House Bill 1091 Summary

• Requires juvenile detention centers to provide language and sign language interpretation services for youth with limited English proficiency or who are deaf or hard of hearing, with interpreters available 24 hours a day.

• Mandates centers adopt annual policies for interpretation services, post notices in conspicuous locations, train staff, and maintain lists of qualified interpreters; the state funds services through a single statewide contract selected by the Personal Service Contract Board.

• Requires youth detention officers to complete 120 hours of additional training during their first year of employment and 40 hours annually thereafter, separate from general jail officer certification requirements.

• Prohibits statements, admissions, confessions, or incriminating information obtained from youth during screening or assessment from being admitted as evidence in delinquency proceedings or criminal cases.

• Adds definitions for "assessment" and "screening" to youth court law and extends the evidence prohibition across multiple sections of the juvenile court code.