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Panel clears draft to let Council on Correction–CJC partnership continue
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Summary
The Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee voted to release draft legislation that would remove a five‑year sunset on a pilot partnership giving the Council on Correction administrative support from the Criminal Justice Council, clearing it for formal introduction.
The Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee voted to release draft legislation that would repeal a five‑year sunset on a pilot partnership between the Council on Correction and the Criminal Justice Council, allowing the administrative relationship to continue beyond the current expiration date.
Legislative attorney Holly Wagner told the committee the draft does one thing: it removes the sunset provision that would end the partnership on 2026‑09‑17. "This draft does only one thing and that is to remove the sunset provision to allow the partnership to continue," Wagner said.
The committee moved and seconded the measure and adopted the motion by roll call; staff recorded 8 yes votes and 2 absences, and the motion passed. Committee members did not request further amendment during the meeting.
The partnership was created as a pilot after earlier statutory reforms to provide the Council on Correction with administrative support and training opportunities through the Criminal Justice Council. Committee staff had told members the agencies agreed the partnership has worked and recommended the sunset be repealed.
The vote to release the draft clears the bill for filing and introduction under the General Assembly process. The committee did not take a final vote to adopt substantive statutory language; the next steps are formal bill filing and any subsequent committee referrals or hearings.
