SENATE BILL 97050
BY SENATORS Coffman, Alexander, Arnold, Chlouber, Powers, Schroeder, and Tebedo;
also REPRESENTATIVES Epps, Dyer, Gordon, Hagedorn,
Mace, Pankey, Paschall, Schwarz, Smith, Snyder, and Udall.
CONCERNING THE REGIMENTED JUVENILE TRAINING PROGRAM.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State
of Colorado:
SECTION 1. 192309
(2) (a) and (7), Colorado Revised Statutes, 1986 Repl. Vol., as
amended, are amended, and the said 192309 is further
amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SUBSECTION, to read:
192309. Regimented juvenile
training program legislative declaration - repeal.
(2) (a) The department of human services, under
contract with any private entity, shall establish, maintain, and
operate a regimented juvenile training program. The department
of human services and the judicial department shall establish
AND IMPLEMENT selection guidelines for juveniles sentenced to
the regimented juvenile training program WHICH EXCLUDE LOWERRISK
JUVENILES WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE SENTENCED EXCLUSIVELY TO PROBATION.
The guidelines shall take into account the severity
and number of offenses committed by the juvenile, and juveniles
with extensive criminal histories shall not be considered to be
appropriate for the program OFFENSE
FOR WHICH THE JUVENILE IS SENTENCED TO THE PROGRAM, THE JUVENILE'S
CRIMINAL HISTORY, AND PREVIOUS EFFORTS TO INTERVENE WITH THE JUVENILE.
Juveniles eligible for participation in the program shall be assessed
and deemed appropriate for the program by the department of human
services. The judicial department shall provide information to
the department of human services concerning the criminal histories
of the juveniles sentenced to the regimented juvenile training
program as a condition of probation. The juveniles eligible for
the program shall include only juveniles who are required to participate
in the regimented juvenile training program as a condition of
probation.
(6.5) (a) IN ADDITION TO THE REPORT
SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (6) OF THIS SECTION, ON OR BEFORE
JANUARY 15, 1998, AND ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 15 OF EACH YEAR THEREAFTER,
THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES SHALL SUBMIT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
A REPORT THAT INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
(I) A NONIDENTIFYING PROFILE OF EACH JUVENILE
PARTICIPATING IN THE REGIMENTED JUVENILE TRAINING PROGRAM DURING
THE PRECEDING YEAR;
(II) A DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED
THROUGH THE REGIMENTED JUVENILE TRAINING PROGRAM DURING THE PRECEDING
YEAR; AND
(III) THE COMPLETION RATE FOR THE REGIMENTED
JUVENILE TRAINING PROGRAM, CALCULATED FOR THE STATE AS A WHOLE
AND FOR EACH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
(b) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 15, 1998, AND
ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 15 OF EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, THE JUDICIAL
DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMIT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY A REPORT THAT
INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
(I) DESCRIPTIONS OF THE AFTERCARE SERVICES
PROVIDED BY EACH JUDICIAL DISTRICT;
(II) THE COMPLETION RATE FOR EACH AFTERCARE
SERVICE OR PROGRAM PROVIDED; AND
(III) THE RECIDIVISM RATE FOR JUVENILES
WHO COMPLETE THE REGIMENTED JUVENILE TRAINING PROGRAM, CALCULATED
FOR THE STATE AS A WHOLE AND FOR EACH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. THE RECIDIVISM
RATE CALCULATED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBPARAGRAPH (III) SHALL INCLUDE
ANY JUVENILE WHO COMMITS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE, EITHER AS A JUVENILE
OR AS AN ADULT, WITHIN THREE YEARS AFTER COMPLETING THE REGIMENTED
JUVENILE TRAINING PROGRAM.
(c) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 15, 2000, THE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES SHALL SUBMIT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
AN EVALUATION OF THE REGIMENTED JUVENILE TRAINING PROGRAM.
(7) This section is repealed, effective
July 1, 1997 2000.
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.
____________________________ ____________________________
Tom Norton Charles E. Berry
PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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Joan M. Albi Judith M. Rodrigue
SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPROVED________________________________________
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Roy Romer
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO