Specifications include, but are not limited to: 3.1. With respect to housing youthful offenders regionally, in facilities of the Division or in county facilities: 3.1.1 An investigation of the costs of upgrading facilities or new construction. 3.1.2 The complexities of entering into a memorandum of understanding between the Department and the Division whereby appropriately trained staff of the Department would, if necessary, be assigned to work in facilities of the Division. 3.1.3 Any potential savings in costs at the Department resulting from no longer housing youthful offenders that could potentially be shifted to the Division or to counties. 3.1.4 Any other issues relating to budgeting. 3.1.5 An analysis of the costs and benefits of implementing the proposal. 3.1.6 Any other issues deemed pertinent by the Department or Division. 3.2. With respect to developing a new model relating to the housing of youthful offenders in which youthful offenders who are between 18 and 24 years of age, who have been convicted as adults and who will be released from confinement before reaching 25 years of age would be housed separately from offenders who will not be released from confinement before reaching 25 years of age: 3.2.1 A review of necessary statutory and regulatory changes. 3.2.2 Models from other states. 3.2.3 Estimates of expected costs. 3.2.4 Any other issues relating to budgeting. 3.2.5 An analysis of the costs and benefits of the proposal. 3.2.6 Any other issues deemed pertinent by the Department or Division. 3.3. Reports of findings of study: 3.3.1 Bill language includes “No later than July 1, 2022, the Department and the Division shall prepare and submit a report of the findings of the study to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to a Legislative Committee on Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice”. A report was provided notifying the Legislative Committee on Judiciary of what has transpired up to July 1st. The funding for the study has to be committed for expenditure before June 30, 2023. The study and recommendation will need to be complete before June 30, 2023. 3.3.2 Vendor shall provide a finalized report and all supporting materials to the Division, however, the Division understands the report requirement stated in the bill may not be feasible. In your response, please provide the earliest date for completion of the study and submittal of the report of findings. Vendor will be available for followup questions and revisions until the termination of the contract. 3.4. Selected vendor will work with the Division of Child and Family Services, the Department of Corrections and the American Civil Liberties Union. 3.5. The state is working on gathering information from Juvenile Justice facilities and the Department of Corrections. We do not have information about other states or the estimates on expected costs.
