2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-1228 — Sex offender treatment and management services; Director of Regulation and Licensure; duties; working group; members; report; termination.

Section 71-1228
Sex offender treatment and management services; Director of Regulation and Licensure; duties; working group; members; report; termination.

(1) The Director of Regulation and Licensure shall establish a working group to study sex offender treatment and management services and recommend improvements. The working group shall include a member of the Legislature appointed by the Executive Board of the Legislative Council and the following persons appointed by the Governor: A representative of the Nebraska Health and Human Services System; a representative of the courts; a representative of the Department of Correctional Services; a representative of the Nebraska Probation System; a representative of the Board of Parole; a representative of law enforcement; a representative of private providers of sex offender treatment; a representative of victim advocates; a licensed psychologist; a licensed alcohol and drug counselor; and a person required to be registered under the Sex Offender Registration Act who is participating in a sex offender treatment program. Other interested persons may be appointed in a nonvoting capacity as needed.

(2) The working group shall study sex offender treatment and management on the state level to determine future legislative and executive actions necessary to improve sex offender treatment and management within the State of Nebraska based upon the recommendations of the Governor's Working Group on the Management and Treatment of Sex Offenders report issued in August of 2001, with regard to the following:

(a) Credentialing of professionals who provide sex offender assessment or treatment, including psychologists, psychiatrists, licensed mental health professionals, licensed clinical social workers, and medical personnel;

(b) Creating mandated treatment standards for sex-offender-specific treatment as a component of a comprehensive approach to sex offender management; and

(c) Providing increased training opportunities for all professionals involved in the treatment and management of sex offenders.

(3) The Director of Regulation and Licensure, in consultation with the working group, shall submit a report of such study to the Legislature and the Governor on or before December 1, 2006. The working group terminates on December 1, 2006.


Cross References:
    Sex Offender Registration Act, see section 29-4001.

Source:
    Laws 2006, LB 1199, § 108.



~Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2006

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