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Advocates seek more lived‑experience seats, stable supports on juvenile justice data board
Summary
Citizens for Juvenile Justice, Parent Professional Advocacy League and others urged updates to the Juvenile Justice Policy and Data Board (H.247/S.116) to ensure family and youth lived‑experience representation with organizational support and participation from LGBTQ youth and formerly‑involved youth.
Advocates testified in support of House 247/Senate 116, a bill updating the Juvenile Justice Policy and Data Board, saying the board’s value comes from diverse representation and that lived‑experience seats need institutional supports.
Sana Fadel, deputy director at Citizens for Juvenile Justice, told the committee the board created in 2018 had…
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