Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 57

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 57-Committee on

Elections, Procedures, and Ethics

July 3, 1997
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Referred to Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics

SUMMARY--Directs Legislative Commission to conduct interim study of system of juvenile justice in State of Nevada. (BDR R-1869)

EXPLANATION - Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is material to be omitted.

ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION--Directing the Legislative Commission to conduct an interim study of the system of juvenile justice in the State of Nevada.

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate Concurring, That the Legislative Commission is hereby directed to conduct an interim study of the system of juvenile justice in the State of Nevada; and be it further
Resolved, That the study include, but not be limited to:
1. The uniformity of the administration of the juvenile justice system among the counties of this state and the cost to the counties;
2. The cost to the counties to administer the system of juvenile justice;
3. The use of alternatives to traditional methods of adjudication of children alleged to be delinquent or in need of supervision, including, but not limited to, the use of teen courts and community sentencing panels;
4. The practices and procedures of juvenile courts regarding the assignment of children who are adjudicated delinquent or in need of supervision to facilities for confinement, detention or care;
5. The facilities for confinement, detention or care of children who are adjudicated delinquent or in need of supervision in this state, including, but not limited to, the certification or licensure of such facilities, the capacity and condition of such facilities, the ability of such facilities to provide for the separation of violent and nonviolent children or any other appropriate separation of children in such facilities and the costs associated with the maintenance of such facilities; and
6. The penalties associated with the commission of delinquent acts by children and the application of such penalties; and be it further
Resolved, That no action may be taken by the study committee on recommended legislation unless it receives a majority vote of the Senators on the committee and a majority vote of the Assemblymen on the committee; and be it further
Resolved, That the Legislative Commission submit a report of the study and any recommendations for legislation to the 70th session of the Nevada Legislature.