Introduced By: Representatives Sherlock, Jacquard, Naughton, Fox and Pires
Date Introduced : February 3, 1998
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 8-10 of the General Laws entitled "Family Court" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:
{ADD 8-10-23.1. Statewide juvenile hearing board. -- ADD} {ADD (a) The chief judge of the family court shall appoint a statewide juvenile hearing board coordinator who is qualified by education, training, previous experience in professional social welfare, personality, character and special aptitude for the work, to serve at the pleasure of the chief judge. Such juvenile hearing board coordinator shall provide education, training, data collection and analysis, coordination and assistance to cities and towns in the establishment and maintenance of juvenile hearing boards and teen courts. Juvenile hearing boards and/or teen courts shall report such data as deemed necessary by the family court to perform the functions of such juvenile hearing board coordinator. ADD}
{ADD (b) The position of statewide juvenile hearing board coordinator shall be a pilot program which shall commence on July 1, 1998 and terminate on June 30, 2001, unless extended by the general assembly. ADD}
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
