Under the Waters bill, sponsored by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, prosecutors and judges could decide whether the youth should be charged with a misdemeanor or a felony punishable by up to three years in prison.
The proposed amendments include provisions that would give the president more authority in the selection of members of the Constitutional Court and the Senior Board of Judges and Prosecutors.
The government would also gain some sway over the supreme board of judges and prosecutors, another secular stronghold that picks most court officials.
That conflict is reflected in one of the most controversial proposals which would see the supreme board of judges and prosecutors expanded to include members appointed by parliament.
Seven of the 12 members of the Senior Board of Judges and Prosecutors resigned on Monday amid a power struggle between the staunchly secular judiciary and the religiously conservative government in Turkey.
The decision by the board of judges and prosecutors, the highest legal body in the country, is the biggest shake-up of the judiciary since President Erdogan retook office with hugely expanded powers earlier this month.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the prime minister, wants the independent board of judges and prosecutors to be overseen by the justice ministry.Angela Merkel's right-left coalition in Germany came under pressure after the agriculture minister resigned because of the fallout from a child-pornography investigation into a politician from another party.
Everything from who sits on your local board of education to the prosecutors and judicial appointments in your area and much more are all impacted by who holds political office.
In most cases, he followed the recommendation of the parole board, but in several cases he overrode the objections of prosecutors, judges and victims' families.
The move comes after Todd Spitzer, chairman of the Orange County Board of Supervisors and a former prosecutor, called for more oversight of Rackauckas' office.
The Justice Project also recommends that jurisdictions recognize the unique role of prosecutors through the establishment of prosecutorial review boards with the power to investigate and sanction prosecutors who perpetrate acts of misconduct.
