(a) There is created the Arkansas Coalition for Juvenile Justice Board.

(b)

(1) The board shall consist of a minimum of fifteen (15) members and a maximum of thirty-three (33) members appointed by the Governor.

(2) Members of the board shall have training, experience, or special knowledge concerning the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency, the administration of juvenile justice, or the reduction of juvenile delinquency.

(3) Membership of the board shall include:

(A) At least one (1) locally elected official representing local government;

(B) Representatives of law enforcement and juvenile justice agencies, including juvenile and family court judges, prosecutors, counsel for children and youth, and probation workers;

(C) Representatives of public agencies concerned with delinquency prevention or treatment, such as welfare, social services, mental health, education, special education, recreation, and youth services;

(D) Representatives of private nonprofit organizations, including persons with a special focus on preserving and strengthening families, parent groups and parent self-help groups, youth development, delinquency prevention and treatment, neglected or dependent children, the quality of juvenile justice, education, and social services for children;

(E) Volunteers who work with delinquents or potential delinquents;

(F) Youth workers involved with programs that are alternatives to incarceration, including programs providing organized recreation activities;

(G) Persons with special experience and competence in addressing problems related to school violence and vandalism and alternatives to suspension and expulsion; and

(H) Persons with special experience and competence in addressing problems related to learning disabilities, emotional difficulties, child abuse and neglect, and youth violence.

(4) A majority of the board membership shall not be full-time employees of the federal, state, or local government.

(5) At least one-fifth (1/5) of the members shall be under twenty-four (24) years of age at the time of appointment.

(6) At least three (3) members shall have been or shall currently be under the jurisdiction of the juvenile justice system.

(c)

(1) Members shall serve for a term of three (3) years.

(2)

(A) A member of the board shall not serve more than two (2) consecutive terms.

(B) A former member of the board must wait at least two (2) years after completing two (2) consecutive terms before he or she may return as a member of the board.

(d) The Governor shall designate one (1) member to serve as the chair of the board.

(e) A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

(f) A member shall abstain from a vote if the member or member's organization may benefit from the action voted upon.