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<section article="ghu" article_name="Human Services" number="9-504" title_number="9" title_name="Juvenile Services" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Juvenile Services Education Board">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Beginning July 1, 2022, the Board shall oversee and approve all educational services to all juveniles who are in a residential facility.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Board shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>develop, recommend, and approve for every residential facility an educational training program that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>meets the special needs and circumstances of the juveniles in the residential facility; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>is accredited by an approved accrediting agency;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>in consultation with the Juvenile Justice Monitoring Unit and the Department, develop minimum standards and a reporting structure to measure educational outcomes and assess implementation of the Juvenile Services Education Program;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>review a quality assurance report developed by the Department each quarter; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>conduct a performance review of the Superintendent at least once every 4 years.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Board shall approve postsecondary education programs, including vocational and online programs, that meet the needs of the juveniles in a residential facility.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Department may adopt regulations to carry out the requirements of this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
