An Act To Establish a Separate State Council for Juveniles under the Interstate Compact for Juveniles
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1756
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: MASON
Amends: 34-A MRSA §9921, 34-A MRSA §9922

Legislative Document 
No. 1756
S.P. 604 
In Senate, January 10, 2012
An Act To Establish a Separate State Council for Juveniles under 
the Interstate Compact for Juveniles 
Submitted by the Department of Corrections pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed. 
JOSEPH G. CARLETON, JR. 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator MASON of Androscoggin. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  34-A MRSA §9921, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 706, Pt. B, §9, is amended 
to read: 
§9921.  State Council for Adult Offender Supervision established 
The State Council for Juvenile and Adult Offender Supervision, referred to in this 
section as "the council," is established to provide oversight and guidance to the State's 
participation in the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision and the Interstate 
Compact for Juveniles. 
1.  Membership.  The council consists of at least 8 7 members as follows: 
A.  One member of the The Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate chair of 
the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal 
justice and public safety matters or the chair's designee; 
B.  One member of the The House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of 
the House chair of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over criminal justice and public safety matters or the chair's designee; 
C.  Three members who are appointed by the Governor commissioner for a term of 4 
years, or until a successor is appointed, and who are eligible for reappointment at the 
discretion of the Governor commissioner: 
(1)  One prosecutor; 
(2)  One representative of a statewide association representing victims of crime; 
and 
(3)  One representative representing law enforcement; 
D.  The compact administrators administrator for the Interstate Compact for Adult 
Offender Supervision and the Interstate Compact for Juveniles, who may be 
designees a designee appointed by the Commissioner of Corrections commissioner to 
administer the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision and the Interstate 
Compact for Juveniles; and 
E.  The Associate Commissioner for Adult Services or the associate commissioner's 
designee; and. 
F.  The Associate Commissioner for Juvenile Services or the associate 
commissioner's designee. 
The council shall invite the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court to designate a 
trial judge to act as advisor to the council. 
Sec. 2.  34-A MRSA §9922 is enacted to read: 
§9922.  State Council for Juvenile Supervision established 
The State Council for Juvenile Supervision, referred to in this section as "the 
council," is established to provide oversight and guidance to the State's participation in 
the Interstate Compact for Juveniles. 
1.  Membership.  The council consists of 7 members as follows: 
A.  The Senate chair of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over criminal justice and public safety matters or the chair's designee; 
B.  The House chair of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over criminal justice and public safety matters or the chair's designee; 
C.  Three members who are appointed by the commissioner for a term of 4 years, or 
until a successor is appointed, who are eligible for reappointment at the discretion of 
the commissioner and who are members of the Juvenile Justice Advisory Group 
appointed by the Governor under section 1209: 
(1)  One prosecutor; 
(2)  One representative of a statewide association representing victims of crime; 
and 
(3)  One representative representing law enforcement; 
D.  The compact administrator for the Interstate Compact for Juveniles, who may be 
a designee appointed by the commissioner to administer the Interstate Compact for 
Juveniles; and 
E.  The Associate Commissioner for Juvenile Services or the associate 
commissioner's designee. 
The council shall invite the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court to designate a 
trial judge to act as advisor to the council. 
Sec. 3.  Maine Revised Statutes headnote amended; revision clause.  In the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 34-A, chapter 9, subchapter 8, in the subchapter headnote, 
the words "state council" are amended to read "state councils" and the Revisor of Statutes 
shall implement this revision when updating, publishing or republishing the statutes. 
SUMMARY 
This bill amends the combined interstate compacts for the supervision of juveniles 
and adult offenders, as adopted by the State, to establish a separate state council for 
juveniles as required by the Interstate Compact for Juveniles.  These compacts apply to 
the supervision of juveniles and adult offenders who are on probation, as well as others, 
and who wish to move from the state in which they were sentenced to another state.  
Under current law, there is a single state council for adult offender and juvenile 
supervision.  The State Council for Juvenile Supervision includes membership appointed 
to the Juvenile Justice Advisory Group in order to ensure coordination and 
communication of policies and protocols affecting juvenile justice practices.