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            A. The commission shall be composed of twenty members as follows:

            (1) Eighteen of the commission members shall be the following:

            (a) The executive director of the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association or his designee.

            (b) The executive director of the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence or his designee.

            (c) The executive director of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association or his designee.

            (d) The executive director of the New Orleans Family Justice Center or his designee.

            (e) The chair of the Louisiana Legislative Women’s Caucus or her designee.

            (f) The chairman of the House Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice or his designee.

            (g) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary B or his designee.

            (h) One district court judge with experience in criminal law matters, selected by the president of the Louisiana District Court Judges Association.

            (i) One district court judge with experience in family law matters, selected by the president of the Louisiana District Court Judges Association.

            (j) The president of the Louisiana Clerks of Court Association or his designee.

            (k) One representative of the Department of Justice, office of the attorney general or his designee.

            (l) The executive director of the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice or his designee.

            (m) The secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services or his designee.

            (n) The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health or his designee.

            (o) One representative of the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers or his designee.

            (p) One representative of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives or his designee.

            (q) The chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court or his designee.

            (r) The president of the Louisiana Association of Chiefs of Police or his designee.

            (2) The following two members of the commission shall be appointed by the governor:

            (a) One attorney licensed to practice law in this state who has at least five years experience in representing victims of domestic violence who seek protective orders.

            (b) The executive director of a shelter-based or direct service program provider for victims of domestic violence.

            B. Of the commission members provided for in Subsection A of this Section, one shall be appointed by the commission members to serve as chairman and one shall be appointed by the commission members to serve as secretary.

            C. Members of the commission shall serve for a term concurrent with that of the governor.

            D.(1) Each voting member shall be entitled to appoint a single individual to serve as proxy for the duration of his term if the member is unable to attend a meeting of the commission. The term of the designated proxy shall be the same as the voting member. A member appointing an individual to serve as his designated proxy shall make his appointment known to the chairman and to the secretary of the commission.

            (2) The proxy appointed by the voting member shall not be subject to the same nominating and appointment procedures as is required for the voting member for whom he is serving.

            (3) An individual shall not serve as proxy pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection for more than one voting member of the commission.

            E. Legislative members of the commission shall receive the same per diem and reimbursement of travel expenses as is provided for legislative committees under the rules of the respective house. Nonlegislative commission members shall serve without compensation or per diem.

            Acts 2014, No. 663, §2.