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Amend SB 1630 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 4, line 17, strike "and".
(2) On page 4, line 20, strike "." and substitute ";".
(3) On page 4, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:
(3) include sufficient mechanisms to divert at least:
(A) 30 juveniles from commitment to secure facilities operated by the department for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2015; and
(B) 150 juveniles from commitment to secure facilities operated by the department for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2016; and
(4) for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2017, and each subsequent state fiscal year, include any savings that are generated by the decreases in the population of the secure facilities operated by the department under Subtitle C that exceed the cost of implementing the plan.
(4) On page 5, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:
(i) The regionalization plan developed under this section must be finalized not later than August 31, 2016.
(j) For the state fiscal years beginning September 1, 2015, and September 1, 2016, the legislature shall appropriate funds necessary to develop and initiate the implementation of the regionalization plan. Funds appropriated for this purpose may not be offset by projected savings generated by the decreases in the population of the secure facilities operated by the department under Subtitle C. This subsection and Subsection (i) expire September 1, 2017.
(5) On page 7, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:
(e) The department may not adversely impact the state aid for a juvenile board or a juvenile probation department that does not enter into a contract to serve youth from other counties, or does not act as a regional facility.
(f) A juvenile board or juvenile probation department may not be required to accept a child for commitment to a post-adjudication correctional facility, unless the child is subject to an order issued by a juvenile court served by that board or department.