Sec. 2. Deinstitutionalization of status offenders
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Section 223 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5633 ) is amended— in subsection (a)(11)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking shall, ; in subparagraph (A)— in clause (i), by adding and at the end; in clause (ii), by striking and at the end; by striking clause (iii); and in the matter following clause (iii), by striking and at the end; and by adding at the end the following: if a court determines that a juvenile should be placed in a secure detention facility or secure correctional facility for violating an order described in subparagraph (A)(ii)— the court shall issue a written order that— identifies the valid court order that the juvenile has violated; specifies the factual basis for determining that there is reasonable cause to believe that the juvenile has violated the order; includes findings of fact to support a determination that there is no appropriate less restrictive alternative available to placing the juvenile in a secure detention facility or secure correctional facility, with due consideration to the best interest of the juvenile; specifies the length of time, not to exceed 3 days, that the juvenile may remain in a secure detention facility or secure correctional facility; includes a plan for the release of the juvenile from the secure detention facility or secure correctional facility; and may not be renewed or extended; and the court may not issue a subsequent order described in clause
(i)relating to a juvenile, unless the juvenile violates a valid court order after the date on which the court issues an order described in clause (i); there are procedures in place to ensure that a juvenile held in a secure detention facility or secure correctional facility pursuant to a court order described in subparagraph (C)(i) does not remain in a secure detention facility or secure correctional facility longer than 3 days (with the exception of weekends and holidays) or the length of time authorized by the court, or authorized under applicable State law, whichever is shorter; and a juvenile status offender held in a secure detention facility or secure correctional facility pursuant to a court order described in subparagraph (C)(i) may only be held in a secure detention facility or secure correctional facility 1 time in any 6-month period, provided that the conditions set forth in subparagraph
(C)are satisfied. ; and by adding at the end the following: Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, no State receiving a formula grant under this part may use a valid court order described in subsection (a)(11)(A)(ii) to place a juvenile status offender in a secure detention facility or secure correctional facility. A State that can demonstrate hardship as determined by the Administrator may submit to the Administrator an application for a single 1-year extension to comply with the requirement described in this subsection, which shall describe— the measurable progress and good faith effort in the State to reduce the number of juvenile status offenders who are placed in a secure detention facility or correctional facility pursuant to a court order described in subsection (a)(11)(A)(ii); and a plan to comply with the requirement described in this subsection not later than 1 year after the date the extension is granted. .
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