Title 41 — State Government

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Committed youth" or "youth" means a person who has been committed according to law to the department of juvenile corrections for supervision, rehabilitation, treatment and education and who is either: (a) At least fourte…

A. A department of juvenile corrections is established. B. The department shall have as its purpose the supervision, rehabilitation, treatment and education of all committed youth.

A. The director of the department shall be appointed by the governor pursuant to section 38-211 and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. B. The director, as minimum qualifications, shall have administrative experience in youth rehabilitative and treatment programs and edu…

A. The director shall: 1. Be responsible for the overall operations and policies of the department. 2. Maintain and administer all secure care facilities and programs within the department required and established for the custody, control, treatment, education and rehabilitation …

A. The director shall establish a religious services advisory committee to consist of nine members, no fewer than six of whom shall be representatives of the religious community. B. The director shall appoint the committee members, who shall serve at the director's pleasure. The …

A. The director may provide medical, dental and health services for committed youth. The director may contract for professional services to assist the director in carrying out the responsibility on behalf of this state if all of the records in connection with the services are mad…

A. The department may establish and maintain a committed youth canteen at any secure care facility. The committed youth canteens may offer for sale, at prices fixed by the director, toilet articles, candy, notions and other sundries for consumption on the premises. The department…

If a youth in a secure care facility requires health care services that the department, the facility or a provider contracted by the department cannot provide, the department shall pay approved claims from a facility or provider that provides these services as follows: 1. For inp…

The director may deposit any youth's monies in the director's possession in a separate account of the department of juvenile corrections fund established by section 41-2810 or, subject to the approval of the state treasurer, deposit such monies in interest bearing bank accounts. …

The department may accept and expend federal monies or private grants of monies, gifts and devises and may accept, manage or dispose of property to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. These monies and other monies received pursuant to this article except as otherwise provide…

The department shall consist of such number of divisions or units as may be established by the director. Each division or unit shall be under the supervision of a person appointed by the director.

A. When a youth is committed by the proper court to the department or to any facility under its jurisdiction, and an order is made by the proper court concerning the charges, expenses and maintenance payable by the committed youth or the youth's estate, parent or guardian, the di…

A. The department may enter into agreements with the federal government, other states or their agencies for such compensation on which they agree to accept or deliver committed youth or to administer rehabilitative programs. Notwithstanding section 35-193, any monies received by …

A. Each employee of the department and any licensee or contract service provider, employee of any licensee or contract service provider and each volunteer who has unsupervised direct contact with committed youth inside a secure care facility under the jurisdiction of the departme…

A. The department shall develop for each committed youth an individual treatment plan based on a diagnostic psychological evaluation and educational assessment received from the court pursuant to section 8-341 or performed by the department. The individual treatment plan shall ta…

A. The department shall operate and maintain or contract for secure care facilities for the custody, treatment, rehabilitation and education of youth who pose a threat to public safety, who have engaged in a pattern of conduct characterized by persistent and delinquent offenses t…

A. The department shall establish and operate or contract for the operation of a system of community based programs to supervise and rehabilitate youth in the least restrictive environment consistent with public safety and the needs of the youth. The programs shall consist of bot…

A. After a determination by the department that a youth is not likely to be a threat to the public safety if released and that the youth's continued treatment, rehabilitation and education in a less restrictive setting are consistent with the public's safety and interest, the you…

A. The department may revoke conditional liberty granted under section 41-2818 if the department determines that the youth has violated one or more terms of conditional liberty and that the youth's return to or placement in a secure care facility is in the best interests of the p…

A. Each youth shall be discharged from the jurisdiction of the department on attaining eighteen years of age, except that if the juvenile court retained jurisdiction over the youth pursuant to section 8-202, subsection H, the youth shall be discharged from the jurisdiction of the…

A. The department of juvenile corrections and the department of health services shall develop an intergovernmental agreement to define their respective roles in providing services to mentally ill youth who are committed to the department of juvenile corrections. The agreement sha…

A. The director shall establish a committed youth work program for youths in secure care facilities and on conditional liberty to ensure that: 1. All committed youths in a secure care facility receive work assignments commensurate and compatible with the condition and limitations…

B. If a committed youth regularly attends and is making satisfactory progress in educational classes as prescribed in this section, the committed youth shall be required to work at least twenty hours a week with up to ten hours of homework a week counting toward this requirement.…

A. It is unlawful for a youth who is committed to the department by the superior court and who is confined in any state secure care facility under the jurisdiction of the department or any other secure care facility in which such youth are confined under contractual agreement wit…

A. A training institute is established within the department of juvenile corrections to train those persons who work with committed youth in juvenile justice. B. The director shall establish and maintain training institutes under the jurisdiction of the department. C. The directo…

A. A community work program is established under the jurisdiction of the department. B. The director may place a person granted conditional liberty in the community work program under the direction of the department. C. The community work program shall involve community restituti…

B. The director may direct the payment of monies from the fund to the victim or the court for community restitution activities the youth does to pay restitution or monetary assessments that were ordered by the juvenile court or that the youth agreed to pay as part of a community …

A. Products that are produced by committed youths pursuant to an educational, vocational, treatment, training or work program are the property of the department and may be marketed to the public by the department. B. The department may purchase raw materials, components and suppl…

B. The director shall identify three persons who are qualified to serve as superintendent of the state educational system for committed youth. The director and the superintendent of public instruction shall agree on one of the three persons whom the director shall employ as super…

(Rpld. 7/1/28) A. The department shall annually assess a committed youth confinement cost sharing fee to each county with a population of more than three million persons. B. Each county with a population of more than three million persons shall pay the monies owed within thirty d…

(Rpld. 7/1/28) A. The department of juvenile corrections local cost sharing fund is established consisting of monies collected and deposited pursuant to section 41-2832. The department shall administer the fund. B. Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation and a…