Louisiana § RS 24:935 - Council responsibilities
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 24:935 — Council responsibilities, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 24:935. Council responsibilities
The council shall:
(1) Determine if a state-administered sex offender treatment program is necessary, identify needed services for the treatment and rehabilitation of sex offenders, report to the governor, the president of the Senate, and the speaker of the House of Representatives about the nature of the services and the funding necessary for the service.
(2) Evaluate in-state and out-of-state programs for sex offender treatment and recommend to the head of current programs methods of improving the programs.
(3) Collect and disseminate information to judicial officers, probation or parole workers, and the general public about available sex offender treatment programs.
(4) Distribute money appropriated by the legislature to the council or otherwise made available to the council for the development, operation, or evaluation of sex offender treatment programs.
(5) Advise and assist agencies in coordinating procedures to provide treatment services that may include community-based programs.
(6) Advise the office of behavioral health of the Louisiana Department of Health on the establishment and maintenance of a registry of individuals and programs providing mental health and medical services for sex offenders in accordance with R.S. 24:936.
(7) Plan effective coordination of resources to prevent sex offenses and treatment of the sex offenders.
(8) Serve as an advisory agency to the legislature, the governor, and resources involved in the prevention of sex offenses and the treatment of the sex offenders, or both.
(9) Identify and promote the full range of resources and funding available to prevent sex offenses and treat the sex offenders.
(10) Recommend procedures for reduction of overlapping efforts, activities, or actions by different resources.
Acts 1993, No. 484, §2, eff. June 10, 1993; Acts 1999, No. 848, §1; Acts 2009, No. 384, §5, eff. July 1, 2010.
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Section RS 24:935 ("Council responsibilities") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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