Panel advances bill making Youth Justice Oversight Committee permanent and easing grant access
House Bill 1403 would establish the Youth Justice Oversight Committee (YJOC) as a grant-bearing entity, broaden its duties, and adopt a funding formula to ease local access to juvenile diversion and behavioral-health grants; sponsors said the change aims to increase grant uptake and local technical support.
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House Bill 1403 would convert the Youth Justice Oversight Committee from a pilot into a permanent, grant-bearing body, amend its duties to enable broader review and grant administration, and adopt a funding formula for juvenile diversion, community alternatives and juvenile behavioral-health competitive grants.
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