17. Two years after the date of enactment of this amendatory and supplementary act, the Governor shall contract with an independent evaluator who shall review and evaluate the effectiveness of the Governor’s Council on Substance Use Disorder in, but not of, the Department of the Treasury and the Division Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services. Within one year after being appointed, the evaluator shall make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature regarding the continuation of the council and the organization of the division as they are structured pursuant to P.L.1989, c.51 (C. 26:2BB-1 et al.).

L. 1989, c. 51, s. 17; amended 2023, c.177, s.80.