S.B. 7 Enrolled

YOUTH PAROLE AUTHORITY AMENDMENTS
1999 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Joseph L. Hull
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES; EXPANDING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE
YOUTH PAROLE AUTHORITY TO INCLUDE TEMPORARY MEMBERS; AND MAKING
TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
AMENDS:
62A-7-109, as last amended by Chapter 243, Laws of Utah 1996
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 62A-7-109 is amended to read:
62A-7-109. Youth Parole Authority -- Expenses -- Responsibilities -- Procedures.
(1) There is created within the division a Youth Parole Authority.
(2) The authority is composed of ten part-time members and five pro tempore members
who are residents of this state. No more than three pro tempore members may serve on the
authority at any one time. Throughout this section, the term "member" shall refer to both part-time
and pro tempore members of the Youth Parole Authority.
(3) (a) Except as required by Subsection (b), [the] members shall be appointed to four-year
terms by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (a), the governor shall, at the time of
appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of authority
members are staggered so that approximately half of the authority is appointed every two years.
(4) Each member shall have training or experience in social work, law, juvenile or criminal
justice, or related behavioral sciences.
(5) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
appointed for the unexpired term.
(6) During the tenure of his appointment, a member may not:
(a) be an employee of the department, other than in his capacity as a member of the

authority;
(b) hold any public office;
(c) hold any position in the state's juvenile justice system; or
(d) be an employee, officer, advisor, policy board member, or subcontractor of any juvenile
justice agency or its contractor.
(7) In extraordinary circumstances or when a regular board member is absent or otherwise
unavailable, the chair may assign a pro tempore member to act in their place.
[(7)] (8) (a) Members shall receive no compensation or benefits for their services, but may
receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of the member's official duties at the
rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
(b) Members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their service.
[(8)] (9) The authority shall determine appropriate parole dates for youth offenders, based
on guidelines established by the board. The board shall review and update policy guidelines
annually.
[(9)] (10) Youth offenders may be paroled to their own homes, to a residential
community-based program, to a nonresidential community-based treatment program, to an approved
independent living setting, or to other appropriate residences, but shall remain on parole until parole
is terminated by the authority.
[(10)] (11) The division's case management staff shall implement parole release plans and
shall supervise youth offenders while on parole.
[(11)] (12) The division shall permit the authority to have reasonable access to youth
offenders in secure facilities and shall furnish all pertinent data requested by the authority in matters
of parole, revocation, and termination.

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