PRINTER'S NO. 3808
No. 326 Session of 1986
INTRODUCED BY SAURMAN, TELEK, NOYE, FOX, HAGARTY, BUNT, NAHILL,
HERSHEY, HERMAN, D. W. SNYDER, ROBBINS AND E.Z. TAYLOR,
JUNE 25, 1986
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, JUNE 26, 1986
A RESOLUTION
1 Memorializing the Governor to appoint and convene a special task
2 force to study the juvenile justice system.
3 WHEREAS, Numerous individual legislative proposals dealing
4 with the juvenile justice system of the Commonwealth have been
5 introduced in recent sessions of the General Assembly; and
6 WHEREAS, Any legislation to change the system is so important
7 as to require comprehensive study and a coordination of efforts;
8 and
9 WHEREAS, The juvenile justice system of the Commonwealth must
10 be strengthened and provided with the necessary tools to meet
11 the challenges of dealing with juveniles within the juvenile
12 justice system rather than looking to the adult criminal justice
13 system; therefore be it
14 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives memorialize the
15 Governor to appoint and convene a special Task Force on Juvenile
16 Justice to examine and evaluate the juvenile justice system of
1 the Commonwealth, the juvenile justice systems of other states
2 and model juvenile justice legislation by the American
3 Legislative Exchange Council; and be it further
4 RESOLVED, That the task force be composed of nine members--
5 four legislative members, one each appointed by the Majority and
6 Minority Leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives,
7 the Attorney General or a designee, the Secretary of Public
8 Welfare or a designee, the Chairman of the Juvenile Court Judges
9 Commission or a designee; and two private citizens appointed by
10 the Governor; and be it further
11 RESOLVED, That the task force appoint an Advisory Committee,
12 which may include, but not be limited to, a representative of
13 the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing, a representative of
14 the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, a
15 representative of the Joint State Government Commission, a
16 representative of the County Commissioners Association, a
17 representative of the District Attorneys Association, a
18 representative of the Public Defenders Association, a
19 representative of a crime victims services or advocacy group, a
20 law enforcement officer, a juvenile probation officer, a defense
21 attorney who represents delinquent juveniles, an individual from
22 the academic community with background in children's issues, a
23 program administrator, a college student and a high school
24 student; and be it further
25 RESOLVED, That the task force consider, among other things,
26 presumptive sentencing, underage drinking, funding for public
27 and private institutional and community programs, violent
28 chronic offenders, truants and runaways, and serious offenders
29 with mental health problems as these things relate to the
30 juvenile justice system of the Commonwealth; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That the Task Force conduct public hearings and
2 make legislative recommendations to the General Assembly for
3 appropriate action by October 15, 1987; and be it further
4 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
5 the Governor.
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