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Home My WebLink AboutAgreements/Contracts - Juvenile (003)GRANT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA MEETING REQUEST FORM (Must be submitted to the Clerk of the Board by 12:00pm on Thursday) REQUESTING DEPARTMENT: Juvenile Court & Youth Services REQUEST suBnniTrED BY: Suhail Palacios CONTACT PERSON ATTENDING ROUNDTABLE: Suhail PaIBCIOS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION: DYES ® NO DATE: 0$/2612026 PHONE: 509-754-5690 Ext. 4430 � 'fir � � �� . • i �� 7N �� 3� � �,;a � �� ❑Agreement / Contract ❑AP Vouchers ❑Appointment / Reappointment ❑ARPA Related ❑ Bids / RFPs / Quotes Award ❑ Bid Opening Scheduled ❑ Boards / Committees ❑ Budget ❑Computer Related El County Code ❑Emergency Purchase El Employee Rel. ❑ Facilities Related ❑ Financial ❑ Funds ❑ Hearing ❑ Invoices / Purchase Orders ❑ Grants — Fed/State/County ❑ Leases ®MOA / MOU ❑ Minutes ❑ Ordinances ❑ Out of State Travel ❑ Petty Cash ❑ Policies ❑ Proclamations ❑ Request for Purchase ❑ Resolution ❑ Recommendation []Professional Serv/Consultant ❑ Support Letter ❑ Surplus Req. ❑Tax Levies ❑Thank You's ❑Tax Title Property ❑WSLCB s`wvmw _ i� :, ;` %��%��i.� ��%� �/e/ %ate �i�•.��i�� ,r . ..:.,. .. _ _ ' . -- _ ��%��i�� ? % (( . � i,.% ��i.. 6�. Requesting permission to sign MOU with Moses Lake School District to establish communication and define roles/responsibilities with Grant County Juvenile Court & Youth Services, effective Sept. 30, 2026, until amended or terminated. If necessary, was this document reviewed by accounting? ❑ YES 0 NO If necessary, was this document reviewed by legal? *1 YES ❑ NO DATE OF ACTION: 2—,1-2t6 APPROVE: DENIED ABSTAIN D1 e -'-- D2: D3: DEFERRED OR CONTINUED TO: 4/8/24 K26-153 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING .. This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Is entered into by eind between the following entitlesi Moses LakeDistrictInd. Groat C Juvenfle -Court &YOUlb S_erVkft?%11 1 This contract begins September. 30, 2026 and will remain In effect until legislature updates necessitate a change or is cancelled by elther party throush soreement. FU NCTIQK" E - PA BWfafije The I OU Is for the following purposess. L Establish appropriate communication and understaridiq been the parties, a Define the roles of each of the parties. Facilitate the acts of all parties toward a more collaboratIve and uniform process for truancy cases, 4, Each party Is responsible for their own neaiig nt acts and this Memorandurn of Understanding does not create rights for third parties. &YL4Q.R1.T.V The parties' actions regarding truancy are governed by IiCW 28A.225, Second Substitute Mouse DI 112449 -w effecttve date 619/2016r Engrossed Second Substitute Senate BIf1 5290 NOW effective 711P0196 A0899LAgNT War the undersigned,, agree to collaborate with tho school to continue a coordinated approach to reduce chrortle a sonteelsm and involvement of truant students In P court through the continued development and Implementation of culturally appropriate practices and evidgnce based services that Include but are not limited to Community Engagement Boards (also [mown as CEB or CE s) and stay paUtIons, . No alteration of the terms of this Agreement and no oral agreements, unless made In writing between the parties hereto, shell be binding* So, Either party may cancel this Memorandum of Understanding to the other party with 0 daye notice, 8QL,,,Ej,.A U I ILITI ES Moses Lake 105.g Qlpjrict : 1) Asalan a sChoal district designee to ward karitft the juvenile department to continue and estabNsh a Community Engagement Board(s) is address truancy concerns,, 2) Pile necessary documentation along wlith the AetIClarr Regardlng Truancy that requests a SWAY of the proceedings to allow the mottarto go before a CE131 3) Pi pare a lotter'ta. be seat to the farnlly informing them of the filed Petition Regarding truancy that requests o $T Y of the proceedln s and Inviting them to attend a CEB on a speciflc doto and time In the language they .are fluent; copy to be provided to the Juvenile department. 4) Collaborate with the Juve'nile department as needed to coordinate Interventions for truant and chronically absent students. 5) Utilize data to determine e appropriate Interventions, 6) once established, the school district agrees to jointly coordinate, pardc1pate and • alntbin orto "or multiple Cornmunity Engagement Boards comprised of Community members; School administrator, School Reprosenutive and Juvenile department (as stated In SSIA 2449 Section 5), 7) The School District agrees to recruit and tram all volunteers on Identifying harriers to school attendance, risk/needs assessments, treatment and services available in the school and In the community, 8) . Provide the appropriate Interpretive services for farnilles during the CEO. 9) Provide the juvenile department with the original CEB Contract and retain a copy developed during the CEB if a petition or .stayed petition Is in place4, 10) Once the CEO Contract has been developed, the school designee will mon1;or students Raised on the level of concern and attendance for each studen't. The designee will offer suggestions as to possible Interventions related to specific students based on Individual s1tuations and behavlorsw 1 ) Keep the juvenile department Informed of the outcome of the CED If petition is sub I ed{ request further court Intervention If deemed necessary (ire,, CEO neturn o Case to request setting a cdurt daU to address continued truancy Issues). 1 ) Provide the Juvenile attorney with attendance ,and court recommendations 7 days prig to all hearings set before the court. 13) The School District, Its employees, subo ntractors, and their employees (Including C D members) shall Maintoln the confidentiality of all InforrnatIon provided by the County or acquired by the County In performance of this MOV, except upon the prior written consent of the County or as required by other applicable low or an order entered by a court of competent jurisdiction, 14.) Serve the paperwork on the student and parent that compels him/her to appear in court and provide Return of service to the court flare days prior to scheduled hearing. gra.ilt,.C,,O-u&igvellilIC.ourt i 1) Assign Staff to collaborate olth the school district as needed to train the district on updates, legislative changes (SSHB 2 0) and the process of filing a Petitton Regarding Truancy that requests a STAY of the proceedings to allow the matter to go before a CE30 and assist whenever possible to coordinate interventions for truant students. 2) Utilize data to determine appropriate Interventions. •3) -At each Com urlrty ftagement Board, the Juvenile department shall assign staff to attend and participate with C O's as staffing s&edules allow, The assigned staff will: (a) Participate with CRB members to offer suggestions to remove barriers and make suggestions for Irnterventlons based on the Indlvtdoal needs of the udem1 (b) As lA With th 0 f1DW of Information In Court, 4} Process each Petition Regarding Truancy that is received from the School District as per RBI ,2,0. This Includes; (a) .Provide the necessary documents for the school District to prepare for filing, M Presenting the PeNtIon Regarding truancy and an Order to Stay Truancy Proceedings anReferral to the court for signature* (c) if approvers by the cortj file the PatItIon Regarding Truancy,. order to Stay Truodcy PeaoWlnos and Referral and any addItlonal p per orR with the Clerk of the Court. (d) Return the Paperwork to the school for distribution to the student / parent. 5) File tho CEO Agreement and Oocvment Cover Sheet and any addItronal pap rwovk If there is a petition with stay (lei coplos of letters sent to the family Inviting them to the EBO the M Agmement descriptlon of Interventions and ti allne) provided by the EB/school with the Clary of the art. Process the CES Return of Case recelved from the school that asks the court to set a court hearing to address continued attendance Issues; seek the CourVs approval land signature of the Order LUtIng Stay and Scheduling Hearing; and prepare the Notice o, Hearingl0rder toAppar for° Hearing that will sot a hearing date and t1mew This Includes: (a) Preparins the necessary documents for review and ,signing bythe School District and by the Court, (b) File the documents with the Clerk of the Court. 7) Provide appropriate Interpretive services for f rill s during court. 8) ProvIde schools with a copy of each court order that Is developed during a court ) File any motions to set show cause contempt, motions to strife or reset; r oticns to dismiss the truancy case after receiving the appropriate Information from the School District,, 10) Report to the School DIstrict regarding any further hearings,, Infor matron or other~ matters r elotIng to the Monty case, 11) The County and Its employees shall rnelntaln the conMentlallty of all Information provided by the School District or acquired by the School DIstr Ict in performance of this MOU, except upon the` prior written consent of the school District or as required by . other appllcable low or an order entered by a court of competent jurlsdIction, The ,ohs a choo i r1 �I and Grant County Juvenile Court & Mouth Services reca,gnize that working effectively together to maximize this partnorshiia ohd its common goals will strengthen student graduation rates,