JUVENILE JUSTICE: Constitutional amendment to provide relative to offenses to which special juvenile procedures are not applicable. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (Item #19) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to clarify the rules for transferring juveniles to adult criminal court. It specifically targets individuals under the age of seventeen, allowing them to be prosecuted as adults for certain serious crimes defined by the state legislature. The text changes the language to ensure that only crimes explicitly specified by legislative act, rather than general offenses, are eligible for this transfer process. By making these adjustments, the measure aims to refine the legal framework governing how young offenders are handled in the justice system.