Senate Bill No. 514
(Originating in the Committee on Government Organization;
reported February 21, 1994.)
A BILL to amend and reenact section sixteen-b, article five,
chapter forty-nine of the code of West Virginia, one
thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to
continuation of the juvenile facilities review panel.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section sixteen-b, article five, chapter forty-nine of
the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one,
as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 5. JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS.
§49-5-16b. Juvenile facilities review panel; compensation;
expenses.
The supreme court of appeals shall appoint and maintain a
five-member panel, consisting of five persons who are willing to
serve in such capacity, to visit, inspect and interview residents
of all juvenile institutions, detention facilities and places in
or out of the state wherein West Virginia juveniles may be held
involuntarily, to make public reports of such reviews:
Provided,
That the panel shall not visit, inspect or interview adult
inmates of county jails, regional jails or facilities under the
direction of the commissioner of corrections used for theincarceration of adult offenders or detainees:
Provided,
however, That the panel shall have no authority to enforce jail
and prison standards for county jails and regional jails as they
pertain to adults confined therein. In visiting and inspecting
any facility pursuant to the provisions of this section, the
panel shall have prompt and direct access to the head of the
facility for any purpose pertaining to the performance of
functions and responsibilities under this section. The members
so appointed shall serve without compensation for their time,
however, each member may be reimbursed for reasonable and
necessary expenses in the performance of their duties under this
article.
Copies of the panel's report shall be submitted annually to
the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of
Delegates.
Pursuant to the provisions of article ten, chapter four of
this code, the juvenile facilities review panel shall continue
to exist until the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred
ninety-five, to allow for the completion of a performance audit
by the joint committee on government operations.
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