Section 31-37-17-1.4 - Referral of predispositional report to department; review of predispositional report by department; concurrence or alternative proposal(a) If the predispositional report includes a recommended placement, program, or services that would be payable by the department under IC 31-40-1-2, a probation officer shall refer the officer's completed predispositional report, except for the statement required under section 1(a)(4) of this chapter, to the department within a reasonable time before its required disclosure under section 6 of this chapter to allow the department time to:(2) either concur with or offer an alternative proposal to the recommendations in; the predispositional report.
(b) The department shall, after review of the predispositional report and any attachments necessary to verify the predispositional report, and within a reasonable time before the dispositional hearing, either:(1) concur with the predispositional report; or(2) communicate to the probation officer an alternative proposal regarding programs and services.As added by P.L. 146-2008, SEC.639.