Population: Youth
Legal Features: N/A
Law Type: Statute
Excerpt of Relevant Text:
(1) If all of the boards of commissioners of each county or the city council of each city and county in a judicial district agree, there may be created in the judicial district a local juvenile services planning committee that is appointed by the chief judge of the judicial district or, for the second judicial district, the presiding judge of the Denver juvenile court, from persons recommended by the boards of commissioners of each county or the city council of each city and county within the judicial district. The committee, if practicable, must include, but need not be limited to, a representative from a county department of human or social services, a local school district, a local law enforcement agency, a local probation department, the division of youth services, private citizens, the district attorney’s office, the public defender’s office, a community mental health representative, and a representative of the concerns of municipalities. The committee, if created, shall meet as necessary to develop a plan for the allocation of resources for local juvenile services within the judicial district for the fiscal year. The committee is strongly encouraged to consider programs with restorative justice components when developing the plan. The state department of human services shall approve the plan. A local juvenile services planning committee may be consolidated with other local advisory boards pursuant to section 24-1.7-103.
Read Full Text of Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 19-2.5-302 (West)