Judiciary Interim Committee

1. Committee Business

· Call to order and approval of the minutes of the August 21, 2024, meeting

2. Draft Legislation on Child Abuse Amendments

The committee will consider draft legislation to address certain crimes committed against children, such as ritual abuse of a minor.

· Representative Ken Ivory

· Cara Baldree, Survivor

· Committee discussion

· Public comment

· Committee action

3. Children’s Justice Centers

The committee will receive presentations on current practices for interviewing children at Children’s Justice Centers about allegations of abuse, including any techniques, protocols, and accommodations employed in interviewing children with disabilities.

· Jonathan Adams, Policy Analyst, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

· Representative Kera Birkeland

· Tracey Tabet, Director, Utah Children's Justice Center Program

· Heather Stewart, Deputy Director, Utah Children's Justice Center Program

· Committee discussion

· Public comment

· Committee action

4. Integrity in Prosecutorial Investigations

The committee will receive presentations on prosecutorial investigations, such as by a district attorney’s office, and consider changes to address the integrity of that process.

· Ken Bullock, Citizen

· Tom Harvey, Private Investigator and Former Investigative Reporter

· Brent Robbins, Director of Kokomo Enterprises and Former FBI Agent

· Committee discussion

· Public comment

· Committee action

5. Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing

The committee will receive presentations on prosecutor-initiated resentencing, a reform that several states have enacted that allows prosecutors to evaluate past cases and bring them forward to a court or parole board for possible resentencing.

· Nathaniel Erb, State Policy Director, For the People

· Brett Tolman, Executive Director, Right on Crime

· Committee discussion

· Public comment

· Committee action

6. Victim Services

The committee will receive presentations on victim services throughout the state, to include information related to availability, funding, and standards of care for rape crisis centers.

· Marlesse Jones, Director, Utah Victim Services Commission

· Tallie Viteri, Interim Director, Utah Office for Victims of Crime

· Liliana Olvera-Arbon, Director, Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault

· Committee discussion

· Public comment

· Committee action

7. Judicial Training on Child and Domestic Abuse

The committee will receive a statutorily required report on the proposed training or education program on child and domestic abuse for judges and court personnel.

· Ron Gordon, State Court Administrator, Administrative Office of the Courts

· Amy Hernandez, Domestic Violence Program Coordinator, Administrative Office of the Courts

· Committee discussion

· Public comment

· Committee action

8. Other Items/Adjourn