Bill > H1279

This bill revises how counties contribute to the costs of detaining juveniles, shifting the financial responsibility. Specifically, it changes the annual contributions required from certain counties for juvenile detention care and alters the method by which the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) calculates each county's share of these costs. A key change is that the state will now cover all detention costs for juveniles who reside out of state, as well as certain post-disposition detention care costs. The bill also removes the requirement for the Department of Revenue (DOR) and counties to provide technical assistance to the DJJ and adjusts the applicability of certain existing provisions related to these costs. The term "fiscally constrained county" refers to counties facing financial challenges, and "postdisposition detention care" refers to the detention of a juvenile after a court has made a decision about their case. This legislation aims to redistribute the financial burden of juvenile detention between the state and counties.