JJCC Realignment Subcommittee Membership Requirements
- Welfare and Institutions Code Section 1995 (b) establishes the JJCC Realignment Subcommittee and outlines membership requirements. Chaired by Sacramento County Chief Probation Officer Marlon Yarber, the subcommittee includes representatives from the District Attorney's Office, the Public Defender's Office, Child Protective Services, Behavioral Health Services, Sacramento County Office of Education, and a representative from Superior Court. “The subcommittee shall also include no fewer than three community members who shall be defined as individuals who have experience providing community-based youth services, youth justice advocates with expertise and knowledge of the juvenile justice system, or have been directly involved in the juvenile justice system."
- The JJCC Realignment Subcommittee developed the DJJ Realignment Plan per section 1995 (a) of the Welfare and Institutions Code describing the facilities, programs, placements, services, supervision and reentry strategies that are needed to provide appropriate rehabilitation and supervision services for the population of youth who were eligible for commitment to the DJJ prior to its closure. The plan is submitted to the new state Office of Youth and Community Restoration annually.
- There is no term limit for member positions.
