SB 808 — Domestic Violence Fatality Review in Buncombe.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2017 S 21 SENATE BILL 808 State and Local Government Committee Substitute Adopted 6/26/18 Short Title:

Buncombe County Domestic Violence FatalityTask ReviewForce. in Buncombe.

Senator Edwards (Primary Sponsor).

Rules and Operations of the Senate June 7, 2018 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ESTABLISHALLOW THE BUNCOMBE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TO CREATE A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REVIEWTASK TEAMFORCE TO COMBAT THE RISING RATE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE COUNTY AND BETTER SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE CITIZENS OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY.

SECTION 1.1.(a) The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners (Commissioners) may, by resolution, create a Domestic Violence Task Force (Task Force) to combat the rising rate of domestic violence in the county and to address the needs of the residents of Buncombe County who are victims of domestic violence.

SectionThe 5Commissioners shall develop the mission for the Task Force and consider objectives that address each of S.L.the following:

2009-52,(1) asPromote amendedengagement bywith S.L.the community to increase prevention, intervention, and treatment for individuals and families dealing with domestic violence.

2013-70(2) Provide support to victims of domestic violence by ensuring all victims have access to counselors, legal resources, and S.L.medical care.

2013-270,(3) readsFacilitate ascooperation rewritten:between governmental and nongovernmental agencies to help educate the community about domestic violence and encourage information sharing between these agencies to increase assistance to victims of domestic violence.

"SECTION(4) 5.Collect data on the incidence of domestic violence in the county and the manner in which agencies, law enforcement, and the courts respond to domestic violence in the community.

This(5) actProvide appliesfindings, torecommendations, Alamanceand County,improvements, Pittspecific County,to Buncombe County, Mecklenburgto County,the PittNorth County,Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Wakepolicy County."makers, SECTIONincluding 2.legislators.

SectionSECTION 51.(b) The Task Force shall work in conjunction with other governmental and nongovernmental agencies located within Buncombe County, including law enforcement agencies, to share only the information necessary to meet the objectives described in subsection (a) of S.L.this section.

2013-70,The asCommissioners amendedshall bydetermine S.L.the criteria for membership on the Task Force and select and manage the composition of the Task Force;

2013-270,provided readsthat asa rewritten:Task Force member may review and have access to records in a domestic violence fatality case only if:

"SECTION(1) 5.A district attorneyhas given written approval for access due to the completion of the investigation or court proceedings;

Thisor act*S808-v-1* appliesGeneral toAssembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 (2) A district attorney has given written approval for access, stating that access by the followingTask counties:Force will not have any negative or adverse effects on the investigation or completion of a pending case.

Alamance, Pitt, Buncombe, Mecklenburg, Pitt, and Wake." SECTION 3.2.

The Commissioners shall establishreporting requirements for the Task Force created under Section 1 of this act.

Anyreports issued pursuant to this act shall not identify the specific case or case reviews that led to the Task Force's findings and recommendations.

SECTION 3.

This act applies to Buncombe County only.

SECTION 4.

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