HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 52

(By Delegate Rowe)

[Introduced March 7, 2017]

Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study how costs of crisis response programs and institutions such as jails, prisons and out of state juvenile placement can be reduced and redirected to fund crisis prevention and family support services such as drug courts, day report centers for juveniles and families and adult offenders, school truancy programs, and other help to schools in dealing with troubled students.

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby requested to conduct a study on how costs of crisis response programs and institutions such as jails, prisons and out of state juvenile placement can be reduced and redirected to fund crisis prevention and family support services such as drug courts, day report centers for juveniles and families and adult offenders, school truancy programs, and other help to schools in dealing with troubled students; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 2018, on its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this study, to prepare a report, and to draft necessary legislation be paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.