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MA H119

Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to gender-responsive programming for juvenile justice system involved girls


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Introduced
01/23/2017
In Committee
05/10/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to gender responsive programming for juvenile justice system involved girls. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a special commission to investigate and study methods of instituting gender-responsive programming for juvenile justice system-involved girls. The commission will review gender-responsive programming implementation, published reports and best practices, leading indicators of girls becoming involved in juvenile justice systems, state training curricula and data collection, and analyze state contracts with vendors and rates of recidivism and service utilization among juvenile justice system-involved girls. The commission will also track educational attainment of these girls, hold regional meetings to solicit input, and incorporate the opinions of juvenile justice system-involved girls into its findings. The commission will file periodic reports with recommendations for both community-based and statewide gender-responsive programming to serve high-risk and juvenile justice system-involved girls.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (14)

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/01/2019)

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