Transfers appointment authority of juvenile officers and other juvenile court personnel from the court or the family court administrator to the county prosecuting attorney

HB 788 would transfer the authority to appoint juvenile officers and related court staff from county courts or family court administrators to the county prosecuting attorney. Currently, courts or administrators make these appointments, but the bill allows counties to shift this responsibility to prosecutors with their consent. If transferred, these staff members would become employees of the prosecuting attorney, who would then have full control over their hiring, duties, and employment terms. This change directly affects juvenile court operations in counties that adopt the transfer, altering the administrative relationship between judicial and prosecutorial branches.