Bill Text: VA SB797 | 2023 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Local and Regional Jails, State Board of; increases membership.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0658) [SB797 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2023-SB797-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §53.1-2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§53.1-2. Appointment of members; qualifications; terms and vacancies.
There shall be a State Board of Local and Regional Jails,
which shall consist of nine 11 residents of the Commonwealth
appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the General Assembly.
In making appointments, the Governor shall endeavor to select appointees
of such qualifications and experience that the membership of the Board shall
include persons suitably qualified to consider and act upon the various matters
under the Board's jurisdiction. Members of the Board shall be appointed as
follows: (i) one former sheriff or; (ii) one former warden,
superintendent, administrator, or operations manager of a state or
local correctional regional jail facility; (ii) (iii)
one individual two individuals employed by a public mental health
services agency with training in or clinical, managerial, or other relevant
experience working with individuals subject to the criminal justice system who
have mental illness; (iii) (iv) one individual with experience
overseeing a correctional facility's or mental health facility's compliance
with applicable laws, rules, and regulations; (iv) (v) one
physician licensed in the Commonwealth; (v) (vi) one individual
with experience in administering educational or vocational programs in state or
local correctional facilities; (vi) (vii) one individual with
experience in financial management or performing audit investigations; (vii)
(viii) one citizen member who represents community interests; and (viii)
(ix) two individuals with experience in conducting criminal, civil, or
death investigations.
Members of the Board shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and shall be appointed for terms of four years. A vacancy other than by expiration of a term shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term.
No person shall be eligible to serve more than two full consecutive four-year terms.
