ENGROSSED
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
H. B. 2569
(By Delegates Perry, Boggs, Morgan and Ellem)
(Originating in the Committee on the Judiciary)
[March 24, 2009]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §49-5B-5a, relating
to creating the Juvenile Services Reimbursement Offender Fund.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §49-5B-5a, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 5B. WEST VIRGINIA JUVENILE OFFENDER REHABILITATION ACT.
§49-5B-5a. Creating the Juvenile Services Reimbursement Offender
Fund.
There is hereby created within the State Treasury a special
revenue account designated "The Juvenile Services Status Offender
Fund" within and for the benefit of the Division of Juvenile
Services for expenses incurred in housing juvenile status offenders
in need of stabilization and specialized supervision due to chronic runaway behavior. Moneys shall be paid into the account by the
Department of Health and Human Resources based upon an established
per diem rate. The Department of Health and Human Resources and
the Division of Juvenile Services shall jointly establish the per
diem rate to be paid into the fund by the Department of Health and
Human Resources for each juvenile status offender in need of
stabilization and specialized supervision due to chronic runaway
behavior housed in a Division of Juvenile Services staff secure
facility pursuant to the provisions of this article and by
cooperative agreement. The Director of Juvenile Services is
authorized to make expenditures from the fund in accordance with
the provisions of article three, chapter twelve of this code to
offset expenses incurred by the Division of Juvenile Services in
housing, treatment and caring for juvenile offenders.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create a special revenue
account in the State Treasury known as the Juvenile Services
Offender Fund to facilitate reimbursement of expenses incurred by
the Division of Juvenile Services in housing juvenile status
offenders.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.
This bill was recommended for introduction and passage during
the 2009 Regular Session of the Legislature by the Legislative
Oversight Committee on Regional Jail and Correctional Facility
Authority.