Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2014

Summary: Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2014 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, with respect to the detention of a juvenile status offender (a juvenile arrested for an offense that would not be a crime if committed by an adult) who violates a valid court order, to require the court placing such juvenile in detention to issue a written order that: (1) identifies the valid court order that the juvenile&nbsp;has violated; (2) specifies the factual basis for determining that there is reasonable cause to believe that the juvenile has violated such order; (3) includes findings of fact to support a determination that there is no appropriate less restrictive alternative available to placing the juvenile in a secure detention or correctional facility, with due consideration to the best interest of the juvenile; (4) specifies the length of time, not to exceed three days, that the juvenile may remain in such facility and includes a plan for the juvenile's release; and (5) may not be renewed or extended.  Requires that procedures be put in&nbsp;place to ensure that a juvenile held in a secure detention or correctional facility does not remain in such facility longer than three days or the length of time authorized by the court, or authorized under state law, whichever is shorter. Prohibits the detention of a juvenile more than once in any six-month period. Prohibits, one year after the enactment of this Act, a state that receives a formula grant under the juvenile justice and delinquency prevention program from using a valid court order to place a juvenile status offender in a secure detention or correctional facility. Allows a state that demonstrates hardship to apply for a single one-year extension of time to comply with the requirement to eliminate such use of court orders.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prohibiting Detention of Youth 
Status Offenders Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION OF STATUS OFFENDERS.

    Section 223 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(11)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``shall,'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in clause (i), by adding ``and'' at the 
                        end;
                            (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at 
                        the end;
                            (iii) by striking clause (iii); and
                            (iv) in the matter following clause (iii), 
                        by striking ``and'' at the end; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) if a court determines that a juvenile should 
                be placed in a secure detention facility or secure 
                correctional facility for violating an order described 
                in subparagraph (A)(ii)--
                            ``(i) the court shall issue a written order 
                        that--
                                    ``(I) identifies the valid court 
                                order that the juvenile has violated;
                                    ``(II) specifies the factual basis 
                                for determining that there is 
                                reasonable cause to believe that the 
                                juvenile has violated the order;
                                    ``(III) includes findings of fact 
                                to support a determination that there 
                                is no appropriate less restrictive 
                                alternative available to placing the 
                                juvenile in a secure detention facility 
                                or secure correctional facility, with 
                                due consideration to the best interest 
                                of the juvenile;
                                    ``(IV) specifies the length of 
                                time, not to exceed 3 days, that the 
                                juvenile may remain in a secure 
                                detention facility or secure 
                                correctional facility;
                                    ``(V) includes a plan for the 
                                release of the juvenile from the secure 
                                detention facility or secure 
                                correctional facility; and
                                    ``(VI) may not be renewed or 
                                extended; and
                            ``(ii) the court may not issue a subsequent 
                        order described in clause (i) relating to a 
                        juvenile, unless the juvenile violates a valid 
                        court order after the date on which the court 
                        issues an order described in clause (i);
                    ``(D) there are procedures in place to ensure that 
                a juvenile held in a secure detention facility or 
                secure correctional facility pursuant to a court order 
                described in subparagraph (C)(i) does not remain in a 
                secure detention facility or secure correctional 
                facility longer than 3 days (with the exception of 
                weekends and holidays) or the length of time authorized 
                by the court, or authorized under applicable State law, 
                whichever is shorter; and
                    ``(E) a juvenile status offender held in a secure 
                detention facility or secure correctional facility 
                pursuant to a court order described in subparagraph 
                (C)(i) may only be held in a secure detention facility 
                or secure correctional facility 1 time in any 6-month 
                period, provided that the conditions set forth in 
                subparagraph (C) are satisfied.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Additional Requirement.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this subsection, no State receiving a formula grant 
under this part may use a valid court order described in subsection 
(a)(11)(A)(ii) to place a juvenile status offender in a secure 
detention facility or secure correctional facility. A State that can 
demonstrate hardship as determined by the Administrator may submit to 
the Administrator an application for a single 1-year extension to 
comply with the requirement described in this subsection, which shall 
describe--
            ``(1) the measurable progress and good faith effort in the 
        State to reduce the number of juvenile status offenders who are 
        placed in a secure detention facility or correctional facility 
        pursuant to a court order described in subsection 
        (a)(11)(A)(ii); and
            ``(2) a plan to comply with the requirement described in 
        this subsection not later than 1 year after the date the 
        extension is granted.''.