West Virginia Code 49-2-1006 – Reporting requirements; cataloguing of services
(a) The Department of Health and Human Resources and the Division of Juvenile Services shall annually review its programs and services and submit a report by December 31, of each year to the Governor, the Legislature and the Supreme Court of Appeals. This report shall analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the programs and services being carried out by the Department of Health and Human Resources or the Division of Juvenile Services. That report shall include, but is not limited to:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 49-2-1006
- Court: means the circuit court of the county with jurisdiction of the case or the judge in vacation unless otherwise specifically provided. See West Virginia Code 49-1-207
- Division of Juvenile Services: means the division within the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety. See West Virginia Code 49-1-208
- Facility: means a place or residence, including personnel, structures, grounds, and equipment used for the care of a child or children on a residential or other basis for any number of hours a day in any shelter or structure maintained for that purpose. See West Virginia Code 49-1-206
- Juvenile: means any person under eighteen years of age or is a transitioning adult. See West Virginia Code 49-1-202
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
(1) An analysis and evaluation of programs and services continued, established and discontinued during the period covered by the report;
(2) A description of programs and services which should be implemented to further the purposes of this article;
(3) Relevant information concerning the number of juveniles comprising the population of any rehabilitative facility during the period covered by the report;
(4) The length of residence, the nature of the problems of each juvenile, the juvenile's response to programs and services; and
(5) Any other information as will enable a user of the report to ascertain the effectiveness of the facility as a rehabilitative facility.
(b) The Department of Health and Human Resources and the Division of Juvenile Services shall prepare a descriptive catalogue of its juvenile programs and services available in local communities throughout this state and shall distribute copies of the same to every juvenile court in the state and, at the direction of the juvenile court, the catalogue shall be distributed to attorneys practicing before the court. The catalogue shall:
(1) Be made available to members of the general public upon request:
(2) Contain sufficient information as to particular programs and services so as to enable a user of the catalogue to make inquiries and referrals; and
(3) Be constructed so as to meaningfully identify and describe programs and services.
(c) The requirements of this section are not satisfied by a simple listing of specific agencies or the individuals in charge of programs at a given time. The catalogue shall be updated and republished or supplemented from time to time as may be required to maintain its usefulness as a resource manual.