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House approves overhaul of juvenile justice with focus on diversion and rural resources
Summary
Lawmakers passed second substitute HB 239 to change juvenile justice practices, expand community-based tools (receiving centers, mobile outreach, youth courts) and reduce out-of-home placements; supporters cited data on racial disparities and costs. The House passed the bill 68–7.
Representative Snow, sponsor of HB 239, described the bill as a data-driven effort to reduce long-term out-of-home placement for youth and to expand community-based alternatives. He said the bill aims to shift costs away from secure care, expand receiving centers, support mobile outreach, broaden youth courts, and implement statewide nonresidential diagnostic assessments.
Supporters emphasized statistical evidence presented to the Judiciary Committee and…
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