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This bill modifies Missouri state law regarding juvenile detention centers by establishing new provisions for how counties can create, fund, and operate detention facilities for juveniles. The bill allows counties within the same judicial circuit to collaboratively establish juvenile detention centers, with specific requirements for how these facilities will be managed and funded. Counties can now coordinate to create joint detention facilities, with costs prorated based on population, and they are given the option to impose a sales tax up to one percent to fund these centers. The legislation requires that any collaborative detention facility be approved by ordinance or resolution by all counties in the circuit, and mandates that the facility must be operated to ensure children are kept separate from adult prisoners and are cared for in a home-like environment. The bill also provides a detailed framework for how the sales tax can be implemented, including voter approval processes, fund management, and reporting requirements. Importantly, the new law gives counties more flexibility in establishing detention facilities while maintaining standards for the care and supervision of juvenile detainees, and provides a mechanism for multi-county cooperation in creating these essential judicial infrastructure resources.

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