§ 1 Department of youth services; commissioner; powers and duties; federal funds
§ 2 Delinquency prevention programs
§ 3 Deputy commissioner
§ 4 Bureaus
§ 5 Bureau of clinical services; duties; detention centers; assistant commissioner
§ 6 Bureau of after-care, delinquency prevention and community services; duties; assistant commissioner
§ 7 Bureau of educational services; duties; assistant commissioner
§ 8 Bureau of institutional services; duties; assistant commissioner
§ 9 Advisory committee
§ 10 Background checks for employees with potential for unsupervised contact with youth committed to the care or custody of the department
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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 18A - Department of Youth Services

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.