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Budget Amendments - SB800 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Vogel
DJJ Mental Health Screenings (language only)

Item 409 #1s

Item 409 #1s

Public Safety
Juvenile Justice, Department of

Language
Page 356, line 30, strike "B" and insert "B.1".
Page 356, following line 37, insert:
"2. Out of the savings recognized from the downsizing, re-purposing or closure of Hanover Juvenile Correctional Center, at least seventy-five (75) percent of the savings shall be used to: a) fund mental health services under the Mental Health Initiative (MHI) fund for children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances and related disorders, provided such children are not mandated for services under the Comprehensive Services Act for At-Risk Youth, and b) to fund any fiscal impact from legislation in the 2013 Session of the General Assembly relating to mental health screenings and assessments of juveniles as provided for in Sections 16.1-248.2, 16.1-273, 16.1-274, and 16.1-278.8 of the Code of Virginia."


Explanation
(This amendment provides language directing the disposition of savings from the downsizing, re-purposing or closing of Hanover Juvenile Correctional Center.)