Senate Bill 18-154 Summary

• Requires local juvenile services planning committees in each judicial district to develop plans for managing "dually identified crossover youth" (youth involved in both the juvenile justice and child welfare systems).

• Plans must include processes for identifying crossover youth at earliest contact, sharing information between child welfare and juvenile justice systems, coordinating case management, and notifying relevant parties including public defenders, district attorneys, probation representatives, and parents.

• Establishes requirements that multidisciplinary professionals review decisions affecting crossover youth including placement, services, detention alternatives, and case closure to reduce disparities in secure detention.

• Authorizes use of marijuana tax cash fund revenues to support development and implementation of local dually identified crossover youth plans and services.

• Amends memorandum of understanding provisions to allow juvenile services planning committees to participate in interagency oversight groups for coordinating services.