SPONSOR: Knight
This bill creates the "Joint Task Force on Juvenile Court Jurisdiction and Implementation", with the purpose of implementing the raising of the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to 17, which goes into effect in 2021. The committee shall be made up of two members of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tem and the Minority Leader of the Senate, two members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker and the Minority Floor Leader and the bill specifies other members of the committee and what the committee's duties will be, including how often it will meet. The committee will be required to compile a full report of its activities for submission to the General Assembly by January 15, 2021.
This bill is similar to HB 953 (2019).
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