S. 1307 113th Congress Senate

Youth PROMISE Act

Official title: A bill to provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention to help build individual, family, and community strength and resiliency to ensure that youth lead productive, safe, healthy, gang-free, and law-abiding lives.

Introduced: November 19, 2013 See on congress.gov

Crime and Law Enforcement Advisory bodiesChild care and developmentChild healthChild safety and welfare

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Crime preventionCriminal justice information and recordsDrug, alcohol, tobacco useEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programsGovernment information and archivesHigher educationHomelessness and emergency shelterJuvenile crime and gang violenceLaw enforcement administration and fundingMental healthPerformance measurementPreschool educationPublic-private cooperationResearch administration and fundingTeenage pregnancyYouth employment and child labor

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Jul 16, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act or the Youth PROMISE Act - Provides that not more than 50% of the amount available for the Edward Byrne Memorial Criminal Justice Innovation Program shall be made available to carry out this Act.

Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to establish a PROMISE Advisory Panel to assist the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in: (1) assessing and developing standards and evidence-based practices to prevent juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity, and (2) collecting data in designated geographic areas to assess the needs and existing resources for juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention.

Authorizes the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to award grants to local governments and Indian tribes to: (1) plan and assess evidence-based and promising practices for juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention, especially for at-risk youth; and (2) implement PROMISE plans, developed by local PROMISE Coordinating Councils (PCCs), for coordinating and supporting the delivery of juvenile delinquency and gang prevention and intervention programs in local communities.

Establishes a National Research Center for Proven Juvenile Justice Practices to provide PCCs and the public with research and other information about evidence-based practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang prevention or intervention.

Directs the Administrator to award grants to institutions of higher education to serve as regional research partners with PCCs that are located in the same geographic region as the educational institution.

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