43-404 Office of Juvenile Services; created; powers and duties. - Nebraska Statutes

43-404. Office of Juvenile Services; created; powers and duties.There is created within the Department of Health and Human Services the Office of Juvenile Services. The office shall have oversight and control of state juvenile correctional facilities and programs other than the secure youth confinement facility which is under the control of the Department of Correctional Services. The Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Services shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the department or his or her designee and shall be responsible for the administration of the facilities and programs of the office. The department may contract with a state agency or private provider to operate any facilities and programs of the Office of Juvenile Services. SourceLaws 1994, LB 988, § 10; Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 960; R.S.Supp.,1996, § 83-925.02; Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 36; Laws 2007, LB296, § 109.