Bill Summaries: S499 (2015-2016 Session)

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  • Summary date: Mar 26 2015 - View summary

    Enacts new GS 143B-605 establishing the 13-member North Carolina Statewide Reentry Advisory Council (Council) within the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to provide the Governor, General Assembly, DPS, other state agencies serving juvenile and adult offenders, and the public with information about programs that that serve juvenile and adult offender populations upon their reentry into the community, the barriers faced by that population upon reentry, best practices to meet the needs of that population upon reentry, and funding sources for programs and practices that address the needs of that population upon reentry. Specifies Council membership, sets terms at two years, and delineates the Council's duties. 

    Requires the Council to report on its progress by February 1, 2016, to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety.