Relating to the juvenile justice reform oversight committee

HB 2768 creates a 17-member Juvenile Justice Reform Oversight Committee to monitor West Virginia's juvenile justice system reforms. The committee, including state officials, court representatives, and community stakeholders, must track youth recidivism rates, calculate state savings from reduced out-of-home placements, and issue annual reports with recommendations for reinvesting those savings into community-based alternatives to incarceration. The bill requires collecting standardized data on program outcomes and mandates the committee to analyze cost savings to fund expanded services for youth who would otherwise be placed in residential facilities. This bill directly affects state agencies managing juvenile justice, youth in the system, and future budget decisions for juvenile services.