LINCOLN - The Legislature forwarded a package of bills Tuesday aimed at addressing long-running problems at the state's Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Centers.

Sen. Tom Brandt of Plymouth managed to attach his bill that would separate male and female youths, keeping only boys at Kearney and girls at Geneva. That measure was attached to a bill (LB1188) that would mandate the Office of Juvenile Services to establish a superintendent of schools to administer education programs at the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Centers by Aug. 1.

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