8.14.7.8

FACILITY RELEASE PANEL

1. A. The facility release panel will conduct release consideration meetings at a minimum of monthly intervals to consider whether to grant release to juvenile offenders who are identified on the agenda. In addition to the regularly scheduled release consideration meetings, the panel may conduct special release consideration meetings upon recommendation of a facility or as a result of any circumstances that warrant review and consideration for release. Release consideration meetings may be held at any of the department’s facilities.

2. B. The facility release panel consists of the JJS director/deputy director, the superintendent/designee from each CYFD facility, a behavioral health supervisor from the client’s facility, a representative from education administration, and a quorum of the JPSAB. Video or teleconferencing shall be arranged for any member of the panel who cannot attend in person. The JJS director/deputy director is the departmental representative of the panel for purposes of notifications and revocations.

   (1) The JJS director/deputy director serves as the panel chairperson.

   (2) Each member of the panel has one vote in release decisions, and decisions must be approved by a majority vote.

   (3) The quorum of the board that participates in release consideration meetings confers on decisions and provides the panel with one vote for all of the board members.

[8.14.7.8 NMAC - N, 7/16/2009]