Section 417.852 - Youth Development Division; purpose; administrative officer(1) The Youth Development Division is established in the Department of Education. The purpose of the division is to ensure that services are provided to school-age children through youth 24 years of age in a manner that supports education and career success, disrupts youth crime and violence and affirms youth strengths and safety.(2) The division shall function under and be coordinated by the Youth Development Council with the Youth Development Director serving as the administrative officer.(3) The division shall: (a) Distribute funding as directed by the council or the Legislative Assembly and administer grant funding processes and programs;(b) Carry out compliance monitoring and other required activities as directed by the council, under the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, 34 U.S.C. 11133 et seq.;(c) Collaborate with the council to develop youth development policies and programs that support youth, family, practitioners and community needs;(d) Collaborate with other state agencies serving youth in order to align services, programs and activities and to share expertise;(e) Engage in administrative functions to ensure the effective operation of the division and council and work with the Department of Education when services are shared;(f) Seek to increase opportunities for youth to participate in leadership roles and have direct influence on youth development programs, in collaboration with the council and through the programs administered by the division; and(g) Ensure that youth development services administered by the division are delivered to youth in an equitable, accountable and effective manner, through the collection of data from administered programs, communication with entities delivering services and recipients of program services, and coordination with other state agencies.Amended by 2023 Ch. 499,§ 3, eff. 1/1/2024.Amended by 2015 Ch. 774, § 64, eff. 7/27/2015, op. 6/30/2019.Amended by 2015 Ch. 788, § 3, eff. 7/1/2015.Amended by 2015 Ch. 774, § 34, eff. 7/27/2015.