41-5-1523. Commitment to department or youth court -- supervision.
41-5-1523. Commitment to department or youth court -- supervision. (1) A youth placed in a state youth correctional facility or other facility or program operated by the department or who signs a parole agreement under 52-5-126 must be supervised by the department.
(2) A youth placed in any private, out-of-home facility by the youth court must be supervised by a juvenile probation officer of the youth court.
(3) Responsibilities of the juvenile probation officer relating to placement of the youth include but are not limited to:
(a) submitting information and documentation necessary for the committee that is making the placement recommendation to determine an appropriate placement for the youth;
(b) securing approval for payment of special education costs from the youth's school district of residence or the office of public instruction, as required in Title 20, chapter 7, part 4;
(c) submitting an application to a facility in which the youth may be placed; and
(d) managing the youth's case while in a private, out-of-home facility and upon release until supervision is terminated by the youth court.
History: En. Sec. 37, Ch. 550, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 398, L. 2007.