Bill No. 9-12
Concerning: Commission on Juvenile Justice – Membership
Revised: 3/1/2012 Draft No. 1
Introduced: March 6, 2012
Enacted: May 1, 2012
Executive: May 10, 2012
Effective: August 9, 2012
Sunset Date: None
Ch. 9 , Laws of Mont. Co. 2012
County Council
For Montgomery County, Maryland
By: Council President at the Request of the County Executive
AN ACT to:
(1) alter the membership of the Commission on Juvenile Justice; and
(2) generally amend the law regarding the Commission on Juvenile Justice.
By amending
Montgomery County Code
Chapter 12, Courts
Section 12-36
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The County Council for Montgomery County, Maryland approves the following Act:
Sec. 1. Section 12-36 is amended as follows:
12-36. Commission on juvenile justice; composition; appointment; terms; vacancy.
(a) The Commission on Juvenile Justice consists of the following [4] 3 classes of members:
(1) [23] 22 voting members appointed by the County Executive, subject to confirmation by the County Council;
(2) [11] 12 voting members, representing each of the following: the Council, the Executive, the State’s Attorney, the Family Division of the Circuit Court, the Police Department, the state Department of Juvenile Justice, the County Office of the Public Defender, the Court Appointed Special Advocate, the Department of Health and Human Services (2 members, one representing child welfare services and one representing community-based services for at-risk youth), [and] the Board of Education, and the Montgomery County Collaboration Council for Children, Youth and Families, in each case appointed by the Executive, subject to confirmation by the Council, after receiving a recommendation from the person or office to be represented; and
(3) nonvoting members emeritus, who are past members who have given outstanding service and possess special expertise in juvenile matters. Members emeritus may be appointed by the Executive, subject to confirmation by the Council
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Approved: