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Senate advances juvenile offender treatment bill but senators press for fiscal clarity
Summary
SB 148, creating regional units for juvenile offender supervision and treatment and requesting a $50,000 state match to leverage federal funds, advanced after extended debate about how the money would be used and whether staffing commitments were realistic.
Senator Delta A. Baird introduced SB 148 as a three-party effort (Judicial Council, Division of Youth Corrections, and Division of Family Services) to create statewide and regional units for the treatment and supervision of juvenile offenders. "This bill is a product of 3 different groups working together," Baird told the Senate.
The measure includes a $50,000 state appropriation intended to unlock federal matching funds (sponsors said the state share could leverage roughly…
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