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2024 Special Session I

Budget Bill - HB6001 (Chapter 2)

Department of Juvenile Justice

Item 410

Item 410

First Year - FY2025Second Year - FY2026
Operation of Community Residential and Nonresidential Services (35000)$3,320,293$3,320,293
Community Residential and Non-residential Custody and Treatment Services (35008)FY2025 $3,320,293FY2026 $3,320,293
Fund Sources:  
GeneralFY2025 $3,247,866FY2026 $3,247,866
SpecialFY2025 $50,000FY2026 $50,000
Federal TrustFY2025 $22,427FY2026 $22,427

Authority: §§ 16.1-246 through 16.1-258, 16.1-286, 16.1-291 through 16.1-295, 66-13, 66-14, 66-22 and 66-24, Code of Virginia.


A. Services funded out of this appropriation may include intensive supervision, day treatment, boot camp, and aftercare services, and should be integrated into existing services for juveniles.


B. Included in the appropriation for this Item is $2,920,000 in the first year and $2,920,000 in the second year from the general fund for a Juvenile Community Placement Program, in which the department may contract with local juvenile detention centers to house juveniles committed to the department prior to their release.  The funding provided shall support a minimum of 40 juvenile detention center beds.  The department shall develop program guidelines that at a minimum will include which juveniles qualify for placement, length of stay, level of security, mental health services, alcohol and substance abuse services, as well as other services that will be provided to the juvenile while in the detention center.