PTA leaders,
The U.S. House of Representatives Education and Workforce Committee will hold a markup of the"Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act of 2016" (H.R. 5963) tomorrow, Wednesday morning at 10:00am ET. You can watch the webcast here and read a summary of the bill here. This bill reauthorizes the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA). The JJDPA, which was signed into law in 1974 and last reauthorized in 2002, prevents children and youth from entering the juvenile justice system and protects those currently in the system.
National PTA has signed onto a letter of support regarding the bipartisan legislation and we expect the bill to pass the Committee tomorrow. As you may recall, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed its version of JJDPA in July of 2015. The House and Senate bill are similar but do have some slight differences. National PTA supported the Senate bill. See our press statement and blog on the Senate version.
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Thank you!
Jacki
Jacki Ball | Director, Government Affairs
National PTA®
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