3. Court review of determination. Whenever a court makes a determination pursuant to section 3314, subsection 1, paragraph F or section 3314, subsection 2 that reasonable efforts have been made to prevent or eliminate the need for removal of the juvenile from the juvenile's home or that no reasonable efforts are necessary because of the existence of an aggravating factor as defined in Title 22, section 4002, subsection 1-B and that continuation in the juvenile's home would be contrary to the welfare of the juvenile, that determination must be reviewed by the court not less than once every 12 months until the juvenile is discharged or no longer residing outside the juvenile's home or attains 18 years of age. This review does not affect a juvenile's commitment to a Department of Corrections juvenile correctional facility.

SUMMARY

This bill amends the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 15, section 3314, subsection 1, paragraph H so that when a juvenile is given a "shock" sentence, or 30-day short term sentence, the court must make the reasonable-efforts determination required for federal funding under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act. This bill also amends Title 15, section 3314, subsection 2 to add a provision so that whenever a probation revocation results in a juvenile's being committed to a department facility, whether for an indeterminate time or for a "shock" sentence, the court must make the reasonable- efforts determination required for federal funding under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act. Similarly, Title 15, section 3314 is amended so that the determination is made whenever a court orders continued detention pending a probation revocation. Compliance with the requirements of Title IV-E is necessary to receive federal funds for juveniles who are placed outside of their homes. Finally, this bill amends Title 15, section 3315, subsection 3 to end the reviews of these reasonable-efforts determinations once a juvenile reaches 18 years of age, when eligibility for federal funding ceases.