Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §3315, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 696, §6 and PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is further amended to read:

1. Right to review. Every disposition pursuant to section 3314, other than unconditional discharge, must be reviewed not less than once in every 12 6 months until the juvenile is discharged. The review must be made by a representative of the Department of Corrections unless the juvenile was committed to the Department of Health and Human Services, in which case such review must be made by a representative of the Department of Health and Human Services. A report of the review must be made in writing to the juvenile's parents, guardian or legal custodian. A copy of the report must be forwarded to the program or programs that were reviewed, and the department whose personnel made the review shall retain a copy of the report in their its files. The written report must be prepared in accordance with subsection 2. When a juvenile is placed in the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services, reviews and permanency planning hearings must be conducted in accordance with Title 22, section 4038. Title 22, sections 4005, 4039 and 4041 also apply.

Sec. 2. 15 MRSA §3315, sub-§4 is enacted to read:

4.__Juvenile committed to a correctional facility.__Whenever a juvenile is committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections pursuant to section 3314, subsection 1, paragraph F, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the juvenile and shall set a date for review of that commitment.__The date for review may be no more than 6 months from the date of the commitment and subsequent reviews must be held at least every 6 months until the juvenile is no longer placed in a correctional facility.__If a juvenile is released from the correctional facility and then returned on an aftercare violation, a review must be held within 3 months of the date of the return.__The purpose of these reviews is to determine whether reasonable efforts have been made to eliminate the need for removal of the juvenile from the juvenile's home and whether the Department of Corrections has met its statutory obligations pursuant to Title 34-A.

The initial review must consist of a review of the report prepared by the guardian ad litem for the juvenile.__The guardian ad litem for the juvenile shall prepare and submit that report to the court, with a copy to the District Attorney and a copy to the Attorney General, 7 days in advance of the review date set by the court.__The District Attorney and the Attorney General may file a written response with the court.__The guardian ad litem for the