Guam § 20117 - Division of Special Services.

§ 20117. Division of Special Services.

There shall be a Division of Special Services within the Department. It

shall be responsible for handling and caring of youths referred by the Guam

Police Department, courts of Guam, parents or legal guardians, public and

private agencies. Furthermore, it shall be responsible for care, custody and

the rehabilitation of youth adjudicated by the courts of Guam.

(a) There is established a Board of Review comprising of five (5)

members, one (1) of whom shall be a youth, appointed by the Council

and approved by the Governor. The members shall serve for four (4)

years. Vacancies shall be filled the same as the initial appointments but

only for the unexpired term. The Board shall be responsible for

reviewing and monitoring programs of each client adjudicated by the

courts and shall submit a progress report on each client at six (6)

months intervals to the Chairman of the Council, who shall maintain

close liaison with the Juvenile Court of Guam relative to the care of an

adjudicated youth. The affirmative vote of three (3) members shall be

necessary for the validity of any act of the Board.

(b) There is created within the division a Special Services

Committee, consisting of twenty-one (21) members, eleven (11) of

whom shall be the persons appointed to the Guam Council on Youth

Affairs pursuant to § 20105 of this Act. The remaining ten (10)

members shall be appointed by the Governor for a term of four (4)

years. These ten (10) members shall classify themselves by lot so that

three (3) shall serve for one (1) year, three (3) for two (2) years, three

(3) for four (4) years and one (1) for four (4) years. Their successors

shall be appointed each for a term of four (4) years. Vacancies shall be

filled the same as regular appointments but only for the unexpired

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term. The members shall serve without compensation but may be

reimbursed for reasonable travel and out-of-pocket expenses incurred

in the performance of official duties as certified to the Treasurer of

Guam by the Director.

The Special Services Committee shall exist for the sole purpose

of providing input to the Supervisory Board of Guam's State Planning

Agency for Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement (Territorial Crime

Commission) relative to the development of the Supervisory Board's

annual Comprehensive State Plan.

The Special Services Committee shall make recommendations

and propose legislation for the de-institutionalization of status

offenders as required by the Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention

Act of 1974.

The affirmative vote of six (6) members shall be necessary for the

validity of any acts of the Special Services Committee.