Community juvenile services.

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0017

ENROLLED ACT NO. 11, SENATE

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2013 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to community juvenile services; authorizing counties to be direct grant recipients of community juvenile services grants;
modifying
grant eligibility and requirements; conforming provisions; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 5
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114, 7-13-304(c), 14
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103(a) by creating a new paragraph (vii) and
by
renumbering (vii) as (viii), 14
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105
(a)
(intro)
and
by creating a new subsection (b), 14
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106
(b)
(intro)
,
(ii)
,
by creating
a
new subsection (c
)
and
by

renumbering (c) as
(d
)
and 14
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108(a)(i), (iii), (iv)(intro) and (c) are amended to read:

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114.

Special probation for minor defendants.

As a condition of probation or suspension of sentence, the court may require a defendant who is a minor to successfully complete a juvenile service program offered
by a community juvenile services board
under the Community Juvenile Services Act.

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304.

Imposition or modification of conditions; performance of work by defendant.

(c)

As a condition of probation or suspension of sentence, the court may require a defendant who is a minor to successfully complete a juvenile service program offered
by a community juvenile services board

under the Community Juvenile Services Act.

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103.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in this act:

(vii)

"Advisory board" means a board established by a board of county commissioners which meets the requirements of W.S. 14
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105(b);

(vii)
(viii)

"This act" means W.S. 14
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101 through 14
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108.

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105.

Community juvenile services boards
; advisory boards.

(a)

A county may, in accordance with the Wyoming Joint Powers Act, enter into an agreement with one (1) or more counties, any or all cities within the county or counties, and any or all school districts within the county or counties, to form a joint powers board to serve as a community juvenile services board under this act. The board shall include
, at a minimum,
representation from
five
(5)
of
the

following entities within the jurisdictional boundaries of the community juvenile services board:

(b)

As an alternative to a community board, the county commissioners of a county may form a juvenile services advisory board. In forming an advisory board the county commissioners shall include representati
on from at least five (5) of
the entities specified in subsection (a) of this section.

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106.

Community board
p
owers
; requirements of boards and counties
.

(b)

Subject to this act, a community board
or a board of county commissioners which has appointed an advisory board in accordance with W.S. 14
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105(b)

shall:

(ii)

Develop a community juvenile services strategic plan
and provide for periodic review of the plan;

to accomplish the following purposes:

(A)

Use of a uniform screening instrument;

(B)

Assessments of referred children by licensed professionals who may include medical, mental health, social service and educational personnel;

(C)

P
rocedures to facilitate referrals of youth and families of youth needing services by:

(I)

School districts;

(II)

Law enforcement;

(III)

Licensed mental health care providers;

(IV)

Licensed health care providers;

(V)

A court;

(VI)

The department of family services;

(VII)

Community youth organizations;

(VIII)

Families of youth needing services;

(IX)

Self-referred youth.

(D)

Periodic review of the strategic plan.

(c
)

A juvenile services advisory board shall provide advice to the board of county commissioners concerning the availability and need for juvenile services within the county and the expenditure of any funds received by the county pursuant to this act. The advisory board may also assist the board of county commissioners, or the appropriate county official as directed by the county commissioners, in
preparing the
strategic plan required by this section and the
grant application
required under W.S. 14
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108
.

(c)
(d
)

The community board shall not provide any services to any child without first obtaining written consent from the child's parent or guardian unless participation in the program or service offered by the community board is a condition of court ordered probation or suspension of sentence. A court of limited jurisdiction may authorize the community board to provide services to a child if, after a hearing, the court finds that the child's parent or guardian unreasonably refused to provide written consent for the child to receive services.

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108.

Grant eligibility; allocation of funds.

(a)

To qualify for a grant under this act, an applicant shall:

(i)

Be created as a community board as provided by W.S. 14
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105
or be a board of county commissioners which has appointed an advisory board in accordance with W.S. 14
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105(b)
;

(iii)

Receive certification from the department of family services that
the

strategic plan

developed

by the community board
or county

addresses the purposes of this act;

(iv)

D
evelop a system
approved by the department
for:

(c)

For grants awarded to community boards, s
ervices for juveniles under this section shall be paid cooperatively by the departments of family services, health and education to the providers of those services.

For grants awarded to counties acting with an advisory board, services shall be paid by the county from grant funds provided to the county.

Section 2.

W.S. 14
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106(b)
(iii)
and (iv)

is repealed.

Section 3
.

Th
is act is effective July 1, 2013
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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