3.0.0 6934 2020-02-10T16:54:28Z 2020-02-10T16:54:28Z House H HR 2008-09-17 110 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-09-17T14:01:40Z 2008-09-17 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2008-09-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001153 Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32] HILDA SOLIS D CA L. 32 N Crime and Law Enforcement Child safety Child welfare Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Crime prevention Discrimination in criminal justice administration Economics and Public Finance Families Federal aid to law enforcement Government Operations and Politics Juvenile delinquency Minorities Prisoners' rights Prosecution Racial discrimination Women Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2008-09-17 Introduced in House 2008-10-29T14:19:38Z Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2008 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to: (1) revise the definition of "contact" in such Act to include any sight or sound interaction between a juvenile in custody and an adult inmate; (2) expand eligibility for participation in grant programs under such Act to certain individuals and organizations with an interest in the juvenile justice system ("juvenile justice stakeholders"); (3) require state plans under such Act to provide for increased protections for juveniles in custody, provide for culturally and linguistically appropriate services to juveniles at risk, and establish policies and strategies to identify and reduce racial and ethnic disparities among youths in the juvenile justice system; (4) require the inclusion on state juvenile delinquency prevention advisory boards of individuals with experience and competence in addressing the needs of girls or in implementing gender responsive services; and (5) require the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to assess and report on the effectiveness of treating juveniles as adults for purposes of criminal prosecutions.

Amends the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act of 2002 to require the inclusion of gender specific services in the incentive grant program for juvenile delinquency prevention.

]]> Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2008 Display Title Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To amend and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-09-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6934ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6934ih.xml 2008-09-17 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.