Section 05.01.04.224 - STANDARDS COMMITTEEA standards committee will be created for the purpose of reviewing the standards, petitions for exemption from standards, and requests for modification of standards. The committee will be comprised of county juvenile detention administrators or their designees, and representative(s) from the Department. The committee should strive for regional representation when possible. The final appointment of all Standards Committee members is made by the Director.
01.Terms. Committee members serve terms of two (2) years starting on October 1 of the year in which the member is nominated and approved.02.Abstain from Voting. If a petition for exemption or request for modification is initiated from the same district as a Committee representative, that Committee representative will abstain from voting and the alternate will serve in place of said representative.03.Standards Committee Meetings. The Standards Committee will meet at least biennially to review the Juvenile Detention Center Standards, requests for modification of standards, or petitions for exemptions. The Standards Committee will also meet when the Director determines that a special meeting is necessary to review the juvenile detention center standards, requests for modification of standards, or petitions for exemptions.04.Requests for Modification of Standards. In the event a standard becomes obsolete or unworkable, a request for modification may be filed with the Director. The request is submitted by the juvenile detention administrators of the Idaho Association of County Juvenile Justice Administrators. The Director makes determinations as to the necessity, scheduling and convening of a special meeting of the Standards Committee. If convened, the Standards Committee reviews the request and submits its written recommendations to the Director. The Director retains the authority to make the final decision to promulgate rules or allow the standards to remain unmodified.05.Modification of Standards by the Standards Committee. In the event that the Standards Committee determines that a standard is obsolete, unworkable, unclear, or otherwise unreasonable, the committee may submit written recommendations to the Director for changes to the standards, along with explanations regarding the reasons for the requested changes. The Director retains the authority to make the final decision to promulgate rules or allow the standards to remain unmodified. Any modification of the standards must be promulgated as rules in accordance with the Idaho Administrative Procedures Act.Idaho Admin. Code r. 05.01.04.224