CS/CS/HB 949 Summary

• Department of Juvenile Justice must provide cost and effectiveness information on programs and implement an accountability system, with annual reports to the Governor and Legislature by March 1 including uniform cost data, student learning gains, and program recommendations.

• School districts and contracted private providers must offer academic remediation, virtual instruction, and industry certification courses to juvenile justice students, with instructional personnel meeting Department of Education certification requirements.

• State Board of Education must adopt quality assurance standards for educational programs in juvenile justice facilities, with the Department of Education monitoring and reporting on student outcomes including graduation rates, industry certifications, and recidivism rates.

• Each student in a juvenile justice education program must receive an individualized transition plan developed at program entry that includes assessment results, academic plans, transcripts, reentry goals, and career/employment goals, with copies provided upon program exit.

• Act takes effect upon becoming law.