Section 417.855 - Local high-risk juvenile crime prevention plan(1)(a) The governing body of a county shall designate an agency or organization to serve as the lead planning organization to facilitate the creation of a partnership among state and local public and private entities in each county. The partnership shall include, but is not limited to, education representatives, public health representatives, local alcohol and drug planning committees, representatives of the court system, local mental health planning committees, city or municipal representatives and local public safety coordinating councils.(b) The partnership described in paragraph (a) of this subsection shall develop a local high-risk juvenile crime prevention plan. The partnership shall submit the plan to the Youth Development Council, on a timeline established by the council, for review and approval in order for the county to receive an allocation described in subsection (3) of this section.(c) The governing body of a county may decline to submit a local high-risk juvenile crime prevention plan in writing to the Youth Development Council. A governing body that declines to submit a plan to the Youth Development Council may choose to convene the partnership described in paragraph (a) of this subsection and develop and submit a local high-risk juvenile crime prevention plan in a subsequent biennium.(2) The local high-risk juvenile crime prevention plans shall use services and activities to meet the needs of a targeted population of youths who: (a) Have more than one of the following risk factors:(B) Poor family functioning or poor family support;(D) Substance abuse problems; or(E) Negative peer association; and(b) Are clearly demonstrating at-risk behaviors that have come to the attention of government or community agencies, schools or law enforcement and will lead to imminent or increased involvement in the juvenile justice system.(3)(a) The Youth Development Council shall allocate funds available to support the local high-risk juvenile crime prevention plans to counties based, in part, on the youth population age 18 or younger in those counties.(b) The Youth Development Council shall award a minimum grant to small counties. The minimum grant level shall be determined by the council through a public process and reviewed by the council biennially.(c) The Youth Development Council shall allocate funds to federally recognized Indian tribes to support tribal high-risk juvenile crime prevention plans. The amount of the allocation shall be determined by the council through a public process and reviewed by the council biennially.Amended by 2023 Ch. 499,§ 4, eff. 1/1/2024.Amended by 2012 Ch. 37, § 96, eff. 3/6/2012, op. 7/1/2014.Amended by 2012 Ch. 37, § 110a, eff. 3/6/2012, op. 7/1/2013.Amended by 2012 Ch. 37, § 55, eff. 3/6/2012, op. 7/1/2012.1999 c.1053 §39; 2005 c. 503, § 10