S 860 — Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017

860 IntroducedEngrossed in Senate (IS)](ES)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S.

860 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 5 (legislative day, April 4), 2017 Mr.

Grassley (for himself, Mr.

Whitehouse, Mr.

Tillis, Mrs.

Feinstein, Mr.

Hatch, Mr.

Leahy, Mr.

Durbin, Mr.

Cornyn, Mr.

Blunt, and Ms.

Klobuchar) introduced the following bill;

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes.

andand'' ``(E)(R) notin laterparagraph than(26)-- 3(i) yearsby afterinserting the``and date of enactment of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017, the State will eliminate the use of valid court orders to provide secure confinement of status offenders, except that juveniles may be held in secure confinement in accordance with theconfidentiality Interstateconcerns,'' Compactafter for``maximum Juvenilesextent ifpracticable,''; the judge issues a written order that-- ``(i) specifies the factual basis to believe that the State has the authority to detain the juvenile under the terms of the Interstate Compact for Juveniles;

``(ii) includes findings of fact to support a determination that there is no appropriate less restrictive alternative available to placing the juvenile in such a facility, with due consideration to the best interest of the juvenile;

``(iii) specifies the length of time a juvenile may remain in secure confinement, not to exceed 15 days, and includes a plan for the return of the juvenile to the home State of the juvenile;

and ``(iv) may not be renewed or extended;'';

(R) in paragraph (26)-- (i) by inserting ``and in accordance with confidentiality concerns,'' after ``maximum extent practicable,'';

<all>Passed the Senate August 1, 2017.

Attest:

Secretary.

115th CONGRESS 1st Session S.

860 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes.