,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bddh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bj1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,booker introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish a  
grant to provide mental and behavioral  
health services and diversion programs  
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     
#bjbc4  #b4 ,youth mental health and    
diversion program grants  7a7 ,in       
general ,beginning not later than #ahj  
days after the date of 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--   
7#a7 providing evidence-based and       
trauma-informed mental and behavioral   
health services to at-risk youth1       
including juveniles in secure detention 

facilities or secure correctional       
facilities in the ,state2 and  7#b7     
implementing pre-adjudication and       
post-adjudication diversion programs for
 at-risk youth to limit their           
involvement in the juvenile system4  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 an adjudicated youth or a      
parent or guardian of such a youth 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 or  
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 an adjudicated    
youth 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-- 7#a7 to provide evidence-based  
and trauma-informed mental and          
behavioral health services to at-risk   
youth1 including juveniles in secure    
detention facilities or secure          
correctional facilities in the ,state2  
and  7#b7 to implement pre-adjudication 
and post-adjudication diversion         
programs4  7d7 ,contracts and subgrants 
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 subgrants to   
one or more units of local government4  
7#b7 ,use of funds ,an entity that      
receives a contract or a subgrant 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 
are authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out this section #ejj1jjj1jjj for 
each of fiscal years #bjbc through      
#bjbg4  #c4 ,national report  7a7       
,independent report ,not later than #ah 
months after the date of enactment of   
this ,act1 an independent criminal      
justice organization1 selected by the   
,attorney ,general1 shall submit to the 
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,senate and the ,committee on the       
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives and 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 incarceration or      
detention for individuals who are unable
 to pay a fine and the average length of
 incarceration or detention for         
individuals who are able to pay a fine  
based on the amount of the fine2 and    
7#e7 a disclosure of the sum total of   
fines and fees collected minus the cost 
to collect such sum4  7b7 ,authorization
 of appropriations ,there are authorized
 to be appropriated to carry out this   

section #b1jjj1jjj for fiscal year      
#bjbc1 which shall remain available     
until expended4  #d4 ,definitions ,in   
this ,act3 7#a7 ,adjudicated youth ,the 
term adjudicated youth 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#b7 ,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 an individual of the same age2 or  
7,,iv7 has limited ,english language    

proficiency2  7ii7 has a history of or  
is actively using 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#c7 ,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#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 ,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#g7 ,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