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court shall review the guardian ad litem's or advocate's report and

any response to the report by the department or the parents,

guardian or legal custodian. The court may make recommendations to

the department with respect to services for the juvenile, which the

department shall consider and may implement as it determines

appropriate. If the department determines that a recommendation of

the court is not appropriate, the department shall inform the court

in writing, with a copy to the guardian ad litem or advocate, the

juvenile and the juvenile's parents, guardian or legal custodian.

The court may schedule a subsequent review, with 2 weeks'

notification to the superintendent, the guardian ad litem, the

advocate, the juvenile and the juvenile's parents, guardian or

legal custodian. The subsequent review may be attended by an

assistant attorney general representing the department, an attorney

representing the juvenile, the juvenile and the parties who

attended the prior hearing. The court may reiterate or modify its

prior recommendations, which the department shall consider and may

implement as it determines appropriate. A judicial review may not

affect a juvenile's commitment to a department juvenile

correctional facility; and be it further

Sec. 8. Evaluation of pilot project. Resolved: That, in consultation with
the selection committee under section 3, the commissioner shall
establish a process and criteria for evaluating the effectiveness
of the pilot project in section 1 at both of the department's
juvenile correctional facilities, including a comparison of the
implementation of the project at the department juvenile
correctional facilities. The results of the evaluation must be
provided to the joint standing committee of the Legislature
having jurisdiction over criminal justice and public safety
matters in a written report no later than January 15, 2008, along
with the department's recommendation as to whether the project
should be expanded, modified, reduced or terminated. In lieu of
any action by the Legislature, the pilot project terminates on
April 1, 2008.

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