First Step Forward Act of 2007
Latest action · Dec 11, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 11, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
First Step Forward Act of 2007 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to: (1) require information on the number of juveniles (under age 21) released from prison and their living arrangements upon release in the annual report of the Administrator of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Office; (2) require states seeking juvenile justice grants to adopt procedures to assure the availability of post-release programs and services for juvenile offenders; and (3) require research and evaluation on outcomes for juvenile offenders who have been released from custody and reintegrated into communities.
Directs the Attorney General to: (1) award grants to states to establish programs to identify juveniles likely to be released before attaining age 21 and to help such juveniles attain self-sufficiency; (2) develop outcome measures to assess the performance of states in operating juvenile offender reentry programs and track services provided to such offenders; and (3) conduct evaluations of state juvenile offender reentry programs.
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to continue health care benefits for juvenile offenders after release from incarceration.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Dec 11, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5178 | Youth Reentry Improvement Act of 2008 | Related bill | Apr 17, 2008 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- College costs
- Community service (Punishment)
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal statistics
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational vouchers
- Evaluation research (Social action programs)
- Ex-offenders
- Families
- Federal aid to law enforcement
- Health
- Higher education
- Juvenile delinquency
- Labor and Employment
- Medicaid
- Rehabilitation of criminals
- Social Welfare
- Victims of crimes
- Welfare eligibility
- Youth employment
- Youth services
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2007Introduced in Senate
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