| 1 | Representatives Garcia and Adams offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove lines 101-149 and insert: |
| 5 | appropriate. If, following a needs assessment, the child is |
| 6 | found to be in need of mental health services or substance abuse |
| 7 | treatment services, the department shall cooperate with the |
| 8 | child's parent, custodian, or legal guardian and the Department |
| 9 | of Children and Family Services, as appropriate, to identify the |
| 10 | most appropriate services and supports and available funding |
| 11 | sources to meet the needs of the child. |
| 12 | (10) RESTORATIVE JUSTICE.-- |
| 13 | (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the juvenile |
| 14 | justice system advance the principles of restorative justice. |
| 15 | The department shall focus on repairing the harm to victims of |
| 16 | delinquent behavior, ensuring that the child understands the |
| 17 | effect of his or her delinquent behavior on the victim and the |
| 18 | community, and restoring the loss suffered by the victim. The |
| 19 | department shall ensure that victims of juvenile crime are |
| 20 | afforded all rights as enumerated in the State Constitution, |
| 21 | chapter 960, and this chapter. |
| 22 | (b) Offender accountability is one of the basic principles |
| 23 | of restorative justice. The premise of this principle is that |
| 24 | the juvenile justice system must respond to delinquent behavior |
| 25 | in such a way that the offender is made aware of and takes |
| 26 | responsibility for repaying or restoring loss, damage, or injury |
| 27 | to the victim and the community. This goal is achieved when the |
| 28 | offender understands the consequences of delinquent behavior in |
| 29 | terms of harm to others, and when the offender compensates for |
| 30 | the harm, loss, or damage through restitution, community |
| 31 | service, or other appropriate payback. |
| 32 | (11) EQUAL TREATMENT OF YOUTH.--The department shall |
| 33 | examine and, if necessary, revise its strategies, policies, and |
| 34 | practices to ensure that all youth are treated equally, |
| 35 | regardless of their gender, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status, |
| 36 | without jeopardizing public safety. The department shall solicit |
| 37 | input from community stakeholders and affected citizens to |
| 38 | assist in the modification of strategies, policies, and |
| 39 | practices to ensure equal treatment. |
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| 42 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 43 | Remove lines 13-15 and insert: |
| 44 | the principles of restorative justice; requiring the |
| 45 | department to examine and revise its strategies, policies, |
| 46 | and practices to ensure that all youth are treated equally, |
| 47 | without jeopardizing public safety; |