Vermont § 3303 - Council duties and responsibilities

§ 3303. Council duties and responsibilities

• (a) Subject to the provisions of section 3309 of this title, the Council shall support monitoring and reporting compliance with the core requirements
  of the JJRA, including: (1) the deinstitutionalization of status offenders; (2) the separation of juveniles from incarcerated adults; (3) the removal of juveniles from adult jails and lockups; and (4) the reduction of racial and ethnic disparities in Vermont’s juvenile justice system. (b) [Repealed.] (c) Subject to the provisions of 32 V.S.A. § 5, the Council may apply for and receive federal funds for activities consistent with
  the legislative findings pursuant to section 5101a of this title and the requirements of the JJRA. The Council may obtain grants for activities pursuant
  to 34 U.S.C. § 11133(a)(9). (d) On December 1, 2024, and every three years thereafter, the Council shall, in coordination
  with DCF, develop a State juvenile justice plan designed to promote an effective juvenile
  justice system. The plan shall be consistent with the requirements of the JJRA and
  the legislative findings pursuant to section 5101a of this title.. (e) On January 15, 2025, and every two years thereafter, the Council shall submit a written
  report to the Governor, the Joint Legislative Justice Oversight Committee, and DCF
  describing the efforts it has made to comply with the requirements of the JJRA, including
  the reduction of racial disparities and improving Vermont’s juvenile justice system.
  The report shall include an overview of federal funds received and expended to address
  these purposes and recommendations to improve the juvenile justice system. (f) In carrying out its duties and responsibilities, the Council shall rely on all available
  data related to the State’s juvenile justice system and shall make efforts to include
  youth and family voices, particularly the voices of youth and members of their families
  who have been impacted by the system. (Added 1983, No. 79 § 1; amended 1985, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2013, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 58, eff. May 20, 2014; 2021, No. 20, § 317; 2021, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. December 31, 2022; 2023, No. 6, § 392, eff. July 1, 2023; 2023, No. 70, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.)