15A.0 69 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 vings 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 K RS 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.
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