BY REPRESENTATIVES Owen, Grampsas, and Romero;
also SENATORS Blickensderfer, Lacy, and Rizzuto.
CONCERNING ESTABLISHMENT OF CATCHMENT AREAS FOR JUVENILE
FACILITIES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State
of Colorado:
SECTION 1. Part
4 of article 2 of title 19, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended
BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION to read:
192402.5. Juvenile detention facilities
catchment areas. (1) (a) THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND THE
STATE COURT ADMINISTRATOR IN THE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT SHALL TOGETHER
ESTABLISH GEOGRAPHICAL CATCHMENT AREAS FOR THE JUVENILE DETENTION
FACILITIES OPERATED BY OR UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES. TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, THE DETENTION CATCHMENT
AREAS SHALL BE ESTABLISHED TO ENSURE THAT THE JUVENILE IS HELD
IN A JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITY LOCATED WITHIN THE JUDICIAL DISTRICT
IN WHICH THE OFFENSE IS COMMITTED. FOR JUDICIAL DISTRICTS IN
WHICH NO JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITY IS LOCATED, THE DEPARTMENT
SHALL ESTABLISH THE CATCHMENT AREAS BASED ON CONSIDERATIONS OF
PROXIMITY, BED AVAILABILITY, WORKLOAD, AND COST EFFICIENCY.
(b) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 1998, AND
EACH OCTOBER 1 THEREAFTER, THE WORKING GROUP ESTABLISHED IN SECTION
192212 SHALL SUBMIT RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND THE STATE COURT
ADMINISTRATOR CONCERNING CONFIGURATION OF THE DETENTION CATCHMENT
AREAS AND THE PLACEMENT OF DETAINED JUVENILES.
(2) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 1998, THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND THE
STATE COURT ADMINISTRATOR SHALL SUBMIT A DESCRIPTION OF THE DETENTION
CATCHMENT AREAS TO THE JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE AND TO THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR AND THE STATE COURT ADMINISTRATOR SHALL ANNUALLY REEXAMINE
THE DETENTION CATCHMENT AREAS AND SUBMIT A DESCRIPTION OF ANY
CHANGES IN THE DETENTION CATCHMENT AREA BOUNDARIES TO THE JOINT
BUDGET COMMITTEE AND TO THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE
AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BY DECEMBER 1.
SECTION 2. Effective date. This act shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninetyday period after final adjournment of the general assembly that is allowed for submitting a referendum petition pursuant to article V, section 1 (3) of the state constitution; except that, if a referendum petition is filed against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part, if approved by the people, shall take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the governor.
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Charles E. Berry Tom Norton
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
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Judith M. Rodrigue Patricia K. Dicks
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
APPROVED________________________________________
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Roy Romer
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE
OF COLORADO