CO HB1064

Updates terminology throughout Colorado's Youthful Offender System (YOS) statutes, replacing "youthful offender" with "juvenile or young adult" and "system participant" to better reflect the population served

Revises legislative intent to emphasize trauma-informed care, evidence-based rehabilitative treatment, lasting behavioral change, accountability, healthy relationship building, and safety for both participants and staff

Requires equitable treatment in sentencing for juveniles and young adults with physical, intellectual, developmental, mental, or behavioral health disabilities, and mandates reasonable accommodations within the system

Establishes new requirements for participant evaluations assessing criminogenic risks, treatment needs, and disabilities; creates individualized plans addressing therapeutic needs, education, vocational skills, life skills, and reentry; and assigns case managers to meet monthly with participants

Adds annual reporting requirements on completion rates and prior Division of Youth Services commitments, and requires the Department of Corrections to consult experts and publish recommendations for integrating trauma-informed standards of care by January 2028