Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 252 (2025GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Lisonbee, Karianne

Final action

Governor Signed 3/19/2025

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms;
• enacts provisions related to treatments government entities may provide to individuals in state custody;
• amends housing provisions related to youth juvenile detention and secure care facilities;
• amends criminal laws related to improper relationships with individuals in state custody; and
• makes technical changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

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17-22-8
17-22-8.2
26B-4-901
26B-4-325
26B-4-903
76-5-413
80-5-102
80-5-209
80-5-501
80-5-503
17-22-8
17-22-8.2
26B-4-901
26B-4-325
26B-4-903
76-5-413
80-5-102
80-5-209
80-5-501
80-5-503
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State Custody Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Karianne Lisonbee
Senate Sponsor: Derrin R. Owens
Cosponsor:
Jon Hawkins
Michael J. Petersen
Tyler Clancy
Jason B. Kyle
Ryan D. Wilcox
Matthew H. Gwynn
Trevor Lee
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends provisions related to individuals in state custody.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
defines terms;
enacts provisions related to treatments government entities may provide to individuals in 
state custody;
amends housing provisions related to youth juvenile detention and secure care facilities;
amends criminal laws related to improper relationships with individuals in state custody; 
and
makes technical changes. 
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
17-22-8
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 119, 420
76-5-413
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 240
80-5-102
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 240
80-5-501
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 261
80-5-503
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 261
ENACTS:
17-22-8.2
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
26B-4-901
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
26B-4-903
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
80-5-209
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
RENUMBERS AND AMENDS:
26B-4-902
, (Renumbered from 26B-4-325, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, 
Chapter 266)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1, Section 
17-22-8
 is amended to read:
17-22-8
. Care of prisoners -- Funding of services -- Private contractor.
(1)
As used in this section, "medication assisted treatment plan" means a prescription plan 
to use buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone to treat substance use withdrawal 
symptoms or an opioid use disorder.
(2)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(7)
, a sheriff shall:
(a)
receive each individual committed to jail by competent authority;
(b)
provide each prisoner with necessary food, clothing, and bedding in the manner 
prescribed by the county legislative body;
(c)
subject to Section 
17-22-8.2
, 
provide each prisoner medical care when:
(i)
the prisoner's symptoms evidence a serious disease or injury;
(ii)
the prisoner's disease or injury is curable or may be substantially alleviated; and
(iii)
the potential for harm to the person by reason of delay or the denial of medical 
care would be substantial;
(d)
provide each prisoner, as part of the intake process, with the option of continuing any 
of the following medically prescribed methods of contraception:
(i)
an oral contraceptive;
(ii)
an injectable contraceptive;
(iii)
a patch;
(iv)
a vaginal ring; or
(v)
an intrauterine device, if the prisoner was prescribed the intrauterine device 
because the prisoner experiences serious and persistent adverse effects when using 
the methods of contraception described in Subsections 
(2)(d)(i)
 and 
(ii)
; and
(e)
cooperate with medical personnel to continue a medication assisted treatment plan 
for an inmate if the inmate was an active client before arrest and commitment.
(3)
A sheriff may provide the generic form of a contraceptive described in Subsection 
(2)(d)(i)
 or 
(ii)
.
(4)
A sheriff shall follow the provisions of Section 
64-13-46
 if a prisoner is pregnant or in 
postpartum recovery, including the reporting requirements in Subsection 
64-13-45(2)(c)
.
(5)
(a)
Except as provided in Section 
17-22-10
 and Subsection 
(5)(b)
, the expense 
incurred in providing the services required by this section to prisoners shall be paid 
from the county treasury.
(b)
The expense incurred in providing the services described in Subsection 
(2)(d)
 to 
prisoners shall be paid by the Department of Health and Human Services.
(6)
A medication used for a medication assisted treatment plan under Subsection 
(2)(e)
:
(a)
shall be administered to an inmate in accordance with the inmate's prescription under 
the direction of the sheriff;
(b)
may be paid for by a county; and
(c)
may be left or stored at a jail at the discretion of the sheriff.
(7)
If the county executive contracts with a private contractor to provide the services 
required by this section, the sheriff shall provide only those services required of the 
sheriff by the contract between the county and the private contractor.
Section 2, Section 
17-22-8.2
 is enacted to read:
17-22-8.2
. Jail health care.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Cross-sex hormone treatment" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
26B-4-901
.
(b)
"Primary sex characteristic surgical procedure" means the same as that term is 
defined in Section 
26B-4-901
.
(c)
"Secondary sex characteristic surgical procedure" means the same as that term is 
defined in Section 
26B-4-901
.
(2)
A sheriff may not initiate any of the following procedures or treatments for a prisoner:
(a)
a cross-sex hormone treatment;
(b)
a primary sex characteristic surgical procedure; or
(c)
a secondary sex characteristic surgical procedure.
(3)
Subject to Subsection (1) and Section 
17-22-5
, to treat a prisoner's gender dysphoria and 
any co-occurring mental health disorder, the sheriff may provide psychotherapy, mental 
health care, or any other necessary and appropriate treatment.
Section 3, Section 
26B-4-901
 is enacted to read:
9. Inmate Health
26B-4-901
. Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1)
"Correctional facility" means a facility operated to house inmates in a secure or 
nonsecure setting:
(a)
by the Department of Corrections; or
(b)
under a contract with the Department of Corrections.
(2)
"Cross-sex hormone treatment" means administering, prescribing, or supplying for 
effectuating or facilitating an individual's attempted sex change:
(a)
to an individual whose biological sex at birth is female, a dose of testosterone or 
other androgens at levels above those normally found in an individual whose 
biological sex at birth is female; or
(b)
to an individual whose biological sex at birth is male, a dose of estrogen or a 
synthetic compound with estrogenic activity or effect at levels above those normally 
found in an individual whose biological sex at birth is male.
(3)
"Health care facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
26B-2-201
.
(4)
"Inmate" means an individual who is:
(a)
committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections; and
(b)
housed at a correctional facility or at a county jail at the request of the Department of 
Corrections.
(5)
"Medical monitoring technology" means a device, application, or other technology that 
can be used to improve health outcomes and the experience of care for patients, 
including evidence-based clinically evaluated software and devices that can be used to 
monitor and treat diseases and disorders.
(6)
(a)
"Primary sex characteristic surgical procedure" means any of the following if 
done for the purpose of effectuating or facilitating an individual's attempted sex 
change:
(i)
for an individual whose biological sex at birth is male, castration, orchiectomy, 
penectomy, vaginoplasty, or vulvoplasty;
(ii)
for an individual whose biological sex at birth is female, hysterectomy, 
oophorectomy, metoidioplasty, or phalloplasty; or
(iii)
any surgical procedure that is related to or necessary for a procedure described in 
Subsection (6)(a)(i) or (ii), that would result in the sterilization of an individual 
who is not sterile.
(b)
"Primary sex characteristic surgical procedure" does not include:
(i)
surgery or other procedures or treatments performed on an individual who:
(A)
is born with external biological sex characteristics that are irresolvably 
ambiguous;
(B)
is born with 46, XX chromosomes with virilization;
(C)
is born with 46, XY chromosomes with undervirilization;
(D)
has both ovarian and testicular tissue; or
(E)
has been diagnosed by a physician, based on genetic or biochemical testing, 
with a sex development disorder characterized by abnormal sex chromosome 
structure, sex steroid hormone production, or sex steroid hormone action for a 
male or female; or
(ii)
removing a body part:
(A)
because the body part is cancerous or diseased; or
(B)
for a reason that is medically necessary, other than to effectuate or facilitate an 
individual's attempted sex change.
(7)
(a)
"Secondary sex characteristic surgical procedure" means any of the following if 
done for the purpose of effectuating or facilitating an individual's attempted sex 
change:
(i)
for an individual whose biological sex at birth is male, breast augmentation 
surgery, chest feminization surgery, or facial feminization surgery; or
(ii)
for an individual whose biological sex at birth is female, mastectomy, breast 
reduction surgery, chest masculinization surgery, or facial masculinization surgery.
(b)
"Secondary sex characteristic surgical procedure" does not include:
(i)
surgery or other procedures or treatments performed on an individual who:
(A)
is born with external biological sex characteristics that are irresolvably 
ambiguous;
(B)
is born with 46, XX chromosomes with virilization;
(C)
is born with 46, XY chromosomes with undervirilization;
(D)
has both ovarian and testicular tissue; or
(E)
has been diagnosed by a physician, based on genetic or biochemical testing, 
with a sex development disorder characterized by abnormal sex chromosome 
structure, sex steroid hormone production, or sex steroid hormone action for a 
male or female; or
(ii)
removing a body part:
(A)
because the body part is cancerous or diseased; or
(B)
for a reason that is medically necessary, other than to effectuate or facilitate an 
individual's attempted sex change.
(8)
"Terminally ill" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
31A-36-102
.
Section 4, Section 
26B-4-902
, which is renumbered from Section 26B-4-325 is renumbered 
and amended to read:
26B-4-325
26B-4-902
. Medical care for inmates -- Reporting of statistics.
As used in this section:
(1)
"Correctional facility" means a facility operated to house inmates in a secure or 
nonsecure setting:
(a)
by the Department of Corrections; or
(b)
under a contract with the Department of Corrections.
(2)
"Health care facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
26B-2-201
.
(3)
"Inmate" means an individual who is:
(a)
committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections; and
(b)
housed at a correctional facility or at a county jail at the request of the Department 
of Corrections.
(4)
"Medical monitoring technology" means a device, application, or other technology that 
can be used to improve health outcomes and the experience of care for patients, 
including evidence-based clinically evaluated software and devices that can be used to 
monitor and treat diseases and disorders.
(5)
"Terminally ill" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
31A-36-102
.
(6)
(1)
The department shall:
(a)
for each health care facility owned or operated by the Department of Corrections, 
assist the Department of Corrections in complying with Section 
64-13-39
;
(b)
in coordination with the Department of Corrections, and as the Department of 
Correction's agent:
(i)
create policies and procedures for providing comprehensive health care to inmates;
(ii)
provide inmates with comprehensive health care; and
(iii)
develop standard population indicators and performance measures relating to the 
health of inmates; and
(c)
collaborate with the Department of Corrections to comply with Section 
64-13-25.1
.
(7)
(2)
In providing the comprehensive health care described in Subsection 
(6)(b)(ii)
(1)(b)(ii)
, the department may not, without entering into an agreement with the 
Department of Corrections, provide, operate, or manage any treatment plans for inmates 
that are:
(a)
required to be provided, operated, or managed by the Department of Corrections in 
accordance with Section 
64-13-6
; and
(b)
not related to the comprehensive health care provided by the department.
(8)
(3)
Beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, the department shall:
(a)
evaluate and study the use of medical monitoring technology and create a plan for a 
pilot program that identifies:
(i)
the types of medical monitoring technology that will be used during the pilot 
program; and
(ii)
eligibility for participation in the pilot program; and
(b)
make the indicators and performance measures described in Subsection 
(6)(b)(iii)
(1)(b)(iii)
 available to the public through the Department of Corrections and the 
department websites.
(9)
(4)
Beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2029, the department shall implement 
the pilot program.
(10)
(5)
The department shall submit to the Health and Human Services Interim 
Committee and the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee:
(a)
a report on or before October 1 of each year regarding the costs and benefits of the 
pilot program;
(b)
a report that summarizes the indicators and performance measures described in 
Subsection 
(6)(b)(iii)
(1)(b)(iii)
 on or before October 1, 2024; and
(c)
an updated report before October 1 of each year that compares the indicators and 
population measures of the most recent year to the initial report described in 
Subsection 
(10)(b)
(5)(b)
.
(11)
(6)
An inmate receiving comprehensive health care from the department remains in 
the custody of the Department of Corrections.
Section 5, Section 
26B-4-903
 is enacted to read:
26B-4-903
. Requirements for certain treatments for inmates.
(1)
The department may not initiate any of the following procedures or treatments for an 
inmate:
(a)
a cross-sex hormone treatment;
(b)
a primary sex characteristic surgical procedure; or
(c)
a secondary sex characteristic surgical procedure.
(2)
Subject to Subsection 
(1)
 and Section 
63-14-45
, to treat an inmate's gender dysphoria 
and any co-occurring mental health disorder, the department may provide 
psychotherapy, mental health care, or any other necessary and appropriate treatment.
Section 6, Section 
76-5-413
 is amended to read:
76-5-413
. Custodial sexual relations with youth receiving state services -- 
Penalties -- Defenses and limitations.
(1)
(a)
As used in this section:
(i)
"Actor" means:
(A)
an individual employed by the Department of Health and Human Services 
created in Section 
26B-1-201
, or an employee of a private provider or 
contractor; or
(B)
an individual employed by the juvenile court of the state, or an employee of a 
private provider or contractor.
(ii)
"Department" means the Department of Health and Human Services created in 
Section 
26B-1-201
.
(iii)
"Juvenile court" means the juvenile court of the state created in Section 
78A-6-102
.
(iv)
"Private provider or contractor" means a person that contracts with the:
(A)
department to provide services or functions that are part of the operation of 
the department; or
(B)
juvenile court to provide services or functions that are part of the operation of 
the juvenile court.
(v)
"Youth receiving state services" means an individual:
(A)
younger than 18 years old, except as provided under Subsection (1)(a)(v)(B), 
who is:
(I)
in the custody of the department under Section 
80-6-703
; or
(II)
receiving services from any division of the department if any portion of the 
costs of these services is covered by public money; or
(B)
younger than 
21
25
 years old:
(I)
who is in the custody of the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth 
Services, or the Division of Child and Family Services; or
(II)
whose case is under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court.
(b)
Terms defined in Section 
76-1-101.5
 apply to this section.
(2)
(a)
Under circumstances not amounting to an offense listed in Subsection (4), an actor 
commits custodial sexual relations with a youth receiving state services if:
(i)
the actor commits any of the acts described in Subsection (2)(b); and
(ii)
(A)
the actor knows that the individual is a youth receiving state services; or
(B)
a reasonable person in the actor's position should have known under the 
circumstances that the individual was a youth receiving state services.
(b)
Acts referred to in Subsection (2)(a)(i) are:
(i)
having sexual intercourse with a youth receiving state services;
(ii)
engaging in any sexual act with a youth receiving state services involving the 
genitals of one individual and the mouth or anus of another individual; or
(iii)
(A)
causing the penetration, however slight, of the genital or anal opening of a 
youth receiving state services by any foreign object, substance, instrument, or 
device, including a part of the human body; and
(B)
with the intent to cause substantial emotional or bodily pain to any individual 
or with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any individual.
(c)
Any touching, even if accomplished through clothing, is sufficient to constitute the 
relevant element of a violation of Subsection (2)(a).
(3)
(a)
A violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony.
(b)
Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), if the youth receiving state services is younger 
than 18 years old, a violation of Subsection (2) is a second degree felony.
(c)
If the act committed under Subsection (2) amounts to an offense subject to a greater 
penalty under another provision of state law than is provided under this Subsection (3), 
this Subsection (3) does not prohibit prosecution and sentencing for the more serious 
offense.
(4)
The offenses referred to in Subsection (2) are:
(a)
unlawful sexual activity with a minor, in violation of Section 
76-5-401
;
(b)
rape, in violation of Section 
76-5-402
;
(c)
rape of a child, in violation of Section 
76-5-402.1
;
(d)
object rape, in violation of Section 
76-5-402.2
;
(e)
object rape of a child, in violation of Section 
76-5-402.3
;
(f)
forcible sodomy, in violation of Section 
76-5-403
;
(g)
sodomy on a child, in violation of Section 
76-5-403.1
;
(h)
forcible sexual abuse, in violation of Section 
76-5-404
;
(i)
sexual abuse of a child, in violation of Section 
76-5-404.1
;
(j)
aggravated sexual abuse of a child, in violation of Section 
76-5-404.3
;
(k)
aggravated sexual assault, in violation of Section 
76-5-405
; or
(l)
an attempt to commit an offense listed in Subsections (4)(a) through (4)(k).
(5)
(a)
It is not a defense to the commission of, or an attempt to commit, the offense 
described in Subsection (2) if the youth receiving state services is younger than 18 
years old, that the actor:
(i)
mistakenly believed the youth receiving state services to be 18 years old or older 
at the time of the alleged offense; or
(ii)
was unaware of the true age of the youth receiving state services.
(b)
Consent of the youth receiving state services is not a defense to any violation or 
attempted violation of Subsection (2).
(6)
It is a defense that the commission by the actor of an act under Subsection (2) is the 
result of compulsion, as the defense is described in Subsection 
76-2-302
(1).
Section 7, Section 
80-5-102
 is amended to read:
80-5-102
. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1)
"Account" means the Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Restricted Account created in 
Section 
80-5-302
.
(2)
(a)
"Adult" means an individual who is 18 years old or older.
(b)
"Adult" does not include a juvenile offender.
(3)
"Aftercare services" means the same as the term "aftercare" is defined in 45 C.F.R. 
1351.1.
(4)
"Authority" means the Youth Parole Authority created in Section 
80-5-701
.
(5)
"Control" means the authority to detain, restrict, and supervise a juvenile offender in a 
manner consistent with public safety and the well-being of the juvenile offender and 
division employees.
(6)
"Cross-sex hormone treatment" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
26B-4-901
.
(6)
(7)
"Director" means the director of the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth 
Services.
(7)
(8)
"Discharge" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
80-6-102
.
(8)
(9)
"Division" means the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services created in 
Section 
80-5-103
.
(9)
(10)
"Homeless youth" means a child, other than an emancipated minor:
(a)
who is a runaway; or
(b)
who is:
(i)
not accompanied by the child's parent or guardian; and
(ii)
without care, as defined in Section 
80-5-602
.
(11)
"Housing unit" means an area with secured entrances, minor rooms, and common area 
space.
(12)
"Minor room" means a secured room where an individual sleeps and uses restroom 
facilities.
(10)
(13)
"Observation and assessment program" means a nonresidential service program 
operated or purchased by the division that is responsible only for diagnostic assessment 
of minors, including for substance use disorder, mental health, psychological, and sexual 
behavior risk assessments.
(11)
(14)
"Performance based contracting" means a system of contracting with service 
providers for the provision of residential or nonresidential services that:
(a)
provides incentives for the implementation of evidence-based juvenile justice 
programs or programs rated as effective for reducing recidivism by a standardized 
tool in accordance with Section 
63M-7-208
; and
(b)
provides a premium rate allocation for a minor who receives the evidence-based 
dosage of treatment and successfully completes the program within three months.
(15)
"Puberty inhibition drug treatment" means administering, prescribing, or supplying for 
effectuating or facilitating an individual's attempted sex change, any of the following 
alone or in combination with aromatase inhibitors:
(a)
gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists; or
(b)
androgen receptor inhibitors.
(16)
"Primary sex characteristic surgical procedure" means the same as that term is defined 
in Section 
26B-4-901
.
(12)
(17)
"Rescission" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
80-6-102
.
(13)
(18)
"Restitution" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
80-6-102
.
(14)
(19)
"Revocation" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
80-6-102
.
(20)
"Secondary sex characteristic surgical procedure" means the same as that term is 
defined in Section 
26B-4-901
.
(15)
(21)
"Temporary custody" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
80-6-102
.
(16)
(22)
"Temporary homeless youth shelter" means a facility that:
(a)
provides temporary shelter to homeless youth; and
(b)
is licensed by the Department of Health and Human Services, created in Section 
26B-1-201
, as a residential support program.
(17)
(23)
"Termination" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
80-6-102
.
(18)
(24)
"Victim" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
80-6-102
.
(19)
(25)
"Work program" means a nonresidential public or private service work project 
established and administered by the division for juvenile offenders for the purpose of 
rehabilitation, education, and restitution to victims.
(20)
(26)
(a)
"Youth services" means services provided in an effort to resolve family 
conflict:
(i)
for families in crisis when a minor is ungovernable or a runaway; or
(ii)
involving a minor and the minor's parent or guardian.
(b)
"Youth services" include efforts to:
(i)
resolve family conflict;
(ii)
maintain or reunite minors with the minors' families; and
(iii)
divert minors from entering or escalating in the juvenile justice system.
(c)
"Youth services" may provide:
(i)
crisis intervention;
(ii)
short-term shelter;
(iii)
time-out placement; and
(iv)
family counseling.
(21)
(27)
"Youth services center" means a center established by, or under contract with, 
the division to provide youth services.
Section 8, Section 
80-5-209
 is enacted to read:
80-5-209
. Health care for minors in custody.
(1)
The division may not initiate any of the following procedures or treatments for a minor:
(a)
puberty inhibition drug treatment;
(b)
a cross-sex hormone treatment;
(c)
a primary sex characteristic surgical procedure; or
(d)
a secondary sex characteristic surgical procedure.
(2)
Subject to Subsection (1) and Sections 
80-5-501
 and 
80-5-503
 regarding housing a 
minor, to treat a minor's gender dysphoria and any co-occurring mental health disorder, 
the division may provide psychotherapy, mental health care, or any other necessary and 
appropriate treatment.
Section 9, Section 
80-5-501
 is amended to read:
80-5-501
. Detention facilities and services.
(1)
The division shall provide detention facilities and services in each county, or group of 
counties, as the population demands, in accordance with this chapter.
(2)
(a)
The division is responsible for development, implementation, and administration 
of home detention services available in every judicial district.
(b)
The division shall establish criteria for placement in home detention.
(3)
The division shall provide training regarding implementation of the rules made under 
Subsection 
80-5-202(1)(a)
 to law enforcement agencies, division employees, juvenile 
court employees, and other affected agencies and individuals upon their request.
(4)
The division may not allow a male individual and female individual to share a minor 
room in a detention facility.
Section 10, Section 
80-5-503
 is amended to read:
80-5-503
. Secure care facilities.
(1)
The division shall maintain and operate secure care facilities for the custody and 
rehabilitation of juvenile offenders:
(a)
who pose a danger of serious bodily harm to others;
(b)
who cannot be controlled in a less secure setting; or
(c)
who have engaged in a pattern of conduct characterized by persistent and serious 
criminal offenses that, as demonstrated through the use of other alternatives, cannot 
be controlled in a less secure setting.
(2)
(a)
The director shall appoint an administrator for each secure care facility.
(b)
An administrator of a secure care facility shall have experience in social work, law, 
criminology, corrections, or a related field, and in administration.
(3)
(a)
(i)
The division, in cooperation with the State Board of Education, shall provide 
instruction, or make instruction available, to juvenile offenders in secure care 
facilities.
(ii)
The instruction shall be appropriate to the age, needs, and range of abilities of the 
juvenile offender.
(b)
A secure care facility shall:
(i)
assess each juvenile offender to determine the juvenile offender's abilities, 
possible learning disabilities, interests, attitudes, and other attributes related to 
appropriate educational programs; and
(ii)
provide prevocational education to juvenile offenders to acquaint juvenile 
offenders with vocations, and vocational requirements and opportunities.
(4)
(a)
The division shall place juvenile offenders who have been committed to the 
division for secure care in a secure care facility, operated by the division or by a 
private entity, that is appropriate to ensure that humane care and rehabilitation 
opportunities are afforded to the juvenile offender.
(b)
The division shall have separate housing units for male individuals and female 
individuals in secure care facilities.
(5)
The division shall adopt standards, policies, and procedures for the regulation and 
operation of secure care facilities, consistent with state and federal law.
Section 11. 
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on 
May 7, 2025
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