Amendment #21 to H4200

New Bedford and Fall River Youth Courts

Representatives Koczera of New Bedford, Cabral of New Bedford, Fiola of Fall River, Haddad of Somerset, Markey of Dartmouth, Schmid of Westport, Silvia of Fall River and Straus of Mattapoisett move to amend the bill in section 2 by inserting after item 7061-9611, in line 42, by inserting after “partnerships” the following:

“Provided further, not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Youth Court programs of New Bedford and Fall River to support juvenile diversion programs based on the principles of peer-lead restorative justice to allow first-time young offenders an alternative to the traditional juvenile justice system”