AB 449 — Directs the Legislative Committee on Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice to conduct a study relating to juvenile detention in this State. (BDR S-450)

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449–COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE OPERATIONS AND ELECTIONS (ON BEHALF OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON CHILD W ELFARE AND JUVENILE JUSTICE) M ARCH 25, 2019 ____________ Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections SUMMARY—Directs the Legislative Committee on Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice to conduct a study relating to juvenile detention in this State.

(BDR S-450) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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Existing law creates the Legislative Committee on Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice and directs the Committee to evaluate and review various issues relating to child welfare and juvenile justice in this State.

(NRS 218E.700-218E.720) Section 1 of this bill requires the Committee to conduct a study during the 2019-2020 interim concerning juvenile detention in this State.

(1) consideration of the implementation of a regional approach to housing juvenile offenders in this State;

(2) a review of the adequacy of the current capacity of theinstitutions current level of family and communityfacilities engagementin affordedthis State to juvenileshouse in theew of juvenile justiceoffenders; system and opportunities for an increase in such family and community engagement;

(3) a review of the current level of family and community engagement afforded to juveniles in the juvenile justice system and opportunities for an increase in such family and community engagement;

(5) a review of the programs and services in other states where juvenile offenders who are tried as adults are housed with juvenile offenders within the juvenile justice system;

(6) an analysis of sentencing practices for juvenile offenders in other states and an reviewidentification of thebest facilities,practices servicessentencing andstandards programs available in this State for children) a who are determined to be incompetent by the juvenile court.offenders;

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THESection SENATE2 ANDof ASSEMBLY,this DObill ENACTrequires ASthe FOLLOWS:DNevada INDepartment Sectionof 1.Corrections and each local and state institution other information to the Committee to assist the Committee in conducting the studys and required by section 1 of this bill.

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1.

- 80th Session (2019) – 2 – (b) A review of the adequacy of the current capacity of institutions and facilities in this State to house juvenile offenders;

(d) An analysis of the current offerings of educational, health and wellness programming for juvenile offenders in institutions and facilitiesfac(e) A review of the programs and services in thisother State;states where juvenile offenders who are tried as adults are housed with juvenile offenders within the juvenile justice system;

(e) A review of the programs and services in other states where juvenile offenders who are tried as adults are housed with juvenile offenders within the juvenile justice system;

The Legislative Committee on Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice shall include its findings and any recommendations for legislation relating to the study conducted pursuant to subsection 1 - *AB449_R2* – 3 – in its report submitted to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 218E.720.

Sec.and Juvenile Justice in conducting the study pursuant to section 1 of this act, the Nevada Department of Corrections and each local and state institution or facility for the detention of juvenile offenders shall present to the Committee data, trends and other information relating to the institution or facility, including, without limitation:

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To assist the Legislative Committee on Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice in conducting the study pursuant to section 1 of this act, the Nevada Department of Corrections and each local and state institution or facility for the detention of juvenile offenders shall present to the Committee data, trends and other information relating to the institution or facility, including, without limitation:

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8.juveniles in custody at the institution or facility, as well as data concerning physical and sexual assaults that have occurred at the institution or facility;

Data concerning the use of physical force to restrain juveniles in custody at the institution or facility, as well as data concerning physical and sexual assaults that have occurred at the institution or facility;

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