Requires the office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, and the office of juvenile justice or its successor agency, in consultation with the state center for court research, to conduct a pilot program to address the shortage of available secure crisis residential centers in the state as alternatives to juvenile detention and the ability of community truancy boards to provide services to prevent nonoffender youth from entering the juvenile court system.

Provides a July 1, 2020, expiration date for the pilot program.

Provides that this act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.