,,ii #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dcih ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #ad1 #bjbb,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 and ,ms4 ,klobuchar7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to allow ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention ,program assistance be used to reduce racial and ethnic disparities1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,reducing ,racial and ,ethnic ,disparities in the ,juvenile ,justice ,system ,act of #bjbb4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,black1 ,indigenous1 ,hispanic1 and other youth of color are overrepresented in the juvenile justice system and receive harsher consequences than ,white youth4 7#b7 ,reducing reliance on incarceration and providing evidence-based1 trauma-informed1 and linguistically and culturally responsive support and services to youth who come in contact with the juvenile justice system is a key goal of the ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention ,act of #aigd 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #aaaja et seq474 7#c7 ,addressing racial and ethnic disparities in the juvenile justice system requires accurate data regarding youth of color who come into contact with the juvenile justice system1 including data that can be disaggregated by race1 and ethnicity4 7#d7 ,youth of color and their families with lived experience interacting with the juvenile justice system can provide important insight1 analysis1 and solutions regarding how to recognize and address racial disparities in the juvenile justice system4 #c4 ,definition of racial and ethnic disparity 7a7 ,in general ,section #ajc of the ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention ,act of #aigd 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #aaajc7 is amended by striking paragraph 7#da7 and inserting the following3 7#da7 the term racial and ethnic disparity means-- 7,a7 that ,black1 ,indigenous1 ,hispanic1 and other youth of color are involved at a decision point in the juvenile justice system at disproportionately higher rates than ,white youth at that decision point2 7,b7 that the percentage of ,black1 ,indigenous1 ,hispanic1 and other youth of color at any decision point is higher than the percentage of youth of color in the general population2 7,c7 that ,black1 ,indigenous1 ,hispanic1 and other youth of color experience more severe outcomes at any decision point than similarly situated ,white youth2 or 7,d7 that ,black1 ,indigenous1 ,hispanic1 and other youth of color are detained and removed from their homes when less restrictive alternatives would be more effective2 4 7b7 ,technical and conforming amendment ,section #bea7;a77#a77;,b77viii7 of the ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention ,act of #aigd 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #aaafa7;a77#a77;,b77viii77 is amended by striking members of minority groups and inserting ,black1 ,indigenous1 ,hispanic1 and other youth of color4 #d4 ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention ,program ,state plans 7a7 ,in general ,section #bbc7;a7 of the ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention ,act of #aigd 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #aaacc7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#c77;,a77v71 by striking of someone and inserting of a youth representative of the population in detention and secure confinement2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#g77;,b7-- 7,a7 in clause 7viii71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 by redesignating clause 7ix7 as clause 7x72 and 7,c7 by inserting after clause 7viii7 the following3 7ix7 a plan to implement systems for identifying and recording youth data disaggregated by race and ethnicity2 and 2 7#c7 in paragraph 7#i7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,v71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,w71 by adding and at the end2 and 7,c7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,w7 the following3 7,x7 programs seeking to reduce racial and ethnic disparities at any decision point1 such as at the point of arrest1 referral to court1 diversion1 secure detention1 judicial waiver to adult criminal court1 case petitioning1 delinquency finding or adjudication1 probation1 or residential placement1 including secure confinement1 including prevention1 diversion1 and community supervision1 and other programs that provide linguistically and culturally responsive support and services to youth2 2 7#d7 in paragraph 7#ae7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting and youth representative of the population in detention and secure confinement who have been or are currently under the jurisdiction of the juvenile justice system or1 if not feasible and in appropriate circumstances1 parents or guardians of a ,black1 ,indigenous1 ,hispanic1 or other youth of color who has been or is currently under the jurisdiction of the juvenile justice system after educational system2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b7 by striking and at the end2 7,c7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by adding and at the end2 and 7,d7 by adding at the end the following3 7,d7 reporting on measurable progress on the work plan described in subparagraph 7,c7 for the prior year2 2 and 7#e7 in paragraph 7#bb7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 adding and at the end2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,d7 promote opportunity for community-based providers serving youth in communities with higher than average racial and ethnic disparities at any decision point in the juvenile justice system in the ,state1 compared with other communities in the same ,state2 4 7b7 ,guidance for collection of data ,section #bbc of the ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention ,act of #aigd 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #aaacc7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7h7 ,guidance for collection of data ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of the ,reducing ,racial and ,ethnic ,disparities in the ,juvenile ,justice ,system ,act of #bjbb1 the ,administrator shall1 in consultation with the ,united ,states ,commission on ,civil ,rights and the ,director of the ,census ,bureau1 develop guidance for ,states with respect to a uniform standard for the collection and reporting of disaggregated and cross-referenced data on race and ethnicity under this section to assist ,states in implementing subsection 7a77#ae74 4