Youth Boards, Commissions, Councils, Task Forces

Youth Boards, Commissions, Councils, Task Forces

Georgia Children and Youth Coordinating Council

Membership: The council shall have members who represent business groups or businesses that employ youth. At least one-fifth of the members shall be under the age of 24 at the time of their appointment and at least three members shall have been or shall currently be under the jurisdiction of the juvenile justice system or the foster care system. A majority of the members, including the chairman, shall not be full-time employees of federal, state, or local governments. At least one member of the council shall reside in each congressional district in this state. Twenty-one members including the chairman shall be appointed by the Governor, one member shall be appointed by the President of the Senate, and one member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Mission: The Children and Youth Coordinating Council which shall consist of 23 members who have training, experience, or special knowledge concerning the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect, emotional disability, foster care, teenage pregnancy, juvenile delinquency, law enforcement, pediatrics, health care, drug treatment and rehabilitation, primary education, or the administration of juvenile justice.

The Louisiana Children's Cabinet

Membership: The cabinet shall be composed of the following members:

(1) The secretary of the Department of Social Services; (2) The secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals; (3) The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections; (4) The secretary of the Department of Labor; (5) The state superintendent of education; (6) The commissioner of administration.

(7) A representative of the office of the governor, to be determined by the governor; (8) A member of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; (9) A member of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate; (10) A representative of the Children's Cabinet Advisory Board as selected by its members; and (11) A member of the Louisiana Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges appointed by the chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court.

Mission: The Children's Cabinet is a policy office in the Office of the Governor created by Act 5 of the 1998 Extraordinary Session of the Louisiana Legislature. The Cabinet's primary function is to coordinate children's policy across the five departments that provide services for young people: Departments of Education, Health and Hospitals, Labor, Public Safety and Corrections, and Social Services. Each year, the Cabinet makes recommendations to the Governor on funding priorities for new and expanded programs for children and youth.

Maine's Legislative Youth Advisory Council

Membership: Council consists of 21 voting members, 19 of which who are under the age of 21. The other two voting members consist of two members from the House of Representatives and one member from the Senate. In addition, 5 people serve ex officio and may not vote from the Children's Cabinet. This council is the first of its kind in the US.

Mission:

A. Advising the Legislature, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on proposed and pending legislation, state budget expenditures and policy matters related to youth;

B. Advising the joint standing committees of the Legislature and studying commissions, committees and task forces regarding issues related to youth;

C. Conducting an annual seminar each August for its members regarding leadership, government and the Legislature, to which Legislators must be invited;

D. Meeting at least 6 times per year and conducting 2 public hearings per year on issues of importance to youth;

E. Publishing an annual report of its activities and present the report to the Legislature by February 15th of each year. The council may submit legislation to the Legislature.

The Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board (YCB)

The Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board (YCB) is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to promoting the healthy, comprehensive development of Minneapolis children and youth ages 0 - 20 through collaborative action. The YCB is considered a successful model for other youth boards and commissions.

New York Council on Youth

Membership: A state council on youth is hereby created within the executive department which shall consist of the chairman who shall be the director of the division for youth and twenty other members who are not holders of any other state public office, not more than fourteen members of which shall belong to the same political party and four members shall be at least sixteen years of age and under the age of twenty-one at the time of their appointment. Due consideration shall be given to the appointment of members recognized for their expertise in the fields of education, employment and health care.

Mission: Their mission is broad in scope and includes mandates encouraging the cooperation and coordination of services by local, city, and state agencies and organizations. In addition, they can make recommendations on new and existing services relating.

North Carolina State Youth Council - (G.S. 143B-387)

Mission:

Consider problems affecting youth and recommend solutions or approaches to these problems to state and local governments and their officials;
Promote statewide activities for the benefit of youth; and
Elect the youth representatives to the Youth Advisory Council

North Carolina Youth Advisory Council - (G.S. 143B-386)

Mission:

Advise the youth councils of North Carolina;
Encourage state and local councils to take active parts in governmental and civic affairs;
Promote and participate in leadership and citizenship programs, and cooperate with other youth-oriented groups;
Receive on behalf of the Department of Administration and recommend expenditure of gifts and grants from public and private donors; and
Establish procedures for the election of its youth representatives by the State Youth Council.

Virginia Commission on Youth

Membership: The Commission on Youth is a standing legislative commission of the Virginia General Assembly. It is comprised of twelve members; six State Delegates, three State Senators and three citizens appointed by the Governor.

Mission: We provide a legislative forum in which complex issues related to the Commonwealth's youth and their families can be explored and resolved.