TITLE 6. CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS

BOARD OF JUVENILE JUSTICE

Notice of Intended Regulatory Action

Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Board of Juvenile Justice intends to consider amending 6VAC35-101, Regulation Governing Juvenile Secure Detention Centers. The purpose of the proposed action is to create provisions pertaining to community placement programs (CPPs), which are structured residential programs that seek to place committed youth in small settings closer to their home communities to increase family engagement and facilitate a smoother transition back to the community after release. All CPPs are operated at juvenile detention centers (JDCs), where committed youth are housed in units separate from the rest of the JDC population. CPPs are treated differently than other residential programs, including post-dispositional programs, at the JDCs. This different treatment has resulted in a different accountability structure for CPPs. The Department of Juvenile Justice has determined, and the board has supported the determination, that it would be in the best interests of CPP youth to establish regulations to govern these programs in a manner more consistent with other residential programs. Because all the existing CPPs are operated at JDCs, the department deems it appropriate to add these new provisions to 6VAC35-101 rather than create a new chapter.

The agency does not intend to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: §§ 16.1-322.7 and 66-10 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: July 17, 2024.

Agency Contact: Ken Davis, Regulatory Affairs Coordinator, Department of Juvenile Justice, 600 East Main Street, 20th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 807-0486, FAX (804) 371-6497, or email kenneth.davis@djj.virginia.gov.