HB 1842 - DIGEST

     Declares that it is the purpose of this act to meet the needs of at-risk youth who can benefit from greater community supervision and stability of housing.  Therefore, the legislature will provide funding for the creation of two residential setting alternatives for juveniles who have been released from detention centers, referred through the court system, or referred by the department of social and health services.  The residential setting alternatives will provide guidance and life skills to juveniles at risk so that they may transition into society as productive members.  The programs shall be available as pilot projects for at-risk males who are between the ages of fourteen and twenty-one years.