Effective 5/4/2022
80-5-302. Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Restricted Account.
80-5-302. Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Restricted Account.
- (1) There is created in the General Fund a restricted account known as the “Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Restricted Account.”
- (2) The account shall be funded by savings calculated from General Fund appropriations by the Division of Finance as described in Subsection (3).
- (3) At the end of the fiscal year, the Division of Finance shall:
- (a) use the formula established in Subsection 80-5-202(1)(c) to calculate the savings from General Fund appropriations; and
- (b) lapse the calculated savings into the account.
- (4) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the department may expend funds from the account:
- (a) for the statewide expansion of nonresidential community-based programs, including:
- (i) receiving centers;
- (ii) mobile crisis outreach teams;
- (iii) youth courts under Title 80, Chapter 6, Part 9, Youth Court; and
- (iv) victim-offender mediation under Section 80-6-304 and Subsection 80-6-710(6);
- (b) for nonresidential evidence-based programs and practices in cognitive, behavioral, and family therapy;
- (c) to implement:
- (i) nonresidential diagnostic assessment; and
- (ii) nonresidential early intervention programs, including family strengthening programs, family wraparound services, and truancy interventions; or
- (d) for infrastructure in nonresidential evidence-based juvenile justice programs, including staffing and transportation.
- (a) for the statewide expansion of nonresidential community-based programs, including:
Amended by Chapter 155, 2022 General Session