44-4-303. (Temporary) Temporary exemption for juvenile detention officers. (1) A juvenile detention officer employed by a juvenile detention center is exempt from the requirements for certification and basic detention officer training provided for in 44-4-301 on the following conditions:
     (a) The juvenile detention officer shall satisfactorily complete the training provided for in this section.
     (b) The juvenile detention center that employs the juvenile detention officer shall develop and conduct a training program based on training approved by a nationally recognized professional association for juvenile detention officers. The training program must include goals, objectives, a curriculum outline, and a budget. If more than one juvenile detention center chooses to develop and conduct a training program, those centers shall work cooperatively to develop one curriculum for the purposes of this section.
     (c) The jurisdiction that administers and operates the juvenile detention center shall assume the responsibility and cost for administering a training program for the juvenile detention officers employed in a juvenile detention facility and any associated liability related to the training.
     (d) The juvenile detention center shall submit quarterly reports on the progress of the development and implementation of a training program provided for in subsection (1)(b) to the board of crime control, peace officer standards and training council, youth justice council, and Montana law enforcement academy.
     (e) The juvenile detention center shall present a final report to the board of crime control, peace officer standards and training council, youth justice council, and Montana law enforcement academy by October 1, 2000, that includes the goals, objectives, curriculum, and budget and any findings, recommendations, and suggested legislation.
     (f) The jurisdiction that operates and administers a juvenile detention center shall agree to allow the board of crime control, peace officer standards and training council, and youth justice council to contract, at the expense of the board of crime control, for an evaluation of the curriculum and training program by an outside party who has both adult and juvenile detention experience and to cooperate with the evaluation process.
     (2) The board of crime control, peace officers standards and training council, and youth justice council shall present a report of its findings, recommendations, and suggested legislation regarding training for juvenile detention officers who are employed in juvenile detention centers to the 57th legislature.
     (3) A county that complies with this section is eligible for reimbursement through the state grants for youth detention services provided for in Title 41, chapter 5, part 19, to the same extent that training received pursuant to 44-4-301 is reimbursable. (Terminates June 30, 2001--sec. 5, Ch. 469, L. 1999.)

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 469, L. 1999.