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December 1998 Administration of Justice Bulletin No. 98/0.1 addressed. The OJJ must report to the Governor, the Cluef Jnstice. and the General Assembly annually, by May 1. and submit a final report no later than May 2002. The Department of lustice is required to assess annually whether minorities are receiving fair and equal treamaent in the juvenile justice system. Risk and Needs Assessment Instrument The Office of Juvenile Justice (OJl) must develop a risk and needs assessment instnunent for determiaing a delinquent juvenile's treatment needs and the risk that the juvenile will commit additional delinquent acts. The OJJ must consider including specified factors in the recommend-ed instrument, which it must present to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations by May 1. 1999. Screening and Prevention Programs The Office of Juvenile Justice (O J J) must ensure that programs providing screenings than can identify delinquency risk factors continue to be used in a con- sistent, coordinated, and cost-effective way. In addi- tion, the OJJ must evaluate screening and prevention programs and identify, any legal or policy bars to effective cooperation. The OJJ must report and make recommendations to the General Assembly by April 1. 2000. Funding for Prevention Programs In cooperation with the Department of Health and Human Services, the Office of Juvenile Justice (OIJ) must study the funding process for juvenile delin- quent' and substance abuse prevention programs and report findings and recommendations to the Fiscal Re- search Division and to the chairs of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees and to the chairs of the Appropriations Subcommittees on Human Re- sources, by May I, 1999. The study must consider whether funds should be allocated to a program for a specific juvenile and whether the allocated fimding then should follow that juvenile. The OJJ also must consider whether a county should continue to fund services for a juvenile who is adjudicated delinquent and committed to training school after receiving delin- quency prevention services. Juvenile Contact Form The Department of Justice is directed to create a "Juvenile Contact Report" to replace the juvenile an'est form used by the Division of Criminal Information. Plan for Community-Based Dispositions The Office of luvenile Justice (OJl) must develop a cost-effective plan for statewide community-based dispositional alternatives for delinquent juveniles and report to the chairs of the Senate and House Appro- priations Subeommittees on Justice and Public Safety and to the Fiscal Research Division by April 1, 2000. The plan must include a funding strategy to encourage communities to provide local resources, services, and treaunent options. In developing the plan. the OJJ must consider specified community-based alternatives., It also must recommend which judicial districts with high crime rates should have non-residential day rep6rting centers to provide intensive supervision for juveniles. Pilot On-Track Program The Office of Juvenile Justice (OJl) is required to establish a phased-in, ten-county pilot On Track pro- gram as an additional probation option for certain delinquent juveniles who are subject to Level 2 dispo- sitions. Each juvenile in the program will receive su- pervision and intense intervention from a special On Track court counselor and will be assigned a trained mentor. Other components of the program include risk and needs assessments, responsibihty contracts, resti- tution requirements, parental accountability, cotmsel- ing, and graduation upon a juvenile's completion of the program. The Budget Act. S.L. 1998-212 (S 1366), appro- priates $8.626 in nonrecurring funds and $21,206 in recurring funds for two court counselors for this pro- gram, effective on or Mter April 1. 1999. Pilot Guard Response Alternative Sentencing Programs The Office of Juvenile lustice (OJl) must establish three pilot Guard Response Alternative Sentencing Programs, through conlract services, in three district court districts. These programs will provide an addi- tional probation option for certain fa'st-time juvenile offenders who are subject to Level 2 dispositions. The Budget Act, S.L. 1998-212 (S 1366), appro- priates $33,000 in nonrecurring funds and $63,313 in recurring funds for contractual services for three sites 25