HB 1061 Summary

• Establishes an Office of Youth Services Revolving Fund to receive revenue from commercial enterprise vocational programs and legislative appropriations, with funds used for vocational programs as determined by the office.

• Permits the Office of Youth Services to create, develop, and operate commercial enterprise vocational programs that provide goods and services to develop job skills and promote self-sufficiency for young adults.

• Allows commercial enterprise vocational programs to market and sell goods and services to both public and private sectors at prices near prevailing market rates, with quality comparable to private sector goods and services.

• Authorizes the office to provide remuneration to young adults participating in commercial enterprise vocational programs without designating them as state employees.

• Amends the definition of "young adult at risk" to remove the requirement that individuals must be ineligible for state child protective services and adds commercial enterprise vocational programs as a service the Office of Youth Services must provide.