(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 18, 2025)
FIRST REPRINT A.B. 384
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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 384–ASSEMBLYMEMBER COLE
MARCH 10, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary
SUMMARY—Requires the Chair of the Juvenile Justice Oversight
Commission to solicit input regarding certain
subjects relating to juvenile justice. (BDR 5-1053)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State: Yes.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to juvenile justice; requiring the Chair of the
Juvenile Justice Oversight Commission to solicit input
regarding certain subjects relating to juvenile justice; and
providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law establishes the Juvenile Justice Oversight Commission and 1
requires the Commission to perform certain duties, which include, for example, 2
developing and periodically updating a 5-year strategic plan that establishes 3
policies and procedures for the Division of Child and Family Services of the 4
Department of Health and Human Services and each department of juvenile 5
services relating to the use of evidence-based practices in providing services to 6
children subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court. (NRS 62B.600, 62B.615) 7
Section 9 of this bill requires the Chair of the Commission to: (1) solicit input 8
regarding certain subjects relating to juvenile justice; and (2) submit a report to the 9
Legislature summarizing any actions performed during the previous year and 10
setting forth any findings and recommendations regarding such subjects. 11
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. (Deleted by amendment.) 1
Sec. 2. (Deleted by amendment.) 2
Sec. 3. (Deleted by amendment.) 3
Sec. 4. (Deleted by amendment.) 4
Sec. 5. (Deleted by amendment.) 5
Sec. 6. (Deleted by amendment.) 6
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Sec. 7. (Deleted by amendment.) 1
Sec. 8. (Deleted by amendment.) 2
Sec. 9. Chapter 62B of NRS is hereby amended by adding 3
thereto a new section to read as follows: 4
1. The Chair of the Commission shall solicit input from 5
persons, organizations and entities who have knowledge and 6
experience in matters relating to wrap-around services for 7
children who are or were in the juvenile justice system, including, 8
without limitation, children who are or were on probation or who 9
are or were released from a local facility for the detention of 10
children, regional facility for the treatment and rehabilitation of 11
children or state facility for the detention of children. 12
2. The Chair shall solicit input from such persons, 13
organizations and entities regarding: 14
(a) Issues relating to the availability of wrap-around services; 15
(b) The scope and different types of wrap-around services that 16
are offered to children and their families, including, without 17
limitation: 18
(1) Evidence-based home and community services; 19
(2) Evidence-based reentry programs or services; and 20
(3) Mentorship or other necessary services relating to the 21
needs of children who are or were in the juvenile justice system 22
and their families; and 23
(c) Any other matters relating to wrap-around services that are 24
deemed relevant by the Chair. 25
3. On or before March 1 of each year, the Chair shall prepare 26
an annual report that includes, without limitation, a summary of 27
actions performed pursuant to this section during the previous 28
year and any findings and recommendations relating to wrap-29
around services or the juvenile justice system in general. The 30
report must be submitted to: 31
(a) The Commission; and 32
(b) The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for 33
transmittal to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on the 34
Judiciary, if the report is received during an odd-numbered year, 35
or to the next session of the Legislature, if the report is received 36
during an even-numbered year. 37
Sec. 10. The provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 218D.380 do 38
not apply to any provision of this act which adds or revises a 39
requirement to submit a report to the Legislature. 40
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