2023 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 166
BY SENATOR CLOUD
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request the office of juvenile justice in the Department of Public Safety and
Corrections to submit quarterly written reports to the Senate Committee on Finance,
the Senate Committee on Judiciary B, and the Select Committee on Women and
Children regarding the progress and implementation of the tiered system of secure
juvenile facilities in Louisiana established by Act No. 693 of the 2022 Regular
Session of the Louisiana Legislature.
WHEREAS, Act No. 693 of the 2022 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature
established a tiered system of secure juvenile facilities in Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, the Act became effective on August 1, 2022; and
WHEREAS, Act No. 693 directed the deputy secretary for youth services to adopt
rules to develop and implement a tiered system of secure juvenile facilities in the state for
the placement of children in the custody of the office of juvenile justice; and
WHEREAS, the tiered system shall be developed and implemented for the placement
of low risk, medium risk, and high risk children; and
WHEREAS, the rules were to be adopted no later than January 1, 2023, in
accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Louisiana have great interest in learning about the
treatment and rehabilitation of children in the custody of the office of juvenile justice; and
WHEREAS, the Senate Committee on Finance, the Senate Committee on Judiciary
B, and the Select Committee on Women and Children are the appropriate committees to
review the implementation and progress of the tiered system of secure juvenile facilities in
the state.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
requests the office of juvenile justice in the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to
submit quarterly written reports, with the first report being submitted not later than
October 1, 2023, to the Senate Committee on Finance, the Senate Committee on Judiciary B,
and the Select Committee on Women and Children regarding the progress and
implementation of the tiered system of secure juvenile facilities in Louisiana established by
Act No. 693 of the 2022 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
deputy secretary of the office of juvenile justice, Otha "Curtis" Nelson Jr.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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