Bill Text: VA SB797 | 2023 | Regular Session | Prefiled
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-Prefiled.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.
