Section 1-9 - Community Juvenile Services Boards (a) The Community Juvenile Services Board shall include representation from the following entities within the jurisdictional boundaries of the Community Juvenile Services Board: - (i) A representative of local field offices of the Department of Family Services;
- (ii) A representative of local public health;
- (iii) A representative from the local school districts;
- (iv) A representative from prosecuting attorneys' offices;
- (v) A representative from local police departments and sheriff's offices;
- (vi) Representatives from the boards of county commissioners;
- (vii) A representative from a local or regional mental health or substance abuse provider;
- (viii) A representative from the public defender's office; and
- (ix) Any other professional the board of county commissioners or joint powers board may appoint, who has particular knowledge or expertise in children or young adult services.
(b) A Community Juvenile Services Board may: - (i) Receive funds from any source;
- (ii) Employ staff using any available funds; and
- (iii) Expend funds to provide directly, or to contract for, juvenile services.
(c) A Community Juvenile Services Board shall: - (i) Review existing community juvenile services within its jurisdiction;
- (ii) Develop a community juvenile services strategic plan and provide for periodic review of the plan;
- (iii) Ensure that the community board's system of juvenile services provides for:
- (A) Use of a uniform screening instrument;
- (B) Assessments of referred children by licensed professionals who may include medical, mental health, social service and educational personnel;
- (C) Clear and comprehensive procedures to manage the single point of contact established within the community and facilitate referrals of youth and families of youth needing services by:
- (III) Licensed mental health care providers;
- (IV) Licensed health care providers;
- (VI) The Department of Family Services;
- (VII) Community youth organizations;
- (VIII) Families and youth needing services; and
- (IX) Self-referred youth.
- (D) Ensure that juvenile services funded under this act are established and maintained.
(d) Key factors to consider in the Community Juvenile Services Board structure: - (i) Description of basic entity that will be responsible for the development, deployment and evaluation of the local service delivery system that works cooperatively with other local systems;
- (ii) Method for involving the public in the strategic planning process and description of who and how public was involved;
- (iii) Identification of a financial system for managing funds;
- (iv) Performance based contract standards for purchasing services;
- (v) Effective data system to measure and evaluate service system outcomes;
- (vi) Process to enter into Partnership Agreements with other service providers;
- (vii) Overview of the organization's scope and function; and
- (viii) Operational and technological planning issues to facilitate the system of juvenile services.