2006 Utah Code - 63-25a-201 — Creation of council -- Membership -- Terms.

     63-25a-201.   Creation of council -- Membership -- Terms.
     (1) There is created within the governor's office the Utah Substance Abuse and Anti-Violence Coordinating Council.
     (2) The Utah Substance Abuse and Anti-Violence Coordinating Council comprises 25 voting members as follows:
     (a) the attorney general or the attorney general's designee;
     (b) a county commissioner designated by the Utah Association of Counties;
     (c) the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's designee;
     (d) the director of the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health or the director's designee;
     (e) the state superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee;
     (f) the director of the Department of Health or the director's designee;
     (g) the executive director of the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice or the executive director's designee;
     (h) the governor or the governor's designee;
     (i) the executive director of the Department of Corrections or the executive director's designee;
     (j) the director of the Division of Juvenile Justice Services or the director's designee;
     (k) the chair of the Domestic Violence Advisory Council or the chair's designee;
     (l) the following members designated to serve four-year terms:
     (i) a member of the House of Representatives designated by the speaker;
     (ii) a member of the Senate designated by the president;
     (iii) a member of the judiciary designated by the chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court;
     (iv) a representative designated by the Utah League of Cities and Towns; and
     (v) a representative from the offices of minority affairs designated by the directors of those offices or a designee;
     (m) the following members appointed by the governor to serve four-year terms:
     (i) a representative of the Utah National Guard, appointed by the governor;
     (ii) one resident of the state who has been personally affected by domestic violence;
     (iii) one resident of the state who has been personally affected by gang violence;
     (iv) one resident of the state who has been personally affected by alcohol or other drug abuse; and
     (v) one citizen representative; and
     (n) the following members appointed by the members in Subsections (2)(a) through (2)(m) to serve four-year terms:
     (i) a person knowledgeable in criminal justice issues;
     (ii) a person knowledgeable in substance abuse treatment issues;
     (iii) a person knowledgeable in substance abuse prevention issues; and
     (iv) a person knowledgeable in judiciary issues.

Amended by Chapter 171, 2003 General Session