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A.  The Domestic Violence Prevention Commission is hereby created within the Department of Children and Family Services.

B.  The commission shall:

(1)  Assist local and state leaders in developing and coordinating domestic violence programs.

(2)  Conduct a continuing comprehensive review of all existing public and private domestic violence programs to identify gaps in prevention and intervention services and to increase coordination among public and private programs to strengthen prevention and intervention services.

(3)  Make recommendations with respect to domestic violence prevention and intervention.

(4)  Develop a state needs assessment and a comprehensive and integrated service delivery approach that meets the needs of all domestic violence victims.

(5)  Establish a method to transition domestic violence service providers toward evidence-based national best practices focusing on outreach and prevention.

(6)  Develop a plan that ensures state laws on domestic violence are properly implemented and provides training to law enforcement and the judiciary.

(7)  Develop a framework to collect and integrate data and measure program outcomes.

C.  The commission shall annually issue a report of its findings and recommendations to the governor, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the president of the Senate.  The commission shall issue its initial report on or before February 1, 2015, and no later than the first day of February each year thereafter.  The report may include any recommendations for legislation that it deems necessary and appropriate.  Legislation may be recommended by the commission only upon approval by a two-thirds vote of the commission members present.

Acts 2014, No. 663, §2.