SB 1157: Juveniles: secure youth treatment facilities: less restrictive programs.

This bill aims to update the treatment options for juveniles confined in secure youth treatment facilities. The bill would allow for juveniles to be transferred to a state hospital or developmental center for treatment if the county probation department and the facility's behavioral health director certify that it would be beneficial. The bill would also change the process for transferring juveniles from a secure youth treatment facility to a less restrictive program. A court would only be able to order this transfer if the specific less restrictive program meets certain requirements, including adhering to the juvenile's case plan.