Nebraska LR 200: Interim study to examine programming provided at the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center-Geneva and the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center-Kearney and the need for additional programming

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ONE HUNDRED SIXTH LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION
LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 200

Introduced by Quick, 35; Howard, 9; Lathrop, 12; McDonnell, 5; Pansing Brooks,
28; Walz, 15; Wishart, 27.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this interim study is to examine programming provided
at the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center-Geneva and the Youth
Rehabilitation and Treatment Center-Kearney and the needs for additional
programming. The interim study shall include, but not be limited to, an
examination of the following:
(1) Staff-to-youth ratios at each center;
(2) Programming available to youth at each center including the use of
evidence-based programming;
(3) Mental health treatment options and programming available for youth in
each center;
(4) The effectiveness of reentry planning and transition supports and
services provided to youth exiting the centers;
(5) Educational programming available and provided to the youth at each
center; and
(6) Potential statutory and regulatory changes necessary to best support
the staff and youth at the treatment centers.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ONE HUNDRED SIXTH
LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA, FIRST SESSION:
1. That the Health and Human Services Committee of the Legislature shall
be designated to conduct an interim study to carry out the purposes of this
resolution.
2. That the committee shall upon the conclusion of its study make a report
of its findings, together with its recommendations, to the Legislative Council
or Legislature.
LR200
2019
LR200
2019
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