VA SB 797

Title: Local and Regional Jails, State Board of; increases membership.
Author: Barbara A. Favola

Summary
State Board of Local and Regional Jails; membership. Increases from nine members to 11 members the State Board of Local and Regional Jails by requiring (i) the appointment of both a former sheriff and a former superintendent of a regional jail facility where current law requires appointment of only one former sheriff or one former warden, superintendent, administrator, or operations manager of a state or local correctional facility and (ii) the appointment of an additional member who is employed by a public mental health services agency with training in or clinical, managerial, or other relevant experience working with individuals subject to the criminal justice system who have mental illness. This bill is identical to HB 2438.

Status
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023

Bill Documents
VA SB 797 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB797ER)
2022-12-01 - VA SB 797 (Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB797ER))