ENTITLED, An Act to
require the Department of Corrections to seek membership in the
Performance-based Standards Project.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section
1.
The Department of Corrections shall seek membership in the Performance-based
Standards Project sponsored by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, United
States Department of Justice. The Department of Corrections shall apply for membership as an
implementation site and shall sign an agreement with the Council of Juvenile Correctional
Administrators, hereinafter referred to as the council, committing adequate resources to complete the
data collection cycles and facility improvement plans.
Section
2.
If the membership application in section 1 of this Act is approved, the Department of
Corrections shall apply to the council for demonstrated program funding provided by the Office of
Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention to support changes and actions outlined in facility
improvement plans.
Section
3.
If the membership application in section 1 of this Act is approved, the department may
request federal spending authority from the committee created in
§
4-8A-2.
Section
4.
If the membership application in section 1 of this Act is approved, the Department of
Corrections shall appoint at least one manager who shall organize and supervise agency resources and
activities to achieve membership and completion of designated programs.
Section
5.
No child in the custody of the Department of Corrections may be placed in any juvenile
corrections program unless that program is actively seeking membership in the Performance-based
Standards Project, has completed designated programs involved with membership in the council, is
actively seeking accreditation through application, is licensed as a child welfare agency by the
Department of Social Services, or is accredited by the American Corrections Association, the Joint
Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, or any other nationally accepted
accreditation or certification and that has requirements that are substantially equivalent to, or more
comprehensive than, those of the Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators.
Section
6.
The Department of Corrections shall write a report detailing the assessments made by
the council and the actions taken by the department. The Department of Corrections shall present the
report semiannually to the Corrections Commission, established in
§
1-15-1.13, beginning on June 30,
2002. The department shall present the report to the Governor and the Legislature annually,
beginning on January 1, 2003.
An Act to require the Department of Corrections to seek membership in the Performance-based
Standards Project.
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I certify that the attached
Act
originated in the
HOUSE as
Bill
No.
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Chief Clerk
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Speaker of the House
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Chief Clerk
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President of the Senate
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Secretary of the Senate
House
Bill
No.
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Chapter No. ______
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Received at this Executive Office
this _____ day of _____________ ,
20____ at ____________ M.
By _________________________
for the Governor
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The attached Act is hereby
approved this ________ day of
______________ , A.D., 20___
____________________________
Governor
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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
ss.
Office of the Secretary of State
Filed ____________ , 20___
at _________ o'clock __ M.
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Secretary of State
By _________________________
Asst. Secretary of State
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