North Carolina § 143B-846 - Creation; method of appointment; membership; chair and vice-chair.

§ 143B-846. Creation; method of appointment; membership; chair and vice-chair.

As a prerequisite for a county receiving funding for juvenile court services and delinquency prevention programs, the board of commissioners of a county shall appoint a Juvenile Crime Prevention Council. The County Council shall consist of not more than 26 members and should include, if possible, the following: The local school superintendent, or that person's designee. A chief of police in the county, or the appointed chief's designee. The local sheriff, or that person's designee. The district attorney, or that person's designee. The chief court counselor, or that person's designee. The director of the area local management entity/managed care organization (LME/MCO) or that person's designee. The director of the county department of social services, or consolidated human services agency, or that person's designee. The county manager, or that person's designee. A substance abuse professional. A member of the faith community. A county commissioner. Two persons under the age of 21 years, or one person under the age of 21 years and one member of the public representing the interests of families of at-risk juveniles. A juvenile defense attorney. The chief district court judge, or a judge designated by the chief district court judge. A member of the business community. The local health director, or that person's designee. A representative from the United Way or other nonprofit agency. A representative of a local parks and recreation program. Up to seven members of the public to be appointed by the board of commissioners of a county. Two or more counties may establish a multicounty Juvenile Crime Prevention Council under subsection (a) of this section. The membership shall be representative of each participating county. The members of the County Council shall elect annually the chair and vice-chair. The board of commissioners of a county shall modify the County Council's membership as necessary to ensure that the members reflect the racial and socioeconomic diversity of the community and to minimize potential conflicts of interest by members. History (1998-202, s. 1(b); 2000-137, s. 1(b); 2001-199, s. 1; 2011-145, s. 19.1(t); 2020-83, s. 2.) JCPC Grant Reporting. - Session Laws 2009-451, s. 18.7, provides: "On or before October 1 of each year, the Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention [Division of Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety] shall submit to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations and the Appropriations Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives a list of the recipients of the grants awarded, or preapproved for award, from funds appropriated to the Department for local Juvenile Crime Prevention Council grants, including: "(1) The amount of the grant awarded. "(2) The membership of the local committee or council administering the award funds on the local level. "(3) The type of program funded. "(4) A short description of the local services, programs, or projects that will receive funds. "(5) Identification of any programs that received grant funds at one time but for which funding has been eliminated by the Department. "(6) The number of at-risk, diverted, and adjudicated juveniles served by each county. "(7) The Department's actions to ensure that county JCPCs prioritize funding for dispositions of intermediate and community-level sanctions for court-adjudicated juveniles under minimum standards adopted by the Department. "(8) The total cost for each funded program, including the cost per juvenile and the essential elements of the program. "A written copy of the list and other information regarding the projects shall also be sent to the Fiscal Research Division of the General Assembly." For prior similar provisions, see Session Laws 2001-424, s. 24.2(a)-(c), Session Laws 2003-284, s. 15.2(a) and (b), Session Laws 2005-276, s. 16.2(a) and (b), and Session Laws 2007-323, s. 18.2(a) and (b), as amended by Session Laws 2008-107, s. 16.1(a). Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2009-451, s. 1.2, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2009'." Session Laws 2009-451, s. 28.3, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2009-2011 fiscal biennium, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2009-2011 fiscal biennium." Session Laws 2009-451, s. 28.5, is a severability clause. Session Laws 2011-145, s. 19.1(t) recodified Article 12 of Chapter 143B as Part 3 of Article 5A of Chapter 143B . Article 5A was renumbered as Article 13 at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Former G.S. 143B-544 was recodified as G.S. 143B-272.33 by Session Laws 2011-145, s. 19.1(t), effective January 1, 2012. It was subsequently renumbered as this section at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Session Laws 2011-145, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2011.'" Session Laws 2011-145, s. 32.5, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2020-83, s. 2, effective December 1, 2020, in subsection (a), deleted the former second sentence in the introductory paragraph, which read: "Each County Council is a continuation of the corresponding Council created under G.S. 147-33.61."; added "or the appointed chief's designee" in subdivision (a)(2); substituted "local management entity/managed care organization (LME/MCO) for "mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse authority" in subdivision (a)(6); substituted "21 years, or one person under the age of 21 years and one member of the public representing the interests of families of at-risk juveniles" for "18 years, one of whom is a member of the State Youth Council" in subdivision (a)(12); and made punctuation changes throughout.