A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to change a requirement for State plans in order to maximize sentencing discretion of judges in certain juvenile cases.

Summary

Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to eliminate the requirement that State juvenile justice system plans submitted thereunder provide that juveniles who are charged with or who have committed offenses that would not be criminal if committed by an adult not be placed in juvenile detention or correctional facilities.

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Timeline

1. 21 September 1976

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 September 1976

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 21 September 1976

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 21 September 1976

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Conable, Barber B., Jr. [R-NY-35] · R · Sponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing

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