2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 26 - MINORS
Chapter 08D - Juvenile Justice--Public Safety Improvement
§ 26-8D-9 Council meetings--Tasks.

26-8D-9. Council meetings--Tasks. The oversight council shall meet within ninety days following appointment and shall meet semiannually thereafter. The oversight council terminates five years after its first meeting, unless the Legislature, by joint resolution, continues the oversight council for a specified period of time. The oversight council may:

(1) Review the recommendations of the juvenile justice reinvestment initiative work group in the final report dated November 2014, track implementation, and evaluate compliance with this chapter;

(2) Review performance measures and outcome measures required by this chapter and proposed by the Department of Corrections, Unified Judicial System, and Department of Social Services;

(3) Review performance measures and outcome measures submitted semiannually by the Department of Corrections, Unified Judicial System, and Department of Social Services pursuant to §§ 26-8D-4, 26-8D-12, 26-8D-15, 26-8D-16, 26-8D-19, and 26-8D-20;

(4) Review efforts by the Department of Social Services to ensure delivery of treatment in rural areas and related performance measures;

(5) Track progress and make recommendations to improve outcomes for Native American children in the juvenile justice system in accordance with §§ 26-8D-5 and 26-8D-6;

(6) Review the payments of the diversion incentive program to counties, pursuant to § 26-8D-2, payments from the juvenile justice detention cost-sharing fund pursuant to § 26-8D-24, and performance-based reimbursement payments to group care and residential treatment centers pursuant to §§ 26-8D-17 and 26-8D-18; and

(7) Prepare and submit an annual summary report of the performance and outcome measures that are part of this chapter to the Legislature, Governor, and Chief Justice. The report shall include any recommendations for improvement related to SL 2015, ch 152.
Source: SL 2015, ch 152, § 13.