2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 15:555 — Sexual assault task force; creation; membership; meetings

CHAPTER 3-C.  LOUISIANA SEXUAL ASSAULT TASK FORCE

§555.  Sexual Assault Task Force; creation; membership; meetings

A.  The Louisiana Sexual Assault Task Force is hereby created within the Department of Justice, office of the attorney general. The task force shall consist of twenty-five members as follows:

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

(2)  The executive director of the Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault or her designee.

(3)  The Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner/Sexual Assault Response Team (SANE/SART) program coordinator of the Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault or her designee.

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

(5)  The executive director of the Louisiana Association of Chiefs of Police or his designee.

(6)  The president of the Louisiana District Judges Association or his designee.

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

(8)  The president of the Louisiana Coroners Association or his designee.

(9)  The director of the Louisiana State Police Crime Laboratory or his designee.

(10)  The president of the Louisiana Association of Forensic Scientists or his designee.

(11)  The president of the Louisiana Hospitals Association or her designee.

(12)  The secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals or his designee.

(13)  The executive director of the Louisiana State Board of Nursing or her designee.

(14)  The executive director of the Louisiana CASA Association or her designee.

(15)  The president of the Louisiana Children's Advocacy Center or her designee.

(16)  The secretary of the Department of Social Services or her designee.

(17)  The assistant secretary of the Department of Social Services directing the office of community services or her designee.

(18)  The medical director of the Child At Risk Evaluation Center at Children's Hospital of New Orleans or his designee.

(19)  The attorney general or his designee.

(20)  A member of the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers selected by its chief executive officer or his designee.

(21)  The superintendent of state police or his designee.

(22)  The director of the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence or  her designee.

(23)  The president of the Louisiana Juvenile Judges Association or his designee.

(24)  A member of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives or his designee.

(25)  A member of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate or his designee.

B.  Members of the task force shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.  The attorney general shall serve as chairman, and his duties shall be established by the task force.

C.  The task force shall fix a time and place for its regular meeting and shall meet at least once during each calendar month.  Additional special or regular meetings may be held upon the call of the chairman.

D.  A majority of the membership present shall constitute a quorum and shall be necessary to take action.

Acts 2004, No. 408, §1, eff. June 24, 2004.