Source: https://facjj.ojp.gov/about
Timestamp: 2020-05-29 17:06:12
Document Index: 27754994

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 11101', '§ 11133', '§ 14', '§ 102', '§ 11133', '§ 552']

About Us | Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice
The purpose of the FACJJ is to analyze, review, and examine legislation, research, policies, regulations, practices, and/or operations and to advise the President, Congress, and the OJJDP Administrator about the issues that affect juvenile justice and delinquency prevention throughout the nation. The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (Section 223) established the committee, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) supports the committee.
The representatives of the committee, made up of 14 members from the nation’s state advisory groups, meet four times a year to discuss and collaborate on ways to address issues that impact youth within the juvenile justice system. A chairperson and vice-chairperson run the meetings, and they ensure that the whole committee hears and considers all issues. The committee also has subcommittees that focus on well-defined topics and strive to provide the best information and data for the whole committee to consider.
The FACJJ welcomes and encourages the public to submit comments and concerns for review and consideration.
Membership in the FACJJ is an opportunity for state advisory group (SAG) members to communicate and collaborate more closely with OJJDP leadership and staff, forge stronger relationships among states and territories, and provide timely responses to legislative, policy, and program matters through the committee. The FACJJ is instrumental in bringing the states’ and territories’ emerging issues and concerns to the attention of the President, Congress, and OJJDP Administrator.
Committee membership is comprised of 14 members of the nation’s SAGs and represents a diversity of perspectives, affiliations, subject matter expertise, experiences, gender, race, age, and geographic location. Each member, regardless of jurisdictional group, represents the perspectives of all state and juvenile justice advisory groups. FACJJ members are selected to serve for a 2-year term that can be renewed once for a total of a 4-year commitment.
The OJJDP Administrator selects and appoints new FACJJ members from among those applicants who meet the eligibility criteria, have submitted timely completed applications, and whose membership will help build a collective federal advisory committee.
The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, 34 U.S.C. § 11101 et seq., (the "Act"), provides, at 11133(f), that the Administrator (the "Administrator") of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention ("Office") shall provide support to an eligible organization composed of member representatives of the state advisory groups to assist such organization in carrying out its functions, which include the provision of advice to the President, the Congress, and the Administrator, under the terms set forth in 34 U.S.C. § 11133(f)(2)(C)-(E).
The FACJJ charter is being renewed pursuant to the authority of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2 § 14, and 41 C.F.R. § 102-3.50(c).
The purpose of the FACJJ is to review federal policies regarding juvenile justice and delinquency prevention; advise the Administrator with respect to particular functions or aspects of the work of the Office; advise the President and Congress with regard to the operation of the Office and federal legislation pertaining to juvenile justice and delinquency prevention; and to provide advice on any other matters as requested by the Office. The Act provides at section 11114(b)(1) that the Administrator shall “advise the President through the Attorney General as to all matters relating to federally assisted juvenile delinquency programs and Federal policies regarding juvenile delinquency.”
The estimated annual operating costs associated with supporting the Committee's functions are estimated to be $275,000 per year, including all direct and indirect expenses. This estimate includes costs associated with the equivalent of 45% of one full-time government employee to support the activities of the Committee.
A full-time or permanent part-time federal employee, appointed in accordance with agency procedures, will serve as the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) and/or alternate DFO. The DFO may also appoint an alternate DFO to carry out the work in the DFO's absence or assist with FACJJ work. The DFO will approve or call all meetings of the FACJJ and any subcommittees; prepare and approve all meeting agendas; attend all FACJJ and subcommittee meetings; adjourn any meeting when the DFO determines adjournment to be in the public interest; and chair meetings when directed to do so by the Administrator of the Office.
It is anticipated that FACJJ will meet up to twice a year in person and otherwise as needed or required via webcast, webinar, or teleconference or other electronic means.
The FACJJ is continuing as required under Section 2.
This FACJJ charter shall expire two years after the Charter's filing date, and is subject to renewal biennially.
The FACJJ will be composed of 14 member representatives of the State Advisory Groups appointed under 34 U.S.C. § 11133(a)(3). No member may serve more than two two-year terms (four years total) on the FACJJ (including any successor advisory committee formed pursuant to Title II of the Act), except as specified in the By-Laws of the FACJJ.
The records of the FACJJ, formally and informally established subcommittees, or other subgroups of the FACJJ, shall be handled in accordance with General Records Schedule 6.2. These records shall be available for public inspection and copying, subject to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552.
The filing date is the date the charter is filed with Congress.
Dated this 6th day of February 2019 by:
Section I: Members​hip Responsibilities, Terms, and Replacement
B. Quorum: A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum.
C. Agenda: The agenda for all meetings shall be developed by the Chair/Vice-Chair subject to the approval of the DFO, who shall distribute the approved agenda to the members prior to each meeting and publish the agenda, with the notice of the meeting, in the Federal Register. Items for the agenda may be suggested to the DFO and/or the Chair/Vice-Chair by any member of the Committee and by non-members, including members of the public.
D. Minutes and Records: The DFO shall prepare and certify as accurate minutes of each meeting and shall distribute copies to each member. Minutes of open meetings shall be sent to the Chairs of all State Advisory Groups. Also, minutes of open meetings shall be available to the public upon request; minutes of closed meetings also shall be available to the public upon request, subject to the withholding of matters exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552, the public disclosure of which would be harmful to the interests of the Government, industry, or others. The minutes shall include a record of the persons present (including names of members, staff, and members of the public from whom written or oral presentations were made) and a complete and accurate description of the matters discussed and conclusions reached, and copies of all reports received, issued, or approved by the Committee. All documents, reports, or other materials prepared by, or for, the Committee constitute official government records and shall be maintained by OJJDP as required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act ("FACA"), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and its implementing regulation, 41 C.F.R. 102-3.
E. Open Meetings: Unless otherwise determined in advance, all meetings of the full Committee shall be open to the public. Once an open meeting has begun, it shall not be closed to the public prior to adjournment for any reason. All materials brought before, or presented to, the Committee during the conduct of an open meeting, including the minutes of the proceedings of an open meeting, shall be available to the public for review or copying at the time of the scheduled meeting.
F. Closed Meetings: Meetings of the full Committee shall be closed only- (1) in limited circumstances; (2) in accordance with applicable law; and (3) upon approval of the Office of the General Counsel, Office of Justice Programs, and when published not less than 15 days in advance of the session.
Election of the Chair and Vice-Chair shall be by majority vote of Committee members present at the meeting during which the election is held (so long as a quorum exists for that meeting). Written proxy votes may be submitted to the DFO prior to the election. In the event of the Chair's vacancy caused by resignation, dismissal, incapacity, death, expiration of Committee term or otherwise, the Vice-Chair will assume the role of the Chairperson. In the event of the Vice-Chair’s vacancy for any reason, the Committee may elect a new Vice-Chair. Officeholders are limited to two terms (that is, two years) for each elected position, excluding time served to fulfill a vacated position.
Executed this ______________ day of ____________, 20_____ by:
Eileen M. Garry, Acting Administrator
Core Values of the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice
1. Every community and each youth in the juvenile justice system is entitled to a juvenile justice system that provides public safety, accountability, and rehabilitation in a balanced and restorative manner.
2. Each youth in the juvenile justice system is entitled to services provided by culturally competent, appropriately trained professionals who are committed to the treatment and rehabilitation of youth and competitively compensated for the services they provide.
3. Each youth in the juvenile justice system is entitled to a full continuum of culturally appropriate, integrated services, which includes prevention, community alternatives, secure confinement provided in the least necessary restrictive environment, reentry, and aftercare.
4. Each youth in the juvenile justice system is entitled to services based on an objective assessment of risk and protective factors, equally accessible across all classes, cultures, jurisdictions, and linguistic and ethnic groups, which are individualized, gender specific, and developmentally appropriate.
5. Each youth in the juvenile justice system is entitled to a safe place to live, sustained subsistence, emotional and spiritual nurturing, relevant and appropriate educational opportunities, and adequate health care including the assessment and treatment of substance abuse and mental health and co-occurring disorders.
6. Each youth in the juvenile justice system is entitled to timely, zealous, and effective legal representation and a fair and just legal process.
7. Communities and youth in the juvenile justice system are entitled to a system in which individuals and entities work in a collaborative manner.
8. No youth in the juvenile justice system shall be subject to involvement or outcome based on race, class, disability, culture, ethnicity, religion or spiritual practice, general, or sexual orientation.
9. Each youth in the juvenile justice system is entitled to the support of a functional family and services provided with collaborative involvement of the youth's biological and extended family.
10. Each youth in the juvenile justice system must be separated from adult offenders in institutional settings.
11. No youth who is a status offender shall be held, except as provided by statute, in secure juvenile detention or correctional facilities nor shall they be placed or held in adult jails for any length of time.
12. No youth in the juvenile justice system should be placed in secure pretrial detention unless it is determined that the youth poses a risk to public safety or is unlikely to appear in court.