HB 1246 - DIGEST
(SEE ALSO PROPOSED 1ST SUB)

Revises the juvenile justice act of 1977.

Includes a referred youth in establishing guidelines for a community juvenile accountability program.

Requires the department of children, youth, and families to: (1) Provide an annual report to the appropriate legislative committees that includes a county by county description of the youth served by the funded programs; and

(2) Implement a stop loss policy when allocating funding.

Requires the block grant oversight committee to establish a minimum base level of funding for juvenile courts.