HB 18-1010

House Bill 18-1010, which has been signed into law, requires the Department of Human Services to track and report data on juveniles who have completed their parole sentences. This includes collecting information about any new criminal offenses committed within three years after they leave supervision and reporting educational outcomes for these individuals annually. The bill also mandates that the judicial department provide necessary data to the state auditor for audits, and adds two members to a working group focused on youth restraint and seclusion. This law affects juveniles under Department of Human Services supervision and those involved in juvenile or adult criminal justice systems after their parole discharge. Since it has been signed, the bill is now an active law that the Department must follow.

Official Summary

The bill requires the department of human services (department), to annually collect recidivism data and calculate the recidivism rates and educational outcomes for juveniles committed to the custody of the department who complete their parole sentences and discharge from department supervision. In collecting the recidivism data, the department shall include any juvenile adjudication or adult conviction of a criminal offense within 3 years after parole discharge. The department shall report the recidivism data, recidivism rates, and educational outcomes to the general assembly annually. Existing law requires the state auditor to perform 2 audits of the department's reports of recidivism rates and educational outcomes. The bill requires the judicial department to provide data to the state auditor as permissible by law for the purposes of these audits. The bill adds 2 members to the youth restraint and seclusion working group within the division of youth services. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

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