63M-7-301 - Definitions -- Creation of council -- Membership -- Terms.

63M-7-301. Definitions -- Creation of council -- Membership -- Terms.
(1) (a) As used in this part, "council" means the Utah Substance Abuse Advisory Councilcreated in this section.
(b) There is created within the governor's office the Utah Substance Abuse AdvisoryCouncil.
(2) The council shall be comprised of the following voting members:
(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'sdesignee;
(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 theexecutive director's designee;
(h) the governor or the governor's designee;
(i) the executive director of the Department of Corrections or the executive director'sdesignee;
(j) the director of the Division of Juvenile Justice Services or the director's designee;
(k) the executive director of the private nonprofit Utah Domestic Violence Council or theexecutive director's designee;
(l) the director of the Division of Indian Affairs or the director's designee;
(m) the state court administrator or the state court administrator's designee;
(n) the following members designated to serve four-year terms:
(i) a member of the House of Representatives designated by the speaker of the House ofRepresentatives;
(ii) a member of the Senate designated by the president of the Senate;
(iii) a representative designated by the Utah League of Cities and Towns; and
(iv) a representative from the Office of Ethnic Affairs within the Department ofCommunity and Culture designated by the director of the office or a designee;
(o) the following members appointed by the governor to serve four-year terms:
(i) a representative of the Utah National Guard;
(ii) one resident of the state who has been personally affected by alcohol or other drugabuse; and
(iii) one citizen representative;
(p) in addition to the voting members described in Subsections (2)(a) through (o), thefollowing voting members may be appointed by a majority of the members described inSubsections (2)(a) through (o) 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; and
(q) in addition to the voting members described in Subsections (2)(a) through (p), one ormore chairs or co-chairs of a committee established by the council under Subsection63M-7-302(5) may be appointed as a voting member by a majority of the members described in

Subsections (2)(a) through (p).
(3) A person other than a person described in Subsection (2) may not be appointed as avoting member of the council.

Amended by Chapter 39, 2010 General Session