Bill > SB165

This bill modifies the existing River Parishes Juvenile Justice District by adding Lafourche Parish to its jurisdiction and making several changes to its governance structure. The bill expands the district's territorial jurisdiction to now include seven parishes instead of six, and adjusts the composition of its board of commissioners from fourteen to fourteen members with new appointment procedures. Specifically, the bill adds representation from Lafourche Parish by including a commissioner appointed by the Lafourche Parish sheriff, and also adds representatives from the Seventeenth Judicial District. The bill clarifies that the commission's employees will be directly employed by the commission, and changes the district's domicile from St. James Parish to Lafourche Parish. An important new provision requires that when the Juvenile Justice District proposes a tax increase, the Lafourche Parish Council must simultaneously propose a corresponding reduction in current millage rates. The district's core purpose remains unchanged: to assist children in the juvenile justice system by providing rehabilitative programs and facilities, with the goal of helping young people become productive, law-abiding citizens. The bill also maintains existing funding mechanisms, including special court costs that support the commission's operations across the participating parishes.

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