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HB 1759: Juveniles/Classification & Placement

GENERAL BILL by Juvenile Justice ; Merchant ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Frankel ; Ryan ; Patterson ; Green ; Bainter ; Tullis ; Barreiro ; Lawson ; Ritchie ; Farkas

Juveniles/Classification & Placement; revises definitions re restrictiveness levels; provides additional intake screening requirements; provides for special detention order to allow comprehensive evaluation upon finding of delinquency; provides for court-ordered educational needs assessments for certain children under certain circumstances; authorizes predispositional report upon finding of delinquency, etc. Amends Ch. 985.

Effective Date: 01/01/2001
Last Action: 5/5/2000 House - Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 1196 (Ch. 2000-135)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/7/2000 House • Filed
3/9/2000 House • Introduced -HJ 00208
3/10/2000 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00285
4/7/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC), 04/11/00, 1:00 pm, 12-H
4/11/2000 House • Comm. Action:-Favorable with 3 amendment(s) by Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC); YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 00538
4/12/2000 House • Placed on calendar, available for General Calendar -HJ 00538
4/24/2000 House • Placed on General Calendar
4/19/2000 House • Objection filed
4/27/2000 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00846; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00846; Amendment pending --Temporarily postponed -HJ 00848
5/5/2000 House • Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 1196 (Ch. 2000-135)