Section 985.664 - Juvenile justice circuit advisory boards(1) Each circuit shall have a juvenile justice circuit advisory board. The board shall work with the chief probation officer of the circuit to use data to inform policy and practice which improves the juvenile justice continuum. .
(2) Each juvenile justice circuit advisory board shall have a minimum of 14 members. The membership of each board must reflect:(a) The circuit's geography and population distribution.(b) Diversity in the judicial circuit.(3) Each member of the juvenile justice circuit advisory board must be approved by the chief probation officer of the circuit , except those members listed in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (e), (f), (g), and (h). Each juvenile justice circuit advisory board must include as members: (a) The state attorney or his or her designee.(b) The public defender or his or her designee.(c) The chief judge or his or her designee.(d) A representative of the corresponding circuit or regional entity of the Department of Children and Families.(e) The sheriff or the sheriff's designee from each county in the circuit.(f) A police chief or his or her designee from each county in the circuit.(g) A county commissioner or his or her designee from each county in the circuit.(h) The superintendent of each school district in the circuit or his or her designee.(i) A representative from the workforce organization of each county in the circuit.(j) A representative of the business community.(k) A youth representative who has had an experience with the juvenile justice system and is not older than 21 years of age.(l) A representative of the faith community.(m) A health services representative who specializes in mental health care, victim-service programs, or victims of crimes.(n) A parent or family member of a youth who has been involved with the juvenile justice system.(o) Up to three representatives from the community. (4) The chief probation officer in each circuit shall serve as the chair of the juvenile justice circuit advisory board for that circuit. .
s.50, ch. 2000-135; s.12, ch. 2005-263; s.91, ch. 2006-120; s.1, ch. 2013-118; s.37, ch. 2014-162.Amended by 2024 Fla. Laws, ch. 133,s 21, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by 2014 Fla. Laws, ch. 162, s 37, eff. 7/1/2014.Amended by 2013 Fla. Laws, ch. 118, s 1, eff. 10/1/2013.