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03/07~95 [REVISOR ] XX/MB 95-2542 1 professionals involved in the juvenile justice system assume 2 responsibility for the p.rogram's implementation. 3 Se6. 26. [JUVENILE FEMALE OFFENDERS.] 4 The commissioner of corrections shall collaborate with the 5 commissioners of human services~ health, economic security,. 6 pla~ning,_education, and public safety and with representatives 7 of th9 private sector to deve~op a comprehensive continuum of 8 care to ~dress the. gender-specific needs of juvenile female 9 offenders. 10 Sec. 27. [SECURE AND NONSECURE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT 11 ~ACf~f~ES.] 12 Subdivision 1. [RULES REQUIRED; COMMITTEE 13 ESTABLISHED.] The commissioners of"corrections and human 14 services shall Jointly adopt licensing and programming rules for 15 the secure and nonsecure residential treatmen6 facilities that 16 they license and shall establish an advisory committee to 17 develop these rules. The com~ittee shall develop consistent 18 general'licensing ~equirements for juvenile residential care, 19 enabling facilities to provide appropriate services to juveniles 20 with single or multiple problems. The rules sha&l establish 21 program standards with in independent auditing process by July 22 1997. 23 Subd. 2. [STANDARDS.] The standards to be developed in the 24 rules must require: 25 (1) standards for the management of .the program .including: 26 (i) a board of directors or advisory committee for each 27 facility which represents the interests, concerns, and needs of 28 the clients and community being served; 29 (ii) appropriate grievance and appeal p~ocedures for 30 clients and families; and 31 (iii) use of an ongoing internal program evaluation and 32 quality assurance effort at each facility to monitor program 33 effectiveness and guide the improvement of services provided, 34 evaluate client and family Satisfaction with each facilities' 35 services, and collect demographic information on clients served 36. and outcome measures relative to the success of services; and Section 27 22 m m m m m ! m m m m m m m m m m m