13 CSR 110-1.010
General Organization
PURPOSE: The purpose of this regulation is
to comply with section 536.023, RSMo Supp.
1999 which requires each agency to adopt as
a rule a description of its operation and the
methods where the public may obtain information or make submissions or requests.
(1) The Division of Youth Services is a division of the Department of Social Services.
(A) The division is responsible for the
development and administration of an effective state-wide comprehensive program of
youth services. This includes, but is not limited to:
1. Providing for the reception, classification, care, activities, education and rehabilitation of all youth committed to the division;
2. Administering the interstate compact
on juveniles;
3. Collecting statistics and information
relating to the nature, extent and causes of,
and conditions contributing to, the delinquency of youth;
4. Evaluating existence and effectiveness of delinquency prevention and rehabilitation programs;
5. Preparing a master plan for the development of a state-wide comprehensive system
of delinquency prevention, control and rehabilitation services;
6. Providing from funds specifically
appropriated by the legislature for this purpose, financial subsidies to local units of government for the development of communitybased treatment services;
7. Developing written instructional,
informational and standard-setting materials
relating to state and local delinquency prevention, control and rehabilitation programs,
as provided for in these rules;
8. Cooperating with and assisting other
public and voluntary agencies and organizations in the development and coordination of
such programs; and
9. Upon request, assisting local units of
government in the development of community-based treatment services and providing
technical assistance and consultation to law
enforcement officials, juvenile courts and
other community child care agencies.
AUTHORITY: sections 210.570, 210.610,
219.036.7, 219.041.2 and 219.051, RSMo
1994. 219.016.6, 219.021.2, and 219.021.8,
RSMo Supp 1999.* Original rule filed Aug.
13, 1976, effective Dec. 15, 1976. Amended:
Filed Feb. 10, 2000, effective Aug. 30, 2000.
*Original authority: 210.570, RSMo 1955; 210.610, RSMo
1979; 219.016, RSMo 1975, amended 1993, 1995;
219.021, RSMo 1975, amended 1980, 1981, 1987, 1993,
1995; 219.036, RSMo 1975, amended 1993; 219.041,
RSMo 1975; 219.051, RSMo 1975.