* § 404. Juvenile justice services close to home initiative. 1. A\nsocial services district in a city with a population in excess of one\nmillion may implement a close to home initiative to provide juvenile\njustice services to all adjudicated juvenile delinquents determined by a\nfamily court in such district as needing placement other than in a\nsecure facility and to enter into contracts with any authorized agency,\nas defined by section three hundred seventy-one of this chapter, to\noperate and maintain non-secure and limited secure facilities. Such a\nsocial services district shall have sufficient capacity to serve all\nadjudicated juvenile delinquents needing residential placements within\nthe district within twenty-four months of approval of a plan for each\nsetting level except for those juvenile delinquents who need specialized\nservices that are not available within the district.\n 2. A social services district shall obtain prior approval from the\noffice of children and family services of its plan for establishing and\nimplementing such an initiative in accordance with guidelines\nestablished and in the format, and including the information required,\nby such office. Such district shall submit separate plans for how the\ndistrict will implement initiatives for juvenile delinquents placed in\nnon-secure settings and in limited secure settings. Any such plan shall\nspecify, in detail, as applicable:\n (a) how the district will provide a continuum of evidence informed,\nhigh-quality community-based and residential programming that will\nprotect community safety and provide appropriate services to youth,\nincluding the operation of non-secure and limited secure facilities, in\nsufficient capacity and in a manner designed to meet the needs of\njuvenile delinquents cared for under the initiative. Such programming\nshall be based on an analysis of recent placement trends of youth from\nwithin such district, including the number of youth who have been placed\nin the custody of the office of children and family services for\nplacement in other than a secure facility;\n (b) the anticipated start-up and on-going services and administrative\ncosts of the initiative;\n (c) the readiness of the district to establish the initiative and the\navailability of all needed resources, including the location of services\nand availability of the providers that will provide all necessary\nservices under the initiative including, but not limited to,\nresidential, non-residential, educational, medical, substance abuse,\nmental health and after care services and community supervision;\n (d) the proposed effective date of the plan and documentation of the\ndistrict's readiness to begin accepting and appropriately serving\njuvenile delinquents under the plan;\n (e) how the district will provide necessary and appropriate staffing\nto implement the initiative;\n (f) how the district will monitor the quality of services provided to\nyouth, including how the district will provide case management services;\n (g) how, throughout the initiative, the district will seek and receive\non-going community and stakeholder input relating to the implementation\nand effectiveness of the initiative;\n (h) how the district will ensure that all staff working directly with\nyouth served under the initiative have received necessary and\nappropriate training;\n (i) how the district will monitor the use of restraints on youth,\nincluding, but not limited to, the use of mechanical restraints;\n (j) how the district will develop and implement programs and policies\nto ensure program safety and that youth receive appropriate services\nbased on their needs, including, but not limited to, educational,\nbehavioral, mental health and substance abuse services in accordance\nwith individualized treatment plans developed for each youth;\n (k) how the district will develop and implement gender specific\nprogramming and policies to meet the specialized needs of lesbian
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