Division of Placement Services -- Duties -- Reinvestment of juvenile justice facilities' savings
KRS 15A.069
in effect15A.069. Division of Placement Services -- Duties -- Reinvestment of juvenile justice facilities' savings
(1) There is established within the department a Division of Placement Services that shall be responsible:
(a) For the management, policy direction, and coordination of all matters relating to the classification, evaluation, and placement of juveniles committed to or detained by the department;
(b) For the transportation of juveniles committed to or detained by the department;
(c) If the division places a juvenile in a county other than the county of adjudication or sentencing, for notifying a department caseworker in the county of placement of this fact; and
(d) For notifying the District Court in the county of placement of the juvenile's complete offense record.
(2) Any savings achieved by the Department of Juvenile Justice as a result of a reduction in the population in Department of Juvenile Justice facilities shall be reinvested as follows:
(a) Fifty percent (50%) of all savings shall be reinvested into Department of Juvenile Justice community supervision and aftercare services;
(b) Twenty-five percent (25%) shall be reinvested in day treatment centers; and
(c) Twenty-five percent (25%) shall be reinvested in the fiscal incentive program established in KRS 15A.062. The oversight council established in KRS 15A.063 may recommend to the General Assembly modifications to the allocation of funds under this subsection.
Effective: July 15, 2014
History: Created 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 132, sec. 6, effective July 15, 2014.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=43484Fetched: 10/20/2026