,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bcjj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #ab1 #bjai,mr4 ,crdenas 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,ms4 ,adams1 and ,ms4 ,bass7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,education and ,labor1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to establish a grant to provide mental health services and behavioral health services to at-risk youth1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,eliminating ,debtor's ,prison for ,kids ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,youth mental health grant 7a7 ,in general ,beginning not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall carry out a program under which the ,attorney ,general makes grants to eligible ,states for the purpose of providing evidence-based and trauma-informed mental and behavioral health services to at-risk youth in any school1 secure detention facility1 or secure correctional facility in the ,state4 7b7 ,eligibility ,to be eligible to receive a grant under this section1 a ,state shall-- 7#a7 certify to the ,attorney ,general that the laws of the ,state prohibit a juvenile offender or a parent or guardian of such an offender from being ordered to pay probation supervision fees or court administrative fees1 including the cost of court-appointed attorneys or public defenders1 the cost of prosecution1 and other administrative costs of the court2 7#b7 certify to the ,attorney ,general that the laws of the ,state prohibit a parent or guardian of a juvenile offender from paying child support or other costs for detention or post-adjudication placement to the ,state2 and 7#c7 submit to the ,attorney ,general an application at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,attorney ,general may require4 7c7 ,use of funds ,a ,state that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant to provide evidence-based and trauma-informed mental and behavioral health services to at-risk youth in any school1 secure detention facility1 or secure correctional facility in the ,state4 7d7 ,contracts and ,subawards 7#a7 ,in general ,a ,state may1 in using a grant under this section for purposes authorized by subsection 7c71 use all or a portion of that grant to contract with or make one or more subawards to one or more units of local government4 7#b7 ,use of funds ,an entity that receives a contract or a subaward under this subsection may use such funds to provide services or benefits described under subsection 7c74 7e7 ,information for report ,a ,state that receives a grant under this section shall provide to an independent criminal justice organization1 selected by the ,attorney ,general1 such information as is necessary to complete the report described in section #c4 7f7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section #ejj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbd4 #c4 ,national report 7a7 ,independent report ,not later than #ah months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 an independent criminal justice organization1 selected by the ,attorney ,general1 shall submit to the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate a national report on fines and fees imposed on adults and juveniles in the criminal justice system1 including-- 7#a7 information with respect to the monetary amount of fines and fees imposed1 including the race1 ethnicity1 tribal affiliation1 and other demographic data of the individuals upon whom such fines and fees are imposed and the rate at which individuals are reincarcerated within #a year of release from a secure detention facility or a secure correctional facility2 7#b7 a description of each type of service for which a fee is imposed2 7#c7 a description of each type of charge for which a fine is imposed2 7#d7 a comparison of the average length of imprisonment or detention for individuals who are unable to pay a fine and the average length of imprisonment or detention for individuals who are able to pay a fine2 and 7#e7 a disclosure of the sum total of fines and fees collected minus the cost for efforts to collect such sum4 7b7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section #b1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj1 which shall remain available until expended4 #d4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,at-risk youth ,the term at-risk youth means an individual who-- 7,a7 has not attained the age of #ba2 and 7,b7 7i7 is likely to fail academically without intervention1 including an individual who-- 7,i7 has a high truancy rate2 7,,ii7 has withdrawn from school previously2 7,,iii7 is not less than #a year behind the appropriate grade level for such individual2 or 7,,iv7 has limited ,english language proficiency2 7ii7 uses drugs or alcohol2 7iii7 is pregnant or a parent2 7iv7 is a gang member2 7v7 is in contact with the juvenile justice system2 or 7vi7 is homeless1 has run away from home1 or is in foster care4 7#b7 ,evidence-based ,the term evidence-based has the meaning given such term in section #ajc of the ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention ,act of #aigd 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #aaajc74 7#c7 ,juvenile offender ,the term juvenile offender means an individual-- 7,a7 who has not attained the age of #ba2 and 7,b7 7i7 against whom a petition is filed for the adjudication of a delinquency offense under the laws of a ,state or the ,united ,states2 or 7ii7 who has been adjudicated delinquent for a delinquency offense under the laws of a ,state or the ,united ,states4 7#d7 ,secure correctional facility ,the term secure correctional facility has the meaning given such term in section #ajc of the ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention ,act of #aigd 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #aaajc74 7#e7 ,secure detention facility ,the term secure detention facility has the meaning given such term in section #ajc of the ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention ,act of #aigd 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #aaajc74 7#f7 ,school ,the term school means-- 7,a7 an early childhood education program 7as such term is defined in section #haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja772 7,b7 an elementary school 7as such term is defined in section #haja of such ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja772 or 7,c7 a secondary school 7as such term is defined in section #haja of such ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja774 7#g7 ,state ,the term ,state means any ,state of the ,united ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the ,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 ,american ,samoa1 the ,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 and any possession of the ,united ,states4 7#h7 ,trauma-informed ,the term trauma-informed has the meaning given such term in section #ajc of the ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention ,act of #aigd 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #aaajc74