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GA HB1433
Bill
Status
Passed
5/2/2022
Primary Sponsor
Mandi Ballinger
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AI Summary
- Amends the composition of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council's advisory board by replacing the category for individuals addressing learning disabilities, child abuse, and youth violence with state-licensed or certified persons with expertise in preventing and addressing mental health and substance abuse issues in delinquent youth and at-risk youth
- Adds a new membership category requiring representatives of victim or witness advocacy groups, including at least one individual with expertise in sexual abuse, exploitation, and trauma affecting youth entering the juvenile justice system
- Raises the maximum age requirement for youth members from 24 to 28 years old, maintaining the requirement that at least one-fifth of board members be under that age at appointment
- Allows a parent or guardian of a person under the jurisdiction of the juvenile justice system to fulfill the requirement for at least three members with juvenile justice system experience, if direct representation is not feasible
- Changes the description of alternatives-to-incarceration representatives from "youth workers involved with" to "representatives of" such programs
Legislative Description
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; revise and update composition of advisory board
Last Action
Effective Date 2022-07-01
5/2/2022
Committee Referrals
Public Safety3/15/2022
Judiciary - Non-Civil2/28/2022
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