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18 Section 12. Section 985.401, Florida Statutes, is
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20 985.401 Juvenile Justice Accountability Advisory
21 Board.--
22 (1) The Juvenile Justice Accountability Advisory Board
23 shall be composed of nine members. Members of the board shall
24 have direct experience and a strong interest in juvenile
25 justice issues. The authority to appoint the board is
26 allocated as follows:
27 (a) Three members appointed by the Governor.
28 (b) Three members appointed by the President of the
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30 (c) Three members appointed by the Speaker of the
31 House of Representatives.
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1 (2)(a) A full term shall be 3 years, and the term for
2 each seat on the board commences on October 1 and expires on
3 September 30, without regard to the date of appointment. Each
4 appointing authority shall appoint a member to fill one of the
5 three vacancies that occurs with the expiration of terms on
6 September 30 of each year. A member is not eligible for
7 appointment to more than two full, consecutive terms. A
8 vacancy on the board shall be filled within 60 days after the
9 date on which the vacancy occurs. The appointing authority
10 that made the original appointment shall make the appointment
11 to fill a vacancy that occurs for any reason other than the
12 expiration of a term, and the appointment shall be for the
13 remainder of the unexpired term.
14 (b) The board shall annually select a chairperson from
15 among its members.
16 (c) The board shall meet at least once each quarter. A
17 member may not authorize a designee to attend a meeting of the
18 board in place of the member. A member who fails to attend two
19 consecutive regularly scheduled meetings of the board, unless
20 the member is excused by the chairperson, shall be deemed to
21 have abandoned the position, and the position shall be
22 declared vacant by the board.
23 (3)(a) The board members shall serve without
24 compensation, but are entitled to reimbursement for per diem
25 and travel expenses pursuant to s. 112.061.
26 (b) The board shall appoint an executive director and
27 other personnel who are exempt from part II of chapter 110,
28 relating to the Career Service System.
29 (c) The board is assigned, for the purpose of general
30 oversight, to the Joint Legislative Auditing Committee. The
31 board shall develop a budget pursuant to procedures
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1 established by the Joint Legislative Auditing Committee.
2 (d) The composition of the board shall be broadly
3 reflective of the public and shall include minorities and
4 women. The term "minorities" as used in this paragraph means a
5 member of a socially or economically disadvantaged group that
6 includes African Americans, Hispanics, and American Indians.
7 Members of the board shall have direct experience and a strong
8 interest in juvenile justice issues.
9 (4) The board shall:
10 (a) Review and recommend programmatic and fiscal
11 policies governing the operation of programs, services, and
12 facilities for which the Department of Juvenile Justice is
13 responsible.
14 (b) Monitor the development and implementation of
15 long-range juvenile justice policies, including prevention,
16 early intervention, diversion, adjudication, and commitment.
17 (c) Monitor all activities of the executive and
18 judicial branch and their effectiveness in implementing
19 policies pursuant to this chapter.
20 (d) Establish and operate a comprehensive system to
21 annually measure and report program outcome and effectiveness
22 for each program operated by the Department of Juvenile
23 Justice or operated by a provider under contract with the
24 department. The board shall use its evaluation research to
25 make advisory recommendations to the Legislature, the
26 Governor, and the department concerning the effectiveness and
27 future funding priorities of juvenile justice programs.
28 (e) Advise the President of the Senate, the Speaker of
29 the House of Representatives, the Governor, and the department
30 on matters relating to this chapter.
31 (f) Serve as a clearinghouse to provide information
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1 and assistance to the district juvenile justice boards and
2 county juvenile justice councils.
3 (g) Hold public hearings and inform the public of
4 activities of the board and of the Department of Juvenile
5 Justice, as appropriate.
6 (h) Monitor the delivery and use of services,
7 programs, or facilities operated, funded, regulated, or
8 licensed by the Department of Juvenile Justice for juvenile
9 offenders or alleged juvenile offenders, and for prevention,
10 diversion, or early intervention of delinquency, and to
11 develop programs to educate the citizenry about such services,
12 programs, and facilities and about the need and procedure for
13 siting new facilities.
14 (i) Contract for consultants as necessary and
15 appropriate. The board may apply for and receive grants for
16 the purposes of conducting research and evaluation activities.
17 (j) Conduct such other activities as the board may
18 determine are necessary and appropriate to monitor the
19 effectiveness of the delivery of juvenile justice programs and
20 services under this chapter.
21 (k) The board shall submit an annual report to the
22 President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
23 Representatives, the Governor, and the secretary of the
24 department not later than February 15 of each calendar year,
25 summarizing the activities and reports of the board for the
26 preceding year, and any recommendations of the board for the
27 following year.
28 (5) Each state agency shall provide assistance when
29 requested by the board. The board shall have access to all
30 records, files, and reports that are material to its duties
31 and that are in the custody of a school board, a law
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7 And the title is amended as follows:
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