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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                                  Bill No. HB 2223
    Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Merchant offered the following:
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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 
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15  remove from the bill:  all of said lines
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18         Section 3.  Eligibility for funding and accountability
19  standards for juvenile delinquency prevention
20  services.--Funding for juvenile delinquency prevention
21  services shall be as provided through legislative
22  appropriations.
23         (1)  Each agency or entity that receives or uses state
24  appropriations to fund juvenile delinquency prevention
25  services shall collect outcome data relative to the
26  performance of a juvenile delinquency prevention service or
27  services funded through the agency or entity.  At a minimum,
28  each state-funded juvenile delinquency prevention service
29  provider shall track and submit data to the Office of
30  Statewide Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Coordination that
31  will enable the Office to determine the following:
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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT
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 1         (a)  The number of youth served by the prevention
 2  service;
 3         (b)  The number of youth who complete the prevention
 4  service;
 5         (c)  The number and percentage of youth participating
 6  in the service who were referred for delinquency while
 7  receiving the juvenile prevention service; and
 8         (d)  The number and percentage of youth participating
 9  in the service who were referred for delinquency within 6
10  months after completing the juvenile delinquency prevention
11  service.
12         (2)  Each state-funded juvenile delinquency prevention
13  service shall be operated to target risk factors associated
14  with entering or reentering the juvenile justice system.  Risk
15  factors associated with entering or reentering the juvenile
16  justice system include poor school attendance, unsupervised
17  after-school activities, propensity for violence, substance
18  use or abuse, and unemployment.  In addition to the data
19  specified in subsection (1), each state funded juvenile
20  delinquency prevention service provider shall also submit to
21  the Office of Statewide Juvenile Delinquency Prevention
22  Coordination sufficient information to enable the Office to
23  document outcome data for one or more of the following:
24         (a)  For programs operated to encourage school
25  attendance, which may include special assistance and tutoring
26  to address identified deficiencies in academic performance,
27  the number of days participants attended school during
28  participation in the program.
29         (b)  For programs operated to engage at-risk youth in
30  productive and wholesome activities during nonschool hours,
31  the number of arrests during after-school hours by program
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 1  participants.
 2         (c)  For programs operated to help youth avoid engaging
 3  in substance use or abuse, the number of program participants
 4  arrested for substance use or abuse crimes.
 5         (d)  For programs operated to help youth avoid engaging
 6  in violent activities, the number of program participants
 7  arrested for violent crimes.
 8         (e)  For programs operated to help youth acquire the
 9  skills they need to find meaningful employment, which may
10  include assistance in finding a suitable employer for youth,
11  the number of program participants who obtain and maintain
12  employment for at least 180 days.
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16  And the title is amended as follows:
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18  remove from the title of the bill:  track and collect
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