Alaska Statutes 47.14.010 – General powers of department over juvenile facilities and institutions

The department may

(1) purchase, lease, or construct buildings or other facilities for the care, detention, rehabilitation, and education of children in need of aid or delinquent minors;

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 47.14.010

department: means the Department of Family and Community Services. See Alaska Statutes 47.14.990
juvenile detention facility: has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. See Alaska Statutes 47.14.990
juvenile treatment facility: has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. See Alaska Statutes 47.14.990
Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
minor: has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. See Alaska Statutes 47.14.990
property: includes real and personal property. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
treatment institution: means a hospital, clinic, institution, center, or other health care facility that has been designated by the department for the treatment of juveniles. See Alaska Statutes 47.14.990

(2) adopt plans for construction of juvenile detention facilities, juvenile treatment facilities, and other juvenile institutions;

(3) adopt standards and regulations for the design, construction, repair, maintenance, and operation of all juvenile detention facilities, juvenile treatment facilities, and institutions;

(4) inspect periodically each juvenile detention facility, juvenile treatment facility, or other institution to ensure that the standards and regulations adopted are being maintained;

(5) reimburse municipalities maintaining and operating juvenile detention facilities;

(6) enter into contracts and arrangements with cities and state and federal agencies to carry out the purposes of Alaska Stat. Chapter 47.10, Alaska Stat. Chapter 47.12, and this chapter;

(7) do all acts necessary to carry out the purposes of Alaska Stat. Chapter 47.10, Alaska Stat. Chapter 47.12, and this chapter;

(8) adopt the regulations necessary to carry out Alaska Stat. Chapter 47.10, Alaska Stat. Chapter 47.12, and this chapter;

(9) accept donations, gifts, or bequests of money or other property for use in construction of juvenile institutions, detention facilities, or juvenile treatment facilities;

(10) operate juvenile detention facilities when municipalities are unable to do so;

(11) receive, care for, and place in a juvenile detention facility , the minor‘s own home, a foster home, a juvenile treatment facility, or treatment institution all minors committed to its custody under Alaska Stat. Chapter 47.10, Alaska Stat. Chapter 47.12, and this chapter.

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