New Mexico Register / Volume XXIX, Issue 20 / October 30, 2018

NOTICE OF PUBLIC RULE HEARING

The Children, Youth and Families Department, Juvenile Justice Services (“CYFD”), will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, December 12 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in room 502 on the fifth floor of the PERA Building located at 1120 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, New Mexico, to receive public comments regarding repeal and replacement to make proposed updates to 8.14.14 NMAC, New Mexico Juvenile Detention Standards.

This regulation/rule applies to all New Mexico juvenile detention centers operating under the certification of CYFD and managed by county and local jurisdictions. This regulation/rule applies to all NM juvenile detention centers operating under the certification of CYFD and managed by county and local jurisdictions. The updates to this proposed rule affect site, design, construction, equipment, care, program, personnel, and clinical services; remove short-term holding facilities; and include robust requirements to improve communication between centers and CYFD.

The Delinquent Act, Chapter 32A Article 2 NMSA 1978, charges CYFD with the responsibility to promulgate updated Detention Standards.

The draft of the Juvenile Detention Standards may be accessed at https://cyfd.org/special-programs/juvenile-detention-centers or by emailing jjs.policy@state.nm.us. Interested persons may testify at the hearing or submit written comments no later than 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 12. Written comments will be given the same consideration as verbal comments given at the hearing. Written comments should be addressed to: Juvenile Justice Services (Policy & Procedures), Children, Youth and Families Department, PO Drawer 5160, Santa Fe, NM 87502; Email jjs.policy@state.nm.us.

If you require this information in an alternative format or require special accommodations to participate in the public hearing, please email Juvenile Justice Services at jjs.policy@state.nm.us. CYFD requests at least 10 days advance notice to provide requested alternative formats and special accommodations.