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• 13 members, all appointed by Board of Commisioners
• Term: 2-year term
• Special requirements: Council must meet 7 times annually. Chairperson will notify members of meeting dates
• Required by the North Carolina General Statutes - 1998 Juvenile Justice Reform Act - replaces the CBA Youth Services Advisory Council
• Legislative intent: The General Assembly intends to prevent at-risk juveniles from delinquency. Primary intent is to develop community-based delinquency alternatives to training schools and to provide community-based delinquency and substance abuse prevention strategies and programs. Also it is the intent of the General Assembly to provide noninstitutional dispositional alternatives that will protect the community and juveniles. Programs shall be planned and organized at the community level and developed in partnership with the state.