HB23-1307 Summary

• Appropriates $3,340,119 annually from the general fund to the Department of Human Services beginning in fiscal year 2023-24 for youth detention and alternatives to detention services.

• Allocates $200,000 for community-based outpatient therapeutic services, mentorship programs, and supports to assist youth transitioning from detention to out-of-home placements.

• Allocates $1,780,137 to provide incentives for licensed residential providers to serve youth in community facilities or family-like settings instead of detention.

• Creates 22 temporary emergency detention beds statewide that do not count toward the juvenile detention bed cap, available through court order when all regular beds are full and specific conditions are met.

• Requires courts to appoint guardians ad litem for detained juveniles and mandates the Department of Human Services to annually collect and report demographic and detention metrics data to the legislature.