Bill Text: PA HR926 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating the week of October 18 through 24, 2010, as "Juvenile Detention Centers Week" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 27-10)

Status: (Passed) 2010-10-06 - Adopted [HR926 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HR926-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 4232
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 926 Session of2010
INTRODUCED BY MILLER, BAKER, BEYER, CALTAGIRONE, CONKLIN, CREIGHTON, DENLINGER, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, EVERETT, FLECK, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, KILLION, SWANGER, GROVE, GRUCELA, HELM, HESS, KOTIK, KULA, MARSICO, MILLARD, MOUL, PAYNE, PHILLIPS, ROCK, ROSS, SAINATO, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, VULAKOVICH AND YOUNGBLOOD, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of October 18 through 24, 2010, as
"Juvenile Detention Centers Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's 18 secure detention centers serving
all 67 counties should be recognized for their ongoing
protection of our communities and the care of youth in their
custody; and
WHEREAS, These facilities provide 763 beds Statewide for more
than 10,000 admissions to juvenile detention each year in this
Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, The existence of these facilities is key to the
safety and betterment of their communities; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's juvenile detention centers adhere to
the Balanced and Restorative Justice Model and contribute to
public safety by providing a stable environment for at-risk
youth, both preadjudicated and adjudicated, providing education
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and programming and ensuring sufficient opportunities for growth
and development of Pennsylvania's youth; and
WHEREAS, Through the continuing efforts of the juvenile
courts of Pennsylvania, juvenile detention is utilized only when
lesser restrictive environments are not in the best interest of
the youth or community; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's juvenile detention centers will be
celebrating ten years of success, having been the first to adopt
the Statewide use of the Massachusetts Youth Screening
Instrument-Second Version (MAYSI-2) as a mental health screening
tool for youth entering pretrial detention, and Pennsylvania's
leadership has helped to establish statewide adoption of mental
health screening with the MAYSI-2 in 42 states; and
WHEREAS, Juvenile detention ensures every child's health and
well-being by providing competency development, self-discipline
and stabilization through comprehensive evaluations, both
physical and behavioral health, as well as community
involvement; and
WHEREAS, Hundreds of men and women are dedicated to ensuring
the proper care and supervision of the youth and are committed
to the protection of Pennsylvania's communities on a daily
basis; and
WHEREAS, Youth care workers in our detention facilities stand
ready on a daily basis to respond to youth who display an array
of unresolved mental health, behavioral, educational and
emotional issues; and
WHEREAS, The Juvenile Detention Centers Association of
Pennsylvania acts as the sole resource for these facilities
offering education, representation and support for all of the
important services that juvenile detention centers provide for
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this Commonwealth's youth and communities; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's juvenile detention centers in
coordination with the Juvenile Detention Centers Association of
Pennsylvania merit one week of recognition for their unending
services aimed at protecting our communities and assisting
Pennsylvania's youth; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
week of October 18 through 24, 2010, as "Juvenile Detention
Centers Week" in Pennsylvania.
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