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05/07~95 [REVISOR ] XX/FJ3 95-2542 <br /> <br />1 professionals involved in the juvenile justice system assume <br /> <br />2 responsibility for the program's implementation. <br /> <br />3 Se6. 26. [JUVENILE FEMALE OFFENDERS.] <br /> <br />4 The commissioner of corrections shall collaborate with the <br /> <br /> 5 commissioners of human services, health, economic ~ecurity, <br /> 6 planning,.education, and public safety and with representatives <br /> 7 of the private sector to develop a comprehensive continuum of <br /> 8 care to ~ddress the ge'nder-specific needs of juvenile female <br /> 9 offenders. <br /> <br /> 10 Sec. 27. [SECURE AND NONSECURE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT <br /> <br /> 11 FACILITIES.] <br /> <br />12 Subdivision 1. [RULES REQUIRED; COMMITTEE <br />13 ESTABLISHkD.] The commissioners of"corrections and human <br />14 services shall jo.~ntly.adopt licensing and programming rules for <br />15 the secure and nonsecure residential treatmen~ facilities that <br /> <br />16 ~hey license and shall establish an advisory committee to <br />17 develop these rules. The committee shall develop consistent <br />18 ~eneral'ticensing ~equirements for juvenile residential care, <br />19 enabling facilities to provide appropriate services to juveniles <br />20 with single or multiple problems. The rules sha~l establish <br />21 program standards with in independent auditing process by July <br />22 1997. <br />23 Subd. 2. [STANDARDS.] The standards to be developed in the <br />24 rules must require: <br />25 (.1}-standards for the management of .the program .including: <br />26 (i) a ~9ard of directors or advisory committee for each <br />27 facility which represents the interests, concerns, and needs of <br /> <br />28 the clients and communit~ being ~e[ved; <br />29 (ii) appropriate grievance and appeal p~ocedures for <br />30 clients and ~amilies; and <br />31 (iii) use of an ongoing internal program evaluation and <br />32 quality assurance effort at each facili~.t0 monitor program <br />33 effectiveness and guide the improvement of services provided, <br />34 evaluate client and family satisfaction with each facilities' <br />35 services, and collect demographic information on clients served <br />36- and outcome measures relative to the success of services; and <br /> <br />Section 27 <br /> <br /> <br />