75 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 1, § 003
The following terms and definitions will be utilized for purposes of this chapter:
APPLICANT refers to individual counties, multiple counties, federally or state recognized Indian tribes within the State of Nebraska that have applied for Community-based Juvenile Services Aid.
CASH REPORT is a document prepared by the subgrantee that reports quarterly expenditures and may serve as a request for funds.
COMMISSION is the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice.
COMMISSION FUNDING PANEL is a three-person panel that makes final funding decisions. The Commission Funding Panel shall consist of three Commission members approved by the Commission, and shall include the Chair of the Nebraska Coalition for Juvenile Justice so long as he/she does not have a conflict of interest. The Commission Funding Panel members shall be selected by the Commission annually and will include selection of one alternate member.
COMMUNITY PLANNING ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE is a statewide working group of the Nebraska Coalition for Juvenile Justice State Advisory Group pursuant to Nebraska Revised Statute 43-2404.01 tasked with regular strategic planning related to supporting, funding, monitoring, and evaluating the effectiveness of plans and programs receiving funds from the Community-based Juvenile Services Aid Program.
COMMUNITY PLANNING RESOURCES refers to the Juvenile Services Comprehensive Community Planning User Manual adopted by the Commission, and additional resources and requirements deemed necessary by the Director of the Community-based Juvenile Services Aid Program and Community Planning Advisory Subcommittee. Community planning resources will be posted on the Commission's website and outlined in the Request for Application.
COMMUNITY PLANNING TEAM is a local community team comprised of members who represent the interests of the county or Indian tribe within the community, and consist of individuals serving the community in the roles listed in the community planning resources, and is formed to oversee the planning and implementation of services developed and provided within each community or region.
COMMUNITY-BASED JUVENILE SERVICES AID APPORTIONMENT FORMULA is based on the total number of residents per county and federally recognized or state recognized Indian tribe who are twelve years of age through eighteen years of age and other relevant factors as determined by the Commission. The Commission may determine a minimum funding amount for counties or Indian tribes whose population produces an apportionment below the minimum funding amount.
COMMUNITY-BASED JUVENILE SERVICES AID PROGRAM provides aid to counties and federally recognized or state recognized Indian tribes as outlined in Nebraska Revised Statute 43-2404.02.
COMPREHENSIVE JUVENILE SERVICES COMMUNITY PLAN is the document created by the community planning team and approved by their respective county board or tribal council that covers three years of planning for juveniles within the identified community. The comprehensive juvenile services community plan will satisfy the requirements laid out in this chapter and be consistent with instruction found in the community planning resources. Comprehensive juvenile services community plans must be developed every three years, and submitted to the Director of the Community-based Juvenile Services Aid Program for approval. Annual updates are completed with the submission of the application for the Community-based Juvenile Services Aid Program.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST shall include situations where the individual would be required to take any action or make any decision that may cause financial benefit or detriment to him or her, a member of his or her immediate family, or a business or organization with which he or she is associated, or a community which he or she represents.
CONTINGENCY is a condition(s) required by the Commission that must be satisfied prior to the awarding of a grant.
DIRECTOR OF JUVENILE DIVERSION PROGRAMS is the individual appointed by the Executive Director of the Commission who shall perform duties as provided in Nebraska Revised Statute 81-1427.
DIRECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY-BASED JUVENILE SERVICES AID PROGRAM is the individual appointed by the Executive Director of the Commission who shall perform duties as provided in Nebraska Revised Statute 43-2404.01.
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE is a program that can demonstrate that it effectively prevents or deters youth from involvement in the juvenile or criminal justice system as outlined in the Request for Application.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR is the individual who is responsible for the supervision of the policies as established by the Commission and has the powers and duties as outlined in Nebraska Revised Statute 81-1425.
GRANT AWARD PACKET is an agreement between the Commission and the subgrantee that awards funds; specifies terms; sets conditions on the receipt, usage, and documentation of funds; and specifies other conditions deemed necessary by the Director of the Community-based Juvenile Services Aid Program.
GRANT REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE is a subcommittee of the Nebraska Coalition for Juvenile Justice State Advisory Group tasked with reviewing grant applications to the Commission, oversight of the grant review process, and reporting to the Nebraska Coalition for Juvenile Justice.
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING is an agreement between two or more counties or Indian tribes that are applying as a regional group that outlines the commitment to combine their Community-based Juvenile Services Aid funds to accomplish the priorities in their comprehensive juvenile services community plan and project(s) in the grant application.
NEBRASKA COALITION FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE is the State Advisory Group for the state of Nebraska pursuant to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act; responsible for advising the Commission on the awarding of grants, identifying and sharing juvenile justice issues, and other duties and powers outlined in Nebraska Revised Statute 43-2412.
REGIONAL GROUP is a group of counties or Indian tribal communities that have agreed to work together to serve juveniles who reside within their boundaries. A memorandum of understanding must be submitted as outlined in the Request for Application if a regional group jointly applies for grant funding.
REQUEST FOR APPLICATION is the announcement and solicitation of the Community-based Juvenile Services Aid Program that is apportioned as aid by the Commission as outlined in this chapter. The Request for Application includes, but is not limited to program specifications, application procedures, evidence-based practice requirements, and predetermined allocation amounts. The information included in the Request for Application is subject to change contingent upon statutory requirements, agency requirements, evaluation outcomes, and evidence-based practices and principles.
STAFF REVIEW TEAM is comprised of members from the Community Planning Advisory Subcommittee, staff from the Commission, research experts, and other individuals deemed necessary to review grant applications for compliance with use of funding restrictions as outlined in Nebraska Revised Statute 43.2404.02 and appropriately determine the effectiveness of the program(s) in the grant applications.
SUBGRANTEE refers to applicants which have accepted the grant award packet for the Community-based Juvenile Services Aid Program.
75 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 1, § 003