An Act to Improve Educational Programming at Juvenile Correctional Facilities Emergency preamble. Elementary and secondary schools and school administrative units , including an educational program or school located in or operated by a juvenile correctional facility, shall meet all requirements of this Title and other statutory requirements applicable to the public schools and basic school approval standards. Juvenile corrections facilities. An educational program or school for juveniles located in or operated by a correctional facility must be reviewed for approval by the department on an annual basis, with special attention paid to alternative educational programming. The department shall report to the joint standing committees of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations, criminal justice and education matters on the results of the review by January 15th of each year.
Legislative members serve as voting, ex officio members.
The term of office for nonlegislative members is 3 years. Replacements for council members who do not complete their terms of office are for the remainder of the unexpired terms. The cochairs of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters or their designees are members. The other council members must be representative of a broad range of professionals, parents and citizens interested in the education of students confined in the department's juvenile facilities and include the parents of a current or former student. A Legislator may not serve on the council.