The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1369 on juvenile community corrections advisory boards. The bill creates juvenile community corrections advisory boards, requires the Department of Correction to appropriate at least 10% of community corrections grants to juvenile community corrections advisory boards, requires the boards to: (1) develop and implement innovative juvenile justice programs; (2) identify, observe, and coordinate juvenile community corrections programs in their judicial district; and (3) recommend the approval or disapproval of certain juvenile community corrections contracts, and allows the boards to apply for grants to fund innovative juvenile justice programs.
The bill was amended to require the Commission on Improving the Status of Children to: (1) study and evaluate innovative juvenile justice programs, including juvenile community corrections; and (2) consult with the Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council concerning how funds should be distributed for innovative juvenile justice programs and juvenile community corrections. The amended bill passed, 11-0.
Read the bill at https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2016/bills/house/1369