1 FOR AMENDMENT No. 1 PROPOSED TO

                             House Bill NO. 974

                             By Senator(s) Carlton

     Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

 

     SECTION 1.  (1)  All juveniles shall undergo a screening upon admission to any juvenile detention center, or as soon thereafter as reasonably possible.

     (2)  The screening instrument shall be developed utilizing the Standards for Juvenile Detention Facilities, 3rd Edition, developed by the American Correctional Association in cooperation with the Commission on Accreditation for Corrections.  If screening indicates that a juvenile is in need of emergency medical care or mental health intervention services, the detention staff may refer those juveniles to the proper health care facility or mental health service provider for further evaluation, as soon as reasonably possible.

     (3)  The directors of all of the juvenile detention centers shall amend or develop written procedures for admission of juveniles.

     (4)  All juvenile detention centers shall provide or make available the following minimum services and programs:

          (a)  A visitation program with parents and guardians;

          (b)  Private communications with visitors and staff;

          (c)  Counseling;

          (d)  Continuous supervision of living units.

     (5)  Programs and professional services may be provided by the detention staff, youth court staff or the staff of the local or state agencies, or those programs and professional services may be provided through contractual arrangements with community agencies.

     (6)  All directors of juvenile detention centers shall amend or develop written procedures to fit the programs and services prescribed by the Department of Human Services.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2002.

     Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

 

     AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS IN THE STATE; TO PROVIDE FOR SCREENING FOR ALL JUVENILES UPON ADMISSION TO JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS; TO REQUIRE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS TO DEVELOP CERTAIN WRITTEN PROCEDURES FOR JUVENILES; TO REQUIRE THAT CERTAIN PROGRAMS SHALL BE PROVIDED AT ALL JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.