NE LB585

Allocates 10% of the annual General Fund appropriation to the Community-based Juvenile Services Aid Program for grants to community-based organizations located in qualified census tracts with budgets of $1 million or less annually, focused on preventing juvenile crime before criminal justice involvement

Reduces the maximum local match requirement from 40% to 5% for counties, Indian tribes, or combinations receiving aid under the program

Adds new criteria for fund distribution decisions, including staff with lived experience in the juvenile justice system, organization budget size, location in qualified census tracts, and demographics of the population served

Expands eligibility for competitive funding and appeals process to include community-based organizations alongside counties and federally recognized or state-recognized Indian tribes

Requires the University of Nebraska at Omaha Juvenile Justice Institute to assist community-based organizations receiving funds in creating logic models and developing evaluation measurements to assess program impact