A Bill for an Act
Page 1, Line 101Concerning youth involvement with the justice system, and,
Page 1, Line 102in connection therewith, clarifying matters related
Page 1, Line 103to determinations of incompetency, and establishing
Page 1, Line 104a grant program to provide deflection services.
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov/.)
Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Behavioral Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems. Current law establishes the youthful offender system in the department of corrections as a sentencing option that provides a continuum of services. Section 1 of the bill:
- Revises certain legislative declaration provisions to emphasize lasting behavioral changes in preparation for reentry, accountability, healthy relationship building, and offender and staff safety;
- Adds language related to housing arrangements and equitable treatment for youthful offenders, including youthful offenders with disabilities;
- Adds a requirement for rehabilitative treatment and life skills programming and, in certain cases, for individual and family therapy and substance use disorder treatment;
- Elaborates on clinician evaluations, tailored treatment plans, and client manager requirements for youthful offenders; and
- Imposes an annual reporting requirement beginning in January 2026.
Section 2 of the bill applies the standards for determining competency in juvenile delinquency cases to juveniles who have charges directly filed against them in adult court, juveniles whose cases are transferred to adult court, or juveniles subject to concurrent court jurisdiction.
Section 3 of the bill permits bridges court liaisons to access juvenile competency evaluations and related information.
Current law sets forth procedures for court determinations of a juvenile's competency in juvenile justice proceedings. Section 4 of the bill requires a court to dismiss the case against a juvenile if the court makes a final determination that the juvenile is incompetent to proceed and the juvenile's highest charged act is a class 2 misdemeanor, a petty offense, a drug misdemeanor, or a traffic offense.
Under current law, one year after a court finds a juvenile charged with a level 4 drug felony is incompetent to proceed the court shall enter a finding the juvenile is unrestorable to competency and shall determine whether a management plan is necessary for the juvenile. The bill reduces the time from one year to 6 months.
The bill imposes certain limitations on a case management plan's contents in cases that involve sexual conduct and addresses court responses when a juvenile or a juvenile's parent or guardian fails to engage with a management plan's ordered services.
Section 5 of the bill requires that a person sentenced for a delinquent act committed as a juvenile receive credit for any period of confinement prior to sentencing.
Section 6 of the bill creates the deflection and community investment grant program (grant program) in the office of adult and juvenile justice assistance in the division of criminal justice to provide grants to eligible nonprofit and tribal applicants to implement a mixed-delivery system of trauma-informed health and development deflection programs for youth, including Native American youth.
This Unofficial Version Includes Committee
Amendments Not Yet Adopted on Second Reading
Page 3, Line 1Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
Page 3, Line 2SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 19-2.5-703.5, amend (1) introductory portion as follows:
Page 3, Line 319-2.5-703.5. Waiver of privilege - exchange of information -
Page 3, Line 4admissibility of statements. (1) When the court determines that a
Page 3, Line 5juvenile is incompetent to proceed, any claim of confidentiality or
Page 3, Line 6privilege by the juvenile or the juvenile's parent or legal guardian is
Page 3, Line 7deemed waived within the case to allow the court and parties to determine
Page 3, Line 8issues related to the juvenile's competency, restoration, and any
Page 3, Line 9management plan developed by the court pursuant to section 19-2.5-704
Page 3, Line 10(3). The district attorney, defense attorney, guardian ad litem, the
Page 3, Line 11department, any competency evaluators, any restoration treatment
Page 3, Line 12providers, bridges court liaisons, and the court are granted access, without written consent of the juvenile or further order of the court, to:
Page 3, Line 13SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 19-2.5-704, amend
Page 3, Line 14(2.5)(a) introductory portion, (2.5)(a)(I), (2.5)(a)(II), (3)(a), and (3)(b); and add (2.3), (3)(b.5), and (3)(d) as follows:
Page 3, Line 1519-2.5-704. Procedure after determination of competency or
Page 3, Line 16incompetency. (2.3) If the court makes a final determination
Page 3, Line 17pursuant to section 19-2.5-703 that the juvenile is incompetent
Page 3, Line 18to proceed and the juvenile's highest charged act constitutes a
Page 3, Line 19class 2 misdemeanor, a petty offense, a drug misdemeanor, or a
Page 3, Line 20traffic offense, the court shall immediately dismiss the
Page 3, Line 21delinquency petition or charges, as applicable, against the juvenile.
Page 4, Line 1(2.5) (a) If the court finds a juvenile is incompetent to proceed,
Page 4, Line 2the juvenile's highest charged act is not included in the charges
Page 4, Line 3specified in subsection (2.3) of this section, and the juvenile has been
Page 4, Line 4incompetent to proceed for a period of time that exceeds the time limits
Page 4, Line 5set forth in this subsection (2.5), the court shall enter a finding that the
Page 4, Line 6juvenile is unrestorable to competency and shall determine whether a
Page 4, Line 7management plan for the juvenile is necessary pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section. The time limits are as follows:
Page 4, Line 8(I) If the highest charged act constitutes a class 1 misdemeanor
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a misdemeanor drug offense, a petty offense, or a traffic offense,Page 4, Line 10level 4 drug felony and the juvenile is not restored to competency after
Page 4, Line 11a period of six months, the court shall find the juvenile unrestorable to competency;
Page 4, Line 12(II) If the highest charged act constitutes a class 4, 5, or 6 felony,
Page 4, Line 13or a level 3
or 4Page 4, Line 14competency after a period of one year, the court shall find the juvenile unrestorable to competency;
Page 4, Line 15(3) (a) If the court finally determines pursuant to section
Page 4, Line 1619-2.5-703 or 19-2.5-703.5 that the juvenile is incompetent to proceed
Page 4, Line 17and cannot be restored to competency in the reasonably foreseeable
Page 4, Line 18future, the court shall enter an order finding the juvenile unrestorable to
Page 4, Line 19competency and shall determine whether a case management plan for the
Page 4, Line 20juvenile is necessary, taking into account the public safety and the best
Page 4, Line 21interests of the juvenile. If the court determines a case management
Page 4, Line 22plan is unnecessary, the court may continue any treatment or
Page 4, Line 23plan already in place for the juvenile. If the court determines a
Page 5, Line 1case management plan is necessary, the court
shallPage 5, Line 2case management plan after ordering that the juvenile be placed or
Page 5, Line 3continue placement in the least-restrictive environment, taking into
Page 5, Line 4account the public safety and best interests of the juvenile.
If the courtPage 5, Line 5
determines a management plan is unnecessary, the court may continuePage 5, Line 6
any treatment or plan already in place for the juvenile.Page 5, Line 7develop an appropriate case management plan, the court may
Page 5, Line 8order any member of the juvenile's professional team to consult
Page 5, Line 9with the juvenile, the juvenile's parent or legal guardian, or
Page 5, Line 10other individuals, including the juvenile's defense attorney,
Page 5, Line 11guardian ad litem, or treatment provider, to develop a proposed
Page 5, Line 12management plan to present to the court for consideration.The
Page 5, Line 13court shall notify any individual, organization, or agency that
Page 5, Line 14is identified as responsible for the juvenile or responsible for
Page 5, Line 15implementation of the management plan. The management plan
Page 5, Line 16must, at a minimum, address treatment for the juvenile, identify the party
Page 5, Line 17or parties responsible for the juvenile, and specify appropriate behavior
Page 5, Line 18management tools if
theyPage 5, Line 19(b) The management plan may include:
(I) Placement options included in article 10.5 or 65 of title 27;
Page 5, Line 20(II) A treatment plan developed by a licensed mental health professional;
Page 5, Line 21(III) An informed supervision model, upon the court finding
Page 5, Line 22on the record supported by information that the underlying
Page 5, Line 23charge is rationally related to the need for the use of an
Page 5, Line 24informed supervision model;
(IV) Institution of a guardianship petition; or
Page 6, Line 1(V) Any other remedy
deemed appropriate byPage 6, Line 2(b.5) Notwithstanding subsection (3)(b) of this section, the management plan must not include:
Page 6, Line 3(I) Detention of the juvenile or commitment of the
Page 6, Line 4juvenile to the division of youth services, a county jail,
Page 6, Line 5community corrections, or the Colorado mental health institute at Pueblo;or
Page 6, Line 6(II) Work release.
Page 6, Line 7(d) Any entity responsible for connecting the juvenile to
Page 6, Line 8services, service coordination, or case management may report
Page 6, Line 9to the court on the juvenile's or the juvenile's parent's or legal
Page 6, Line 10guardian's engagement in the services ordered in the
Page 6, Line 11management plan. If the juvenile or the juvenile's parent or
Page 6, Line 12legal guardian does not engage in the services ordered in the
Page 6, Line 13management plan, the court may alter the management plan or
Page 6, Line 14take other action as necessary and permitted by law, including,
Page 6, Line 15but not limited to, referral to a local collaborative
Page 6, Line 16management program, to the extent that a local collaborative
Page 6, Line 17management program exists and provides case management
Page 6, Line 18services; ordering a department of human services investigation
Page 6, Line 19pursuant to section 19-3-501 (1); or filing a dependency and
Page 6, Line 20neglect petition pursuant to section 19-3-501 (2)(b) if there is
Page 6, Line 21current information that the juvenile has suffered abuse as
Page 6, Line 22defined in section 19-1-103 (1) and the best interests of the
Page 7, Line 1juvenile require that the juvenile is protected from risk of further abuse.
Page 7, Line 3SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add part 28 to article 33.5 of title 24 as follows:
Page 7, Line 4PART 28
DEFLECTION AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
Page 7, Line 5GRANT PROGRAM
Page 7, Line 624-33.5-2801. Short title.The short title of this part 28 is
Page 7, Line 7the "Deflection and Community Investment Grant Program Act".
Page 7, Line 824-33.5-2802. Definitions.As used in this part 28, unless the context otherwise requires:
Page 7, Line 9(1) "Area of high need" means:
Page 7, Line 10(a) A city or zip code with rates of youth arrest or
Page 7, Line 11citation that are higher than the surrounding county average, based on available data; or
Page 7, Line 12(b) A city or zip code in a rural or urban community where
Page 7, Line 13there is a disparity between the racial or ethnic composition of
Page 7, Line 14the arrested or cited youth population and the racial or ethnic composition of the surrounding county population.
Page 7, Line 15(2) "Deflection" means an extrajudicial response to a
Page 7, Line 16youth's conduct that is designed to prevent the youth's formal involvement or further involvement in the justice system.
Page 7, Line 17(3) "Deflection program" means a program that promotes
Page 7, Line 18positive youth development by relying on deflection and aims to
Page 7, Line 19divert youth from justice system involvement at the earliest possible point.
Page 8, Line 1(4) "Eligible applicant" means an eligible tribal
Page 8, Line 2government, tribal organization, or nonprofit community-based
Page 8, Line 3organization that meets the requirements of section 24-33.5-2805.
Page 8, Line 4(5) "Grant program" means the deflection and community investment grant program created in section 24-33.5-2803.
Page 8, Line 5(6) "Grant recipient" means an eligible applicant that the office selects to receive money through the grant program.
Page 8, Line 6(7) "Mixed-delivery system" means a system of adolescent
Page 8, Line 7development and education support services delivered through
Page 8, Line 8a combination of programs, providers, and settings that include
Page 8, Line 9partnerships between community-based nonprofit organizations
Page 8, Line 10and public agencies and that is supported with a combination of public and private funds.
Page 8, Line 11(8) "Nonprofit organization" means a tax-exempt
Page 8, Line 12charitable or social welfare organization operating pursuant
Page 8, Line 13to 26 U.S.C. sec. 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended.
Page 8, Line 14(9) "Office" means the office within the division of criminal justice that focuses on adult and juvenile justice assistance.
Page 8, Line 15(10) "Referring agency" means an organization, agency,
Page 8, Line 16or department that refers youth to deflection programs,
Page 8, Line 17including, but not limited to, an education, law enforcement, behavioral health, or public health entity.
Page 8, Line 18(11) "Trauma-informed" means an approach that involves
Page 8, Line 19an understanding of adverse childhood experiences and that
Page 9, Line 1responds to symptoms of chronic interpersonal trauma and traumatic stress across the lifespan of an individual.
Page 9, Line 2(12) "Youth" means a child, as defined in section 19-2.5-102, who is subject to:
Page 9, Line 3(a) A juvenile court's jurisdiction pursuant to section 19-2.5-103;
Page 9, Line 4(b) A county court's concurrent jurisdiction pursuant to section 19-2.5-103;
Page 9, Line 5(c) A county court's jurisdiction for a traffic offense; or
(d) A municipal court's jurisdiction.
Page 9, Line 624-33.5-2803. Deflection and community investment grant
Page 9, Line 7program - created - policies. (1) The deflection and community
Page 9, Line 8investment grant program is created in the office within the
Page 9, Line 9division of criminal justice. The purpose of the three-year,
Page 9, Line 10competitive grant program is to provide grants to eligible
Page 9, Line 11applicants to implement a mixed-delivery system of
Page 9, Line 12trauma-informed health and development deflection programs for youth, including Native American youth.
Page 9, Line 13(2) The office shall administer the grant program and,
Page 9, Line 14subject to available appropriations, shall award grants as provided in this part 28.
Page 9, Line 15(3) Subject to public comment from directly impacted
Page 9, Line 16stakeholders, the department may adopt policies for the administration of the grant program.
Page 9, Line 1724-33.5-2804. Office duties. (1) The office has the following duties:
Page 9, Line 18(a) Develop a competitive application process, including
Page 10, Line 1deadlines, for an eligible applicant to apply for a grant
Page 10, Line 2consistent with the requirements of section 24-33.5-2805. Initial grant awards must be distributed no later than June 30, 2026.
Page 10, Line 3(b) Contract with a technical assistance provider
Page 10, Line 4pursuant to section 24-33.5-2806 and a research and evaluation partner pursuant to section 24-33.5-2807; and
Page 10, Line 5(c) Support grantee data collection and analysis and
Page 10, Line 6require grantees to demonstrate outcomes of the deflection programs that received a grant award.
Page 10, Line 724-33.5-2805. Application - eligibility - awards. (1) To receive
Page 10, Line 8a grant, an applicant must submit an application to the office in
Page 10, Line 9accordance with any policies adopted by the executive director
Page 10, Line 10of the department. At a minimum, the application must include the following information:
Page 10, Line 11(a) The types of deflection services that will be provided;
Page 10, Line 12(b) Verification that the applicant is serving an area of high need; and
Page 10, Line 13(c) An official letter from at least one referring agency
Page 10, Line 14demonstrating the agency's intent to refer youth to the
Page 10, Line 15deflection program to provide the youth with trauma-informed
Page 10, Line 16health and development services in lieu of warning, citation, or
Page 10, Line 17arrest. For regional applications described in subsection (2)(c)
Page 10, Line 18of this section, letters of intent are required for each jurisdiction proposed in the application.
Page 10, Line 19(2) (a) To be eligible to receive a grant, an applicant must be:
Page 10, Line 20(I) A nonprofit organization;
Page 11, Line 1(II) A federally recognized Indian tribe, as defined in 25 U.S.C. sec. 1603 (14);
Page 11, Line 2(III) A tribal organization, as defined in 25 U.S.C. sec. 1603 (26);
Page 11, Line 3(IV) An urban Indian organization, as defined in 25 U.S.C. sec. 1603 (29); or
Page 11, Line 4(V) A private entity, whose board of directors is majority
Page 11, Line 5controlled by Native Americans, and which is fiscally sponsored by a nonprofit organization.
Page 11, Line 6(b) To be eligible to receive a grant, an applicant must be
Page 11, Line 7a nongovernmental entity, with the exception of a tribal
Page 11, Line 8government applicant, and must not be a law enforcement or probation entity.
Page 11, Line 9(c) Applicants from two or more local jurisdictions may
Page 11, Line 10jointly apply for a grant award to deliver deflection program
Page 11, Line 11services on a regional basis and may receive a joint grant award
Page 11, Line 12that is the aggregate of the amount each individual eligible
Page 11, Line 13applicant would have received had each individual eligible applicant applied independently.
Page 11, Line 14(3) The office shall review the applications received
Page 11, Line 15pursuant to this section. In awarding grants, the office shall
Page 11, Line 16give priority to eligible applicants in communities, including rural communities, that:
Page 11, Line 17(a) Deflect youth at the earliest possible point of justice system involvement;
Page 11, Line 18(b) Serve otherwise under-resourced communities;
Page 11, Line 19(c) Employ individuals who have lived experience as a youth in the justice system; or
Page 12, Line 1(d) Demonstrate experience effectively serving youth
Page 12, Line 2populations who are justice system-involved or at risk of system involvement.
Page 12, Line 3(4) (a) Subject to available appropriations, on or before
Page 12, Line 4June 30 each year of the grant program, the office shall
Page 12, Line 5distribute grants as provided in this section. The office shall
Page 12, Line 6award at least two hundred thousand dollars but not more
Page 12, Line 7than one million dollars to an individual grantee over the course of the three-year grant program.
Page 12, Line 8(b) (I) Subject to available appropriations, the office
Page 12, Line 9shall distribute grant awards in three equal annual installments, as follows:
Page 12, Line 10(A) The first installment must be distributed on the first day of the grant contract;
Page 12, Line 11(B) The second installment must be distributed no later than the first day of the second year of the grant contract; and
Page 12, Line 12(C) The third installment must be distributed no later than the first day of the third year of the grant contract.
Page 12, Line 13(II) Distribution of the second and third installments is
Page 12, Line 14contingent on the grantee fulfilling the grant obligations and reporting requirements pursuant to section 24-33.5-2807.
Page 12, Line 15(5) (a) A grantee shall use a grant award to deliver
Page 12, Line 16deflection program services in areas of high need. A grantee
Page 12, Line 17shall provide deflection services that are evidence-based,
Page 12, Line 18research-supported, or grounded in practice-based evidence;
Page 12, Line 19trauma-informed; culturally relevant; gender-responsive; and developmentally appropriate.
Page 13, Line 1(b) A grantee shall deliver one or more of the following deflection program services:
Page 13, Line 2(I) Educational services, including remedial and college preparatory academic services;
Page 13, Line 3(II) Career development services, including employment
Page 13, Line 4preparation, vocational training, internships, and apprenticeships;
Page 13, Line 5(III) Restorative justice services, including culturally rooted programming;
Page 13, Line 6(IV) Mentoring services, including services that rely on
Page 13, Line 7credible messengers whose lived experience is similar to the experience of the youth being served;
Page 13, Line 8(V) Mental health services, including culturally rooted healing practices;
Page 13, Line 9(VI) Behavioral health services, including substance use education and treatment;
Page 13, Line 10(VII) Housing services, including permanent, short-term, and emergency housing services;
Page 13, Line 11(VIII) Personal development and leadership training services; or
Page 13, Line 12(IX) Prosocial activities, including cultural enrichment programs and services.
Page 13, Line 1324-33.5-2806. Technical assistance provider. (1) The office
Page 13, Line 14shall contract with a technical assistance provider to support
Page 13, Line 15implementation of the grant program and to build grantee
Page 13, Line 16capacity to deliver deflection program services. Prior to
Page 14, Line 1developing and disseminating grant program application
Page 14, Line 2materials, the office shall solicit and receive input from the
Page 14, Line 3contracted technical assistance provider in developing the
Page 14, Line 4grant program application materials. In selecting a technical
Page 14, Line 5assistance provider, the office shall prioritize organizations
Page 14, Line 6that employ people who have lived experience as a youth in the justice system.
Page 14, Line 7(2) The technical assistance provider shall demonstrate experience in all the following areas:
Page 14, Line 8(a) Developmental research and identifying best practices
Page 14, Line 9for serving youth involved in, and youth at risk of involvement
Page 14, Line 10in, the justice system, including children who have experienced
Page 14, Line 11commercial sexual exploitation and youth in the dependency system;
Page 14, Line 12(b) Research on systems that refer youth to the justice
Page 14, Line 13system, including the education, immigration, and child welfare systems and research on best practices for referrals;
Page 14, Line 14(c) Presenting and disseminating best practices on alternatives to incarceration and justice system involvement;
Page 14, Line 15(d) Working with and supporting community-based
Page 14, Line 16organizations serving youth involved in, and youth at risk of involvement in, the justice system in Colorado;
Page 14, Line 17(e) Collaborating with justice system stakeholders;
Page 14, Line 18(f) Working with and supporting Native American organizations and communities; and
Page 14, Line 19(g) Working with justice system-involved youth and
Page 14, Line 20communities and elevating youth leadership.
(3) The technical assistance provider shall:
Page 15, Line 1(a) Provide input to the office regarding the development of the grant program's grant application materials;
Page 15, Line 2(b) Support grantees in establishing and maintaining
Page 15, Line 3relationships with justice system and community stakeholders,
Page 15, Line 4including public agencies, tribal governments and communities,
Page 15, Line 5nonprofit organizations, and youth and families most impacted by the justice system;
Page 15, Line 6(c) Provide grantees with training and support in
Page 15, Line 7implementing best practices and trauma-informed, culturally
Page 15, Line 8relevant, gender-responsive, and developmentally appropriate approaches to serving youth;
Page 15, Line 9(d) Create peer learning opportunities for grantees to learn from and alongside one another;
Page 15, Line 10(e) In collaboration with the research and evaluation
Page 15, Line 11partner selected pursuant to section 24-33.5-2807, provide
Page 15, Line 12grantees with administrative and technical support to support
Page 15, Line 13compliance with applicable data reporting and program
Page 15, Line 14evaluation requirements, and with applicable laws, including laws around confidentiality and deflection eligibility; and
Page 15, Line 15(f) Provide the research and evaluation partner selected
Page 15, Line 16pursuant to section 24-33.5-2807 with input regarding the
Page 15, Line 17development of deflection program evaluation processes and metrics.
Page 15, Line 1824-33.5-2807. Evaluation - reporting requirements. (1) The
Page 15, Line 19office shall contract with a research and evaluation partner
Page 15, Line 20to conduct a statewide evaluation of the grant program and
Page 16, Line 1associated youth outcomes over the three-year grant period.
Page 16, Line 2The office shall solicit and receive input from the contracted
Page 16, Line 3research and evaluation partner in developing the grant
Page 16, Line 4program application materials. The research and evaluation
Page 16, Line 5partner must have a demonstrated commitment to working with communities impacted by the justice system.
Page 16, Line 6(2) The research and evaluation partner shall:
Page 16, Line 7(a) Develop a common assessment instrument for use by
Page 16, Line 8grantees to assess the outcomes and impact of services provided to youth.
Page 16, Line 9(b) Design a central data repository to standardize grantee data collection and reporting; and
Page 16, Line 10(c) Support grantees with using the common assessment instrument and the central data repository.
Page 16, Line 11(3) The office shall provide the research and evaluation
Page 16, Line 12partner with relevant, existing data for the purposes of
Page 16, Line 13measuring outcomes. Measured outcomes may include, but are not limited to:
Page 16, Line 14(a) Reductions in law enforcement responses to youth
Page 16, Line 15conduct involving low-level offenses, court caseloads and
Page 16, Line 16processing costs, days youth spent in detention, placement of
Page 16, Line 17youth in congregate care, and school and placement disruptions;
Page 16, Line 18(b) Reductions in the number of school suspensions and expulsions;
Page 16, Line 19(c) Improvements in youth health and well-being, housing
Page 16, Line 20and community stability, educational attainment, prosocial
Page 17, Line 1activity, and connections to employment opportunities and mentorship; and
Page 17, Line 2(d) Projected state and local cost savings as a result of the deflection programming.
Page 17, Line 3(4) The office shall make available on its website a report
Page 17, Line 4of grantees, projects, and outcomes at the state and local
Page 17, Line 5levels within one hundred eighty days of completion of the grant program.
Page 17, Line 6(5) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), on or
Page 17, Line 7before December 31, 2026, and each December 31 thereafter for
Page 17, Line 8the duration of the grant program, the office shall submit a
Page 17, Line 9report to the house of representatives judiciary committee and
Page 17, Line 10the senate judiciary committee, or their successor committees,
Page 17, Line 11about the grant program. At a minimum, the report must include
Page 17, Line 12the number and amount of grants awarded since the last report
Page 17, Line 13and a summary of information concerning the impact of the
Page 17, Line 14mixed delivery system of deflection programs for youth, including Native American youth.
Page 17, Line 1524-33.5-2808. No disclosure of participant records.Records
Page 17, Line 16related to the participation of a youth or a youth's family in the
Page 17, Line 17deflection program pursuant to this part 28 are not subject to disclosure to a prosecuting attorney.
Page 17, Line 1824-33.5-2809. Funding for grant program. (1) The general
Page 17, Line 19assembly shall annually appropriate the necessary funds to the department for use by the office for the purposes of this part 28.
Page 17, Line 20(2) The office may use up to twenty-three and one-half
Page 17, Line 21percent of the money annually appropriated, as follows:
Page 18, Line 1(a) Up to three percent of the money annually
Page 18, Line 2appropriated pursuant to subsection(1)of this section to pay
Page 18, Line 3for the direct and indirect costs that the office incurs to administer the grant program;
Page 18, Line 4(b) Up to three percent of the money annually
Page 18, Line 5appropriated pursuant to subsection(1)of this section to
Page 18, Line 6contract with a research and evaluation partner and the office's own grant program evaluation-related costs;
Page 18, Line 7(c) Up to seven and one-half percent of the money
Page 18, Line 8annually appropriated pursuant to subsection(1)of this section
Page 18, Line 9to contract with a technical assistance provider and the
Page 18, Line 10office's own technical assistance-related costs in connection with the grant program; and
Page 18, Line 11(d) Up to ten percent of the money annually appropriated
Page 18, Line 12pursuant to subsection(1)of this section for grant awards to deflection programs targeting Native American youth.
Page 18, Line 13(3) The office may use the remaining money annually
Page 18, Line 14appropriated for the grant program for grant awards to youth deflection programs.
Page 18, Line 15 (4) The office may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants,
Page 18, Line 16or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this part 28.
Page 18, Line 1724-33.5-2810. Repeal of part.This part 28 is repealed, effective January 1, 2031.
Page 18, Line 18SECTION 4. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
Page 18, Line 19takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
Page 18, Line 20ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except
Page 19, Line 1that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V
Page 19, Line 2of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this
Page 19, Line 3act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take
Page 19, Line 4effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in
Page 19, Line 5November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.