S.1054 / H.2028 (Sen. Creem; Rep. Vargas)
Summary:
- Authorizes the Office of the Child Advocate to gather/report key demographic data at major decision points to better evaluate juvenile justice system policies or practices.
Why it's needed:
- For too long, we have waited for transparency on how our legal system responds to children and youth.
- Transparency in legal system responses requires the reporting of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender identity data.
- Through the collection and reporting on race, ethnicity, and other data, we can see where/when disparities occur and identify policies and practices to reduce these disparities.
(Lead: CFJJ)
Referred to Joint Committee on the Judiciary - Hearing 6/10