Second Regular Session
               Seventieth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 16-0067.01 Julie Pelegrin x2700 SENATE BILL 16-047
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Woods, Holbert
 
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Ransom, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Senate Committees
 House Committees
 
 
 Judiciary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning prohibiting juvenile facilities from providing
            care for a juvenile who is truant.
       
       
                           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://www.leg.state.co.us/billsummaries.)
       
            The bill prohibits a juvenile detention facility from receiving or
       providing care for a juvenile who violates a court order to attend school
       unless the juvenile is also adjudicated for a delinquent act and remains
       under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court for committing the delinquent
       act.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 19-2-402, add (1) (c)
       as follows:
            19-2-402.  Juvenile detention services and facilities to be
       provided by department of human services - education. (1) (c)  A
       detention facility operated by or under contract with the
       department of human services shall not receive or provide care
       for a juvenile who violates a court order to attend school as
       required under the "School Attendance Law of 1963", article 33
       of title 22, C.R.S., unless the juvenile is also found guilty of and
       adjudicated pursuant to this article for committing a
       delinquent act and remains under the jurisdiction of the
       juvenile court for committing the delinquent act.
            SECTION 2.  Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
       determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
       preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.