(a) Members. The Working Group shall consist of 15 members as set forth below.
(1) Seats 1 and 2 shall be held by representatives of community-based non-profits that serve juvenile justice-involved youth and are members of the Juvenile Justice Providers Association.
(2) Seats 3 and 4 shall be held by persons under the age of 29 who were previously detained or incarcerated.
(3) Seat 5 shall be held by a parent or guardian of a person who is or was detained as a youth in the juvenile justice system.
(4) Seat 6 shall be held by an expert in the design of small, rehabilitative, and education-focused centers that meet the needs of young people who, following their arrest or detention, cannot return to their home or community.
(5) Seat 7 shall be held by an expert in youth mental illness, with experience serving the juvenile justice population, and expertise in best practices for serving youth with mental illness.
(6) Seat 8 shall be held by an expert in juvenile justice reform with experience in data analysis and the development of alternatives to detention.
(7) Seat 9 shall be held by a member of the labor community.
(8) Seats 10 and 11 shall be held by non-management employees working in Juvenile Hall.
(9) Seat 12 shall be held by the Chief Juvenile Probation Officer or the Chief Juvenile Probation Officer’s designee.
(10) Seat 13 shall be held by the Public Defender or the Public Defender’s designee.
(11) Seat 14 shall be held by the District Attorney or the District Attorney’s designee.
(12) Seat 15 shall be held by a representative of the Court if the Court so chooses. While the Court is not required to provide a representative to hold this seat, it shall be invited to do so.
(b) Seats 1-11 shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors. The Board shall strive to appoint members to the Working Group from communities disproportionately represented in the juvenile justice system and from the City’s most marginalized communities.
