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JBC sets aside $10 million to fund diversion, deflection and detention initiatives for Department of Youth Services

5698376 · March 26, 2025
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Summary

The committee created a $10 million general‑fund set‑aside to support bills and proposals that address diversion, deflection and detention for youth, and authorized staff to draft implementing language.

The Joint Budget Committee voted unanimously to set aside $10,000,000 general fund for legislation addressing juvenile diversion, deflection and Department of Youth Services (DYS) detention capacity.

Nut graf: Committee members said the set‑aside is intended to allow a coordinated, holistic approach that invests in programs upstream (prevention/diversion) while improving the utility of existing…

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