Task Force on the Unified Juvenile Code

Minutes of the<MeetNo1> 10th Meeting

of the 2013 Interim

<MeetMDY1> December 19, 2013

Call to Order and Roll Call

The<MeetNo2> 10th meeting of the Task Force on the Unified Juvenile Code was held on<Day> Thursday,<MeetMDY2> December 19, 2013, at<MeetTime> 1:00 PM, in<Room> Room 171 of the Capitol Annex. Senator Whitney Westerfield, Chair, called the meeting to order, and the secretary called the roll.

Present were:

Members:<Members> Senator Whitney Westerfield, Co-Chair; Representative John Tilley, Co-Chair; Harry L. Berry, Hasan Davis, Glenda Edwards, Steven Gold, Teresa James, Lisa P. Jones, Bo Matthews, Mary C. Noble, and John Sivley.

Guests:

LRC Staff: Matt Trebelhorn, Jessica Causey, Ray DeBolt, and Kathy Miller.

Senator Whitney Westerfield called the meeting to order. A motion was made by John Sivley and seconded by Lisa Jones to approve the minutes of the Juvenile Code Task Force (JCTF) meeting from November 19, 2013.

Members were provided a copy of the proposed final report and given time to read the proposed changes. A motion was made by Steve Gold to allow the co-chairs and LRC to edit for publication. The motion was seconded by John Sivley and adopted by voice vote. A motion was made by Glenda Edwards to change recommendation number 8 on page 9, by adding “and families” after “to assist schools.” The motion was seconded by Steve Gold and accepted by voice vote. A motion was made by Hasan Davis to adopt the Report of the 2013 Task Force on the Unified Juvenile Code as amended. The motion was seconded by John Sivley. The roll was called resulting in 11 yay, 0 nay, and 0 pass votes. Mr. Bo Matthews joined the JCTF meeting via teleconference and was counted as a yay vote. The Report of the 2013 Task Force on the Unified Juvenile Code will be reflected as adopted as amended.

Rep. Tilley thanked members for their thoughtful, detailed, and knowledgeable two years of work that will lead to effective and responsive legislation. Rep. Tilley also thanked the PEW team for presenting the task force with national trends on treatment of juveniles.

A motion was made by John Sivley to adjourn the Unified Juvenile Code Task Force sine die. The motion was seconded by Lisa Jones and passed by voice vote.

The Unified Juvenile Code Task Force adjourned sine die at 3:00 PM.