Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
l. Committee's Official Designation
The official designation of this Federal Advisory Committee is the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Council).
2. Authority
The Council was established by Section 206(A)(1) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act of 1974, as mended, codified at 34 U.S.C. § 11116. The Council constitutes an advisory committee under Section 3(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. The Council will operate pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, OJP Instruction I 2100.1, and any other applicable regulations, orders, and directives.
3. Objectives and Scope of Activities
As set forth in 34 U.S.C. § 11116(c), the function of the Council shall be to coordinate all Federal juvenile delinquency programs (in cooperation with State and local juvenile justice programs), all Federal programs and activities that detain or care for unaccompanied juveniles, and all Federal programs relating to missing and exploited children.
4. Description of Duties
Per 34 U.S.C. § 11116(c), the Council examines how federal juvenile delinquency programs and other federal programs and activities can be coordinated among federal, state, and local governments to better serve at-risk children and youth, and makes recommendations to the President and Congress regarding the coordination of overall policy and development of objectives and priorities for all Federal juvenile delinquency programs and activities and all Federal programs and activities that detain or care for unaccompanied juveniles. The Council reviews the programs and practices of Federal agencies and reports on the degree to which Federal agency funds are used for purposes that are consistent or inconsistent with the core requirements of the JJDP Act. The Council also reviews and makes recommendations with respect to any joint funding proposal undertaken by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and any agency represented on the Council. In addition, the Council reviews the reasons that Federal agencies take youth into custody and makes recommendations regarding how to improve Federal practices and facilities for holding youth in custody.
5. Agency or Official to Whom the Council Reports
The Council shall provide recommendations to the President and Congress through the U.S. Department of Justice.
6. Support
The Council shall receive administrative support from the OJJDP, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.
7. Estimated Annual Operation Costs and Staff Years
It is estimated that the equivalent of 1 full-time government employee will be used to support the Council to carry out its purposes. Operating costs are financed with funds issued to OJJDP for Management and Administration activities, and are not expected to exceed $450,000 per year, including contractual support.
8. Designated Federal Officer
A full-time or permanent part-time federal employee, appointed in accordance with agency procedures, will serve as the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) and/or alternate DFO. The agency may also appoint an alternate DFO to carry out the work in the DFO’s absence or assist with Council work. The DFO will approve or call all meetings of the Council and any subcommittees; prepare and approve all meeting agendas; attend all Council and subcommittee meetings; adjourn any meetings when the DFO determines adjournment to be in the public interest; and chair meetings when the Attorney General or his or her designee directs the DFO to do so.
9. Number and Frequency of Meetings
The members of the Council shall meet approximately every 3 months to carry out their duties under this charter.
10. Duration
The Council's work is continuing in nature
11. Termination Date
This Council charter shall expire 2 years after the charter's filing date and is subject to renewal biennially.
12. Membership and Designation
Ex officio members of the Council (regular government employees) include, the Attorney General (Chair); the Administrator of OJJDP (Vice Chair); the Secretary of Health and Human Services; the Secretary of Labor; the Secretary of Education; the Secretary of the Interior; the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use; the Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy; the Chief Executive Officer of AmeriCorps (formerly the Corporation for National and Community Service) and such other officers of Federal agencies who hold significant decision making authority as the President has designated, including the Secretaries of Agriculture and Defense. Ten members of the Council are practitioners in the field of juvenile justice (representative members) and are not officers or employees of the Federal Government. The Speaker of the House, after consultation with the minority leader of the House of Representatives, appoints three members; the Majority Leader of the Senate, after consultation with the Minority Leader of the Senate, appoints three members; the President appoints three members, and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, in consultation with the Vice Chairman of that Committee and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, appoints one member. These ten members are appointed without regard to political affiliation.
13. Subcommittees
The Attorney General, OJJDP Administrator, or DFO have the authority to create subcommittees of the Council. All subcommittees report to the Council and may not provide advice or work products directly to the U.S. Department of Justice, Congress, or the President.
14. Recordkeeping
The records of the Council, formally and informally established subcommittees, or other subgroups of the Council, shall be handled in accordance with General Records Schedule 6.2 or other approved agency records disposition schedules. These records shall be available for public inspection and copying, subject to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. $ 552.
15. Filing Date
The filing date is the date the charter is filed with Congress.
Date: July 5, 2024