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WHEREAS, an
independent body would provide valuable recommendations on fiscal, policy and
administrative matters concerning juvenile corrections to the Governor and the
Director of the Department of Juvenile Corrections (Department); and
WHEREAS, an
independent body would provide a unique perspective on the development of goals,
standards and measures to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the
Department and its programs;
NOW, THEREFORE, I,
JAMES E. RISCH, Governor of the State of Idaho, by the authority vested in me
under the Constitution and laws of the State of Idaho do hereby order the
following:
1. The Board of Juvenile Corrections (Board) is hereby designated the
primary advisory body for the Governor and the Department Director on
matters pertaining to juvenile corrections.
2. The Board shall be responsible for advising the Governor and the
Department Director on fiscal, policy and administrative matters concerning
Idaho’s Juvenile Corrections system.
3. The Board shall be responsible for the development of goals, standards
and measures to evaluate the effectiveness and the efficiency of the
Department and its programs.
4. The Juvenile Justice Commission shall be responsible for advising the
Board on local and district juvenile corrections issues.
5. The Board shall consist of the following members:
a. Three Idaho citizens:
i. Who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the
Governor.
ii. Who shall initially serve staggered terms of two, four and six
years.
iii. Upon the expiration of the initial terms, appointments shall be
for six-year terms.
b. The Chair of the Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee who shall
serve on a voluntary basis.
c. The Chair of the House Judiciary and Rules Committee who shall
serve on a voluntary basis.
6. The Board shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed
for actual travel expenses not to exceed State Guidelines.
7. The Department shall pay the Board’s travel expenses.
 IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great
Seal of the State of Idaho at the Capitol in Boise on this 15th day of November
in the year of our Lord two thousand and six and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred thirty-first and of the Statehood of
Idaho the one hundred seventeenth.
JAMES E. RISCH
GOVERNOR
BEN YSURSA
SECRETARY OF STATE
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