Virginia HB 1197: Secretariat agency responsibilities; Department of Juvenile Justice.

Bill Text

2022SESSION
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1 VIRGINIAACTSOFASSEMBLY––CHAPTER
2 An Act directing the Office of the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security and the Office of
3 the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a work group to determine the feasibility
4 and benefits of transferring agency responsibility for the Department of Juvenile Justice.
5 [H1197]
6 Approved
7 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
8 1. § 1. That the Office of the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security and the Office of the
9 Secretary of Health and Human Resources shall convene a stakeholder work group to determine the
10 feasibility and benefits of transferring responsibility for the Department of Juvenile Justice from the
11 Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources. The
12 work group shall be composed of interested parties, including representatives from civil liberty
13 organizations, organizations engaged in the daily work of youth justice and violence prevention,
14 formerly incarcerated persons and their families, and mental health experts. The work group shall
15 submit its report containing the work group's findings by November 1, 2022, to the Chairmen of the
16 House Committee for Courts of Justice, House Committee on Public Safety, Senate Committee on the
17 Judiciary, and Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services.
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