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ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE
SECOND SESSION
LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 452
Introduced by Spivey, 13.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this resolution is to propose an interim study to
examine funding sources, fee structures, service types, oversight structures,
reimbursement structures, and appropriations for cross-system services between
child welfare and juvenile justice.
The study shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) Reviewing the current appropriations and budget allocations supporting
services for youth involved in both the child welfare system and the juvenile
justice system, including funds administered by the Department of Health and
Human Services and the Office of Probation Administration;
(2) Evaluating how costs for youth served by both systems are distributed
among state agencies, counties, behavioral health regions, and contracted
service providers, including any statutory or administrative cost sharing;
(3) Analyzing the reimbursement and fee structures, including rate
setting, payment methods, and whether current reimbursement levels provide
adequate funding to meet program goals;
(4) Examining the coordination of payment and funding sources between the
Department of Health and Human Services, the Office of Probation
Administration, the Department of Correctional Services, behavioral health
regions, and contracted providers to ensure continuity of care, with particular
attention to progress related to previous audit reports from the Auditor of
Public Accounts on this subject;
(5) Reviewing federal and state funding streams that support cross-system
services, including fee structures and opportunities to maximize federal
reimbursement; and
(6) Identifying best practices from other states that have successfully
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strengthened fiscal oversight and accountability for such funding.
In conducting this interim study, the Appropriations Committee may confer
with the Department of Health and Human Services, the Administrative Office of
the Courts and Probation, other state agencies, juvenile justice professionals,
foster and kinship caregivers, service providers, impacted youth and families,
behavioral health experts, advocates, and other relevant stakeholders as
needed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ONE HUNDRED NINTH
LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA, SECOND SESSION:
1. That the Appropriations Committee of the Legislature shall be
designated to conduct an interim study to carry out the purposes of this
resolution.
2. That the committee shall upon the conclusion of its study make a report
of its findings, together with its recommendations, to the Legislative Council
or Legislature.
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