Title:
Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing the reclassification of the Lead Deputy Court Clerk to a Juvenile Case Manager and adoption of a code of ethics and minimum training standards (Director of Finance)
Background:
If approved, this item reclassifies the Lead Deputy Court Clerk to Juvenile Case Manager in the Municipal Court to be partially funded from the Local Youth Diversion Fund.
The Texas Youth Diversion and Early Intervention Act (H.B. 3186) requires a Juvenile Case Manager be appointed by City Council to provide manpower (employee or contract) for the duties of maintaining a Youth Diversion Plan that is required by January 1, 2025.
Article 45.056 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure provides that on approval of the employment of a juvenile case manager, City Council shall adopt reasonable rules for juvenile case managers that provide a code of ethics and for enforcement of that code and appropriate training standards, including training in:
· The Role of the Juvenile Case Manager
· Case Planning and Management
· Applicable Procedural and Substantive Law
· Courtroom Proceedings and Presentation
· Services to At-Risk Youth
· Detecting and Preventing Abuse, Exploitation, and Neglect of Juveniles
· Local programs and services for Juveniles
The Juvenile Case Manager will provide services in cases involving youth diversion, children who are before a court, and children who are referred to a court by a school administrator for misconduct.
Services provided by the Juvenile Case Manager include:
· Serves as the Youth Diversion Coordinator and manage the Youth Diversion Plan of the municipal court.
· Responsible for scheduling and conducting juvenile case intakes to determine case plans for juvenile defendant’s case resolution.
· Maintain contact with defendants, parents, officers, and/or other interested parties in person, by telephone,or via email. Educates and informs juvenile defendants and their parents with referrals fo...
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