Utah Code 63C-29-201. Domestic Violence Data Task Force — Creation — Members — Compensation — Quorum — Staff
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(1) There is created the Domestic Violence Data Task Force to coordinate and make recommendations to the Legislature regarding the collection of domestic violence data in the state.
Terms Used In Utah Code 63C-29-201
- Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Victim advocate: work with prosecutors and assist the victims of a crime.
(2) The task force consists of the following members:
(2)(a) the commissioner of public safety, or the commissioner’s designee;
(2)(b) the executive director of the Department of Corrections, or the executive director’s designee;
(2)(c) the chair of the Board of Pardons and Parole, or the chair’s designee;
(2)(d) the president of the Utah Chiefs of Police Association, or the president’s designee;
(2)(e) the president of the Utah Sheriffs’ Association, or the president’s designee;
(2)(f) the executive director of the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, or the director’s designee;
(2)(g) the director of the Division of Child and Family Services, or the director’s designee;
(2)(h) the director of the Utah Division of Indian Affairs, or the director’s designee;
(2)(i) the chief administrative officer of the Office of Homeless Services, or the officer’s designee;
(2)(j) one individual who provides violence and injury prevention services within the Department of Health and Human Services, appointed by the executive director of the Department of Health and Human Services;
(2)(k) one individual who represents the Administrative Office of the Courts appointed by the state court administrator;
(2)(l) one individual appointed jointly by the Utah League of Cities and Towns and the Utah Association of Counties;
(2)(m) one individual who represents the Statewide Association of Prosecutors appointed by the association;
(2)(n) one individual who represents the Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers appointed by the association; and
(2)(o) the following individuals appointed by the commissioner of public safety, or the commissioner’s designee:
(2)(o)(i) one individual who represents a state domestic violence coalition, as defined in 45 C.F.R. § 1370.2;
(2)(o)(ii) one criminal justice system advocate; and
(2)(o)(iii) one nongovernment organization victim advocate.
(3) The task force shall annually select one of the task force members to be the chair of the task force.
(4) If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the task force appointed under Subsection (2), the member shall be replaced in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.
(5) A task force member:
(5)(a) may not receive compensation or benefits for the member’s service on the task force; and
(5)(b) may receive per diem and reimbursement for travel expenses that the task force member incurs as a task force member at the rates that the Division of Finance establishes under:
(6)
(6)(a) A majority of the task force members constitutes a quorum.
(6)(b) The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes an action of the task force.
(7) The Department of Public Safety shall provide staff support to the task force.