34-A §3002-A. Policy review council
Title 34-A: CORRECTIONS
Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1: ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
§3002-A. Policy review council
The commissioner and the Commissioner of Education shall appoint a 9-member policy review council, referred to in this section as the "council," as authorized by Title 5, chapter 379. [1999, c. 770, §3 (AMD).]
1. Term. Legislative members serve as voting, ex officio members. The term of office for nonlegislative members is 3 years. The initial appointments are as follows:
A. Three members for 3 years; [1997, c. 752, §34 (NEW).]
B. Two members for 2 years; and [1997, c. 752, §34 (NEW).]
C. Two members for one year. [1997, c. 752, §34 (NEW).]
Replacements for council members who do not complete their terms of office are for the remainder of the unexpired terms.
[ 1999, c. 770, §4 (AMD) .]
2. Council members. The cochairs of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters or their designees are members. The other council members must be representative of a broad range of professionals, parents and citizens interested in the education of students confined in the department's juvenile facilities and include the parents of a current or former student. In addition, council members may include:
A. Professionals not employed by the department who serve or have served students in a corrections setting; [1997, c. 752, §34 (NEW).]
B. Representatives of advocacy groups for children with special needs; [1997, c. 752, §34 (NEW).]
C. School administrative unit administrators or special education directors; and [1997, c. 752, §34 (NEW).]
D. Interested citizens. [1997, c. 752, §34 (NEW).]
[ 1999, c. 770, §4 (AMD) .]
3. Access to educational programs. The council must have access to the department's educational programs for confined juveniles, but may not participate in the administration of the day-to-day operations of the programs.
[ 1997, c. 752, §34 (NEW) .]
4. Duties. The duties of the council include, but are not limited to:
A. Making annual recommendations to the Commissioner of Education and the commissioner and sending copies of the recommendations to the members of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters; [1997, c. 752, §34 (NEW).]
B. Making policy recommendations to the Commissioner of Education and the commissioner; [1997, c. 752, §34 (NEW).]
C. Reviewing policy development; [1997, c. 752, §34 (NEW).]
D. Reviewing the implementation of the policy; [1997, c. 752, §34 (NEW).]
E. Reviewing staff recruitment, retention, promotion and evaluation policies and procedures; [1997, c. 752, §34 (NEW).]
F. Holding hearings for staff, parents, students, alumni, special education directors and the general public and otherwise soliciting the opinions of individuals in those groups concerning the operation and role of the department's educational programs for confined juveniles; and [1997, c. 752, §34 (NEW).]
G. Conducting exit interviews with staff members terminating employment with the department's educational programs for confined juveniles. [1997, c. 752, §34 (NEW).]
[ 1997, c. 752, §34 (NEW) .]
5. Meetings; report. The council shall meet at least 4 times a year and keep minutes and records of the meetings. The council shall submit a report each year to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters.
[ 1999, c. 770, §5 (NEW) .]
SECTION HISTORY
1997, c. 752, §34 (NEW). 1999, c. 770, §§3-5 (AMD).