3.
(a)In addition to the duties prescribed to the
commission under section 9 of this chapter, the commission shall form
and establish a statewide juvenile justice oversight body that will
oversee implementation of the assigned duties described in this section.
(b)Not later than July 1, 2023, the statewide juvenile justice
oversight body shall develop a plan to collect and report statewide
juvenile justice data. The plan shall be submitted to the commission
and the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6. The
plan shall include the following:
(1)Provide goals for the collection of juvenile justice data.
(2)Create shared definitions concerning juvenile justice data.
(3)Set standard protocols and procedures for data collection and
quality assurance, including a plan t
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3. (a) In addition to the duties prescribed to the
commission under section 9 of this chapter, the commission shall form
and establish a statewide juvenile justice oversight body that will
oversee implementation of the assigned duties described in this section.
(b) Not later than July 1, 2023, the statewide juvenile justice
oversight body shall develop a plan to collect and report statewide
juvenile justice data. The plan shall be submitted to the commission
and the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6. The
plan shall include the following:
(1) Provide goals for the collection of juvenile justice data.
(2) Create shared definitions concerning juvenile justice data.
(3) Set standard protocols and procedures for data collection and
quality assurance, including a plan to track data across the
juvenile justice continuum.
(4) Establish a minimum set of performance and data measures
that counties shall collect and report annually, including equity
measures.
(5) Establish how data should be reported and to whom.
(6) Establish a research agenda to evaluate the effectiveness of
interventions.
(7) Determine the costs of collecting and reporting data described
in this subsection.
(c) Not later than July 1, 2023, the statewide juvenile justice
oversight body shall do the following:
(1) Review and establish statewide procedures, policies, and an
implementation plan related to the use of:
(A) a validated risk screening tool to inform statewide diversion
decisions;
(B) a validated risk and needs assessment tool to inform
statewide dispositional decisions, especially the use of
out-of-home placement; and
(C) a detention tool to inform the initial and ongoing use of
secure detention, while considering factors related to public
safety and failure to appear for court.
(2) Develop criteria for the use of diagnostic assessments as
described in IC 31-37-19-11.7.
(3) Develop a statewide plan to address the provision of broader
behavioral health services to a child in the juvenile justice system.
(4) Develop policies, protocols, and a statewide implementation
plan to guide the provision of transitional services for a child who
is the ward of the department of correction as described in IC 31-37-19-11.5.
(5) Establish policies and protocols for research based pretrial
diversion and informal adjustment programs and practices.
(6) Any other activities as identified by the oversight body.
(d) Not later than January 1, 2026, the statewide juvenile justice
oversight body shall develop and submit a plan for grant programs
described in IC 31-40-5 and IC 31-40-6 to the commission and the
legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6. The
oversight body shall determine:
(1) the amount of money dedicated to each grant;
(2) the funding formula, accounting for the needs of both more
rural and more populated communities;
(3) the required set of performance measures that counties
receiving the grants must collect and report; and
(4) the process to streamline and manage the entire grant life
cycle for all programs described in IC 31-40-5 and IC 31-40-6.
The planning process shall define the parameters of using the funds,
with allowance for a proportion of the funding to be used for staffing,
training, and administrative expenses to support the needs of rural
communities with limited service capacity.
(e) Following the development of the plans described in subsections
(b), (c), and (d), the statewide juvenile justice oversight body shall
support the implementation of the plans. The commission, the Indiana
office of court services, and the office of judicial administration shall
provide staff support to the statewide juvenile justice oversight body in
the implementation of the plans. Implementation actions include the
following:
(1) Researching, identifying, and making recommendations
regarding barriers to implementation, including systemic,
legislative, and data collection related barriers.
(2) Researching, identifying, and making recommendations
regarding effective and ineffective interventions.
(3) Researching, identifying, and making recommendations
regarding the needs of rural communities with limited service
capacity.
(4) Supporting the juvenile diversion and juvenile community
alternatives grant programs under IC 31-40-5 and the juvenile
behavioral health competitive grant program under IC 31-40-6.
(5) Supporting education and outreach with regard to the
statewide procedures, protocols, policies, and processes identified
in plans described in subsections (b), (c), and (d).
(6) Partnering with the commission to integrate the expertise of
youth, families, and caregivers with direct experience in the
juvenile justice system into the statewide juvenile justice
oversight body's research, identification of issues, and
recommendations.
(f) Not later than September 1 of each year, the statewide juvenile
justice oversight body shall submit to the legislative council, the
commission, and the chief justice of Indiana a report describing the
implementation actions taken under subsection (e) during the preceding
year. The report to the legislative council must be in an electronic
format under IC 5-14-6.