Section 31-37-19-11.5 - Transitional services; data collection; annual report(a) Under the policies established by the statewide juvenile justice oversight body described in IC 2-5-36-9.3, a child who is a ward of the department of correction may receive at least three (3) months of transitional services to support reintegration back into the community and to reduce recidivism.(b) The department of correction shall provide an annual report that includes data collected under this section that will help assess the impact of reintegration improvements, including tracking recidivism beyond reincarceration and into the adult system. The report shall be provided to the governor, the chief justice, and the legislative council before December 1 of each year. The report provided to the legislative council must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.(c) The expense of administering the transitional services may be paid, subject to available funding, from the division of youth services transitional services fund established by IC 11-10-2-11.Added by P.L. 101-2022,SEC. 28, eff. 7/1/2023.