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      38-1662.   Evaluation of development or needs. (a) Psychological or emotional. Following the juvenile being adjudged to be a juvenile offender under this code the court may order an evaluation and written report of the psychological or emotional development or needs of the juvenile offender. The juvenile offender may be referred to a mental health center or a qualified professional for the evaluation, and the expenses of the evaluation may be considered as expenses of the proceedings and assessed as provided in this code. If the court orders an evaluation as provided in this section, a parent of the juvenile offender shall have the right to obtain an independent evaluation at the expense of the parent.

      (b)   Medical. Following the juvenile being adjudged to be a juvenile offender under this code, the court may order an examination and report of the medical condition and needs of the juvenile offender who is the subject of the proceedings. The court may also order a report from any physician who has been attending the juvenile offender stating the diagnosis, condition and treatment afforded the juvenile offender.

      (c)   Educational. The court may order the chief administrative officer of the school which the juvenile offender attends or attended to provide to the court information that is readily available which the school officials feel would properly indicate the educational needs of the juvenile offender. The order may direct that the school conduct an educational needs assessment of the juvenile offender and send a report thereof to the court. The educational needs assessment may include a meeting involving any of the following: (1) The juvenile offender's parents, (2) the juvenile offender's teacher or teachers, (3) the school psychologist, (4) a school special services representative, (5) a representative of the commissioner, (6) the juvenile offender's C.A.S.A., (7) the juvenile offender's foster parents or legal guardian and (8) other persons that the chief administrative officer of the school, or the officer's designee, deems appropriate.

      History:   L. 1982, ch. 182, § 101; L. 1990, ch. 147, § 9; L. 1991, ch. 113, § 2; L. 1996, ch. 229, § 80; L. 1997, ch. 156, § 62; July 1.