STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 54th Legislature (2013)

HOUSE BILL 2288	By:	Pittman

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to juvenile justice; creating the Oklahoma Juvenile Reinvestment Act; directing the Office of Juvenile Affairs to develop certain plan, recommendations and treatment programs; providing guidelines for programs; providing for the promulgation of rules; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2-7-1001 of Title 10A, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
Sections 1 through 3 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Juvenile Reinvestment Act”.
SECTION 2.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2-7-1002 of Title 10A, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A.  In addition to the powers and duties of the Office of Juvenile Affairs, the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall develop a comprehensive plan, recommendations and various treatment programs to address juvenile justice and delinquency prevention needs in the State of Oklahoma.
B.  The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall:
1.  Develop recommendations to ensure the effective reintegration of juvenile offenders into communities to which they are returning;
2.  Recommend outcome measures of educational attainment, employment, homelessness, recidivism, and other appropriate measures that can be used to assess the performance of the State of Oklahoma in operating juvenile offender reentry programs;
3.  Develop a substance abuse awareness and recidivism prevention program that encourages juvenile offenders with substance abuse problems to receive necessary intervention and facilitate their reintegration into the community;
4.  Develop a violence prevention program that provides violent juvenile offenders with comprehensive psychological treatment services to reduce violent reoffending, tailored according to an evidence-based, specialized risk/needs assessment;
5.  Develop a juvenile offender behavior program for young juvenile offenders to assist in developing positive attitudes and skills instrumental to rehabilitation; and
6.  Develop an educational and vocational training program that provides juvenile offenders with opportunities to better themselves through education.  The program shall also assist juvenile offenders in acquiring vocational skills which may help them seek gainful employment.
C.  The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall promulgate rules as necessary to implement the provisions of this act.
SECTION 3.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2013.

54-1-6530	GRS	01/12/13