53-6-106. Creation of Peace Officer Standards and Training Council -- Purpose --
Membership -- Quorum -- Meetings -- Compensation.
(1) There is created the Peace Officer Standards and Training Council.
(2) The council shall serve as an advisory board to the director of the division on matters
relating to peace officer and dispatcher standards and training.
(3) The council includes:
(a) the attorney general or his designated representative;
(b) the superintendent of the highway patrol;
(c) the executive director of the Department of Corrections or his designated
representative; and
(d) 14 additional members appointed by the governor having qualifications, experience,
or education in the field of law enforcement as follows:
(i) one incumbent mayor;
(ii) one incumbent county commissioner;
(iii) three incumbent sheriffs, one of whom is a representative of the Utah Sheriffs
Association, one of whom is from a county having a population of 100,000 or more, and one of
whom is from a county having a population of less than 100,000;
(iv) three incumbent police chiefs, one of whom is a representative of the Utah Chiefs of
Police Association, one of whom is from a city of the first or second class, and one of whom is
from a city of the third, fourth, or fifth class or town;
(v) one officer from the Federal Bureau of Investigation appointed by the governor upon
the recommendation of the agency;
(vi) a representative of the Utah Peace Officers Association;
(vii) an educator in the field of public administration, criminal justice, or related area;
and
(viii) three persons selected at large by the governor.
(4) (a) Except as required by Subsection (4)(b), the 14 members of the council shall be
appointed by the governor for four-year terms.
(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (4)(a), the governor shall, at the time
of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of council
members are staggered so that approximately half of the council is appointed every two years.
(c) A member may be reappointed for additional terms.
(d) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
appointed for the unexpired term by the governor from the same category in which the vacancy
occurs.
(5) A member of the council ceases to be a member:
(a) immediately upon the termination of his holding the office or employment that was
the basis for his eligibility to membership on the council; or
(b) upon two unexcused absences in one year from regularly scheduled council meetings.
(6) The council shall select a chair and vice chair from among its members.
(7) Ten members of the advisory council constitute a quorum.
(8) (a) Meetings may be called by the chair, the commissioner, or the director and shall
be called by the chair upon the written request of nine members.
(b) Meetings shall be held at the times and places determined by the director.
(9) The council shall meet at least two times per year.
(10) (a) (i) Members who are not government employees shall receive no compensation
or benefits for their services, but may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance
of the member's official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections
63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
(ii) Members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their service.
(b) (i) State government officer and employee members who do not receive salary, per
diem, or expenses from their agency for their service may receive per diem and expenses incurred
in the performance of their official duties from the council at the rates established by the Division
of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
(ii) State government officer and employee members may decline to receive per diem
and expenses for their service.
(c) (i) Local government members who do not receive salary, per diem, or expenses from
the entity that they represent for their service may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the
performance of their official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance under
Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
(ii) Local government members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their
service.
(11) Membership on the council does not disqualify any member from holding any other
public office or employment.
Amended by Chapter 292, 2003 General Session
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