Chair forms three-member subcommittee to study juvenile treatment and recovery

The chair of the Senate Health and Human Resources Committee announced the formation of a three-member subcommittee to study juvenile treatment and recovery programs in West Virginia and to bring recommendations back to the full committee.

The chair said the state lacks juvenile treatment and recovery programs and described the issue as a continuing priority for the committee. He said he would ask "my vice chair was, Senator Scott Fuller, Jr from the fifth" to serve as chair of the new subcommittee and proposed adding a senator from Marion County and the junior senator from the Eighth (Senator Bartlett) to the panel. The chair asked the appointed senators to meet regularly and return with solutions to improve treatment access and outcomes for young people.

No formal vote to appoint the subcommittee membership was recorded in the transcript; the chair announced the intent to form the group and solicited the members' participation. The committee then moved to adjourn.

Next steps: Chair will follow up with the named senators about subcommittee membership and schedule.