Abuse of Youth In Custody Subcommittee

The Abuse of Youth in Custody Subcommittee was seated by the Commission in September 2018 and concluded its meetings in March 2019. The Commission approved the final recommendation (FY19-AYIC #01, see Recommendations) from the Subcommittee at the June 2019 Commission meeting and submitted a report to the General Assembly (see, Mandates).

This Subcommittee was seated in response to a mandate by the Colorado General Assembly through House Bill 2018-1346 (Concerning child abuse related to youth who are under the continuing jurisdiction of the court in an out-of-home placement when they are younger than twenty-one years of age).The Subcommittee studied whether existing criminal statutes address abuse of a child or youth in facilities operated by the Colorado Department of Human Services (see the definition of "facility" in HB18-1346) and reported its findings to the Commission. The Commission submitted a final report to the General Assembly by July 1, 2019.

No Further Meetings

No further meetings. For information, contact Laurence Lucero at laurence.lucero@state.co.us.

Subcommittee Members

The members of this Subcommittee were appointed by the CCJJ Chair and Vice-Chair to represent the agencies implied by the legislative mandate. The names, agencies and affiliations of members are provided below.

Name	Affiliation
Joe Thome, Chair / CCJJ	Division of Criminal Justice, CO Department of Public Safety
Blake Harrison	District Attorney's Office representative - 2nd J.D. (Denver)
Effie Seibold	Public Defender's Office representative
Natasha Mitchell	Child Protection Ombudsman representative
Anders Jacobson	CDHS, Division of Youth Services representative
Gretchen Russo	CDHS, Judicial and Legislative Administrator
Joseph Brozek	CDHS, Division of Child Welfare (Institutional Abuse Review Team representative)
Staff: Laurence Lucero (laurence.lucero@state.co.us) CCJJ- Commission members J.D.- Judicial District
Former Members
Name	Affiliation
Tony Gherardini / CCJJ	CO Department of Human Services (CDHS) representative

Subgroups

The Abuse of Youth in Custody Subcommittee established no study groups.

Materials

The Abuse of Youth in Custody Subcommittee materials.
(Minutes of the Subcommittee meetings may be found below under "Previous Meetings.")

House Bill 2018 - 1346  HB18-1346	Mandate To study whether existing criminal statutes address abuse of a child or youth in a facility and issue corresponding recommendations concerning any identified gaps in law that may need to be addressed. On or before July 1, 2019, the commission shall provide a report with its findings and recommendations to the judiciary and the public health care and human services committees of the house of representatives and the judiciary and the health and human services committees of the senate, or any successor committees.
Proposed Work Plan
October 2018 - March 2019 April 15, 2019 April 30, 2019 May 10, 2019 May 30, 2019 June 14, 2019 June 30, 2019	- Legal/statutory analysis, monthly Subcommittee meetings - Draft report for Subcommittee review - Draft report completed - Present preview of Subcommittee findings to CCJJ - Subcommittee finalizes report - Final report presented to CCJJ - Report completed and submitted to the General Assembly
Commission Response Recommendation:  FY19-AYIC 01	Recommendation Description The statute (§19-3-304, C.R.S.) modified by H.B. 2018-1346 that obligates certain professionals to report child abuse/neglect to child protective services or law enforcement applies only to youth up to the age of 18. The subcommittee decided that, given the age range in the new definition of institutional abuse, an important gap exists in the protection of youth in facilities who are not covered by the current mandatory reporting statute. Therefore, the Subcommittee presented a recommendation to CCJJ, which approved the recommendation memo that was forwarded to the General Assembly.

Previous Meetings

Date	Time	Location	Minutes
Tuesday, March 14, 2019	CANCELED
Tuesday, March 5, 2019	1:00-3:00pm	3rd Floor Meeting Room Colorado Department of Public Safety 710 Kipling St., Lakewood, CO 80215
Thursday, February 14, 2019	Meeting postponed to March 5, 2019
Thursday, January 17, 2019	1:30-3:00pm	4th Floor Training Room Colorado Department of Public Safety 700 Kipling, Lakewood, CO 80215
Thursday, December 20, 2018	1:30-3:00pm	3rd Floor Meeting Room Colorado Department of Public Safety 710 Kipling St., Lakewood, CO 80215
Thursday, November 15, 2018	1:30-3:00pm	4th Floor Training Room Colorado Department of Public Safety 700 Kipling St., Lakewood, CO 80215
Thursday, October 18, 2018	CANCELED
Thursday, September 27, 2018	1:30-3:00pm	4th Floor Training Room Colorado Department of Public Safety 700 Kipling, Lakewood, CO 80215