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15A.069 Division of Placement Services -- Duties -- Reinvestment of juvenile justice
facilities' savings.
(1)
(2)
There is established within the department a Division of Placement Services that
shall be responsible:
(a) For the management, policy direction, and coordination of all matters relating
to the classification, evaluation, and placement of juveniles committed to or
detained by the department;
(b) For the transportation of juveniles committed to or detained by the
department;
(c) If the division places a juvenile in a county other than the county of
adjudication or sentencing, for notifying a department caseworker in the
county of placement of this fact; and
(d) For notifying the District Court in the county of placement of the juvenile's
complete offense record.
Any savings achieved by the Department of Juvenile Justice as a result of a
reduction in the population in Department of Juvenile Justice facilities shall be
reinvested as follows:
(a) Fifty percent (50%) of all savings shall be reinvested into Department of
Juvenile Justice community supervision and aftercare services;
(b) Twenty-five percent (25%) shall be reinvested in day treatment centers; and
(c) Twenty-five percent (25%) shall be reinvested in the fiscal incentive program
established in KRS 15A.062.
The oversight council established in KRS 15A.063 may recommend to the General
Assembly modifications to the allocation of funds under this subsection.
Effective: July 15, 2014
History: Created 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 132, sec. 6, effective July 15, 2014.
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