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Juvenile oversight panel urges protection of evidence‑based funds, expands crossover youth pilots
Summary
Don Heimer, chair of the Kansas Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee, told the joint committee the JJOC is focused on improving data, monitoring the evidence‑based fund, expanding crossover youth pilots, and strengthening juvenile defense and community services to reduce out‑of‑home placements.
Don Heimer, chair of the Kansas Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee and an assistant district attorney in Johnson County, briefed the joint committee on the JJOC annual report, its recent work to improve data fidelity and grant administration, and a pilot program for crossover youth.
Heimer said the JJOC was established after Senate Bill 367 and that the committee’s purpose is broader than implementing a single law: it seeks to track outcomes, promote evidence‑based programs, and coordinate stakeholders across child welfare, courts, and corrections. The committee has four subcommittees (data, communications, reinvestment, legislative) and a staff coordinator to improve…
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