H.B. 286

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STATEWIDE CRIME REDUCTION PLAN
2 1999 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Duane E. Bourdeaux
5 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS IN GENERAL AND CRIMINAL LAW;
6 CREATING THE STATEWIDE CRIME REDUCTION PLANNING COMMITTEE WITHIN
7 THE COMMISSION ON CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE JUSTICE; DEFINING ITS
8 MEMBERSHIP AND DUTIES; CREATING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE
9 AND LOCAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND
10 PROVIDING A REPEAL DATE.
11 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
12 AMENDS:
13 63-25a-103, as last amended by Chapter 102, Laws of Utah 1998
14 63-55-263, as last amended by Chapters 13, 122 and 270, Laws of Utah 1998
15 ENACTS:
16 63-25a-501, Utah Code Annotated 1953
17 63-25a-502, Utah Code Annotated 1953
18 63-25a-503, Utah Code Annotated 1953
19 63-25a-504, Utah Code Annotated 1953
20 63-25a-505, Utah Code Annotated 1953
21 63-25a-506, Utah Code Annotated 1953
22 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
23 Section 1. Section 63-25a-103 is amended to read:
24 63-25a-103. Executive director -- Qualifications -- Compensation -- Appointment --
25 Functions.
26 (1) The governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a person
27 experienced in the field of criminal justice and in administration as the executive director of the

28 Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice. The governor shall establish the executive
29 director's salary within the salary range fixed by the Legislature in Title 67, Chapter 22, State
30 Officer Compensation.
31 (2) (a) The executive director, under the direction of the commission, shall administer the
32 duties of the commission, including those outlined in Section 63-25a-504 , and act as the governor's
33 advisor on state, regional, metropolitan, and local government planning as it relates to criminal
34 justice.
35 (b) This chapter does not derogate the planning authority conferred on state, regional,
36 metropolitan, and local governments by existing law.
37 Section 2. Section 63-25a-501 is enacted to read:
38 Part 5. Statewide Crime Reduction Planning Committee
39 63-25a-501. Definitions.
40 As used in this part:
41 (1) "Commission" means the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice.
42 (2) "Committee" means the Statewide Crime Reduction Planning Committee.
43 (3) "Executive director" means the executive director of the Commission on Criminal and
44 Juvenile Justice.
45 (4) "Local criminal justice agency" means each county and municipal law enforcement
46 agency.
47 (5) "State criminal justice agency" means the Department of Public Safety, Department
48 of Corrections, the Division of Youth Corrections, and the Department of Human Services.
49 Section 3. Section 63-25a-502 is enacted to read:
50 63-25a-502. Creation -- Purpose.
51 (1) The Statewide Crime Reduction Planning Committee is created within the commission.
52 (2) The committee's purpose is to assist local and state criminal justice agencies to create
53 crime reduction plans by:
54 (a) providing leadership, direction, and expertise in crime reduction strategic planning;
55 (b) providing information on criminal justice strategies proven to prevent and reduce
56 crime; and
57 (c) coordinating and compiling the individual plans into a statewide crime reduction plan.
58 Section 4. Section 63-25a-503 is enacted to read:

59 63-25a-503. Membership.
60 The Statewide Crime Reduction Planning Committee is composed of the following
61 members:
62 (1) the membership of the commission;
63 (2) the membership of the Utah Law Enforcement Strategic Planning Committee; S [ and ] s
64 (3) one representative appointed by the speaker of the House S [ . ] ; AND
65 (4) ONE SENATOR APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE. s
65a Section 5. Section 63-25a-504 is enacted to read:
66 63-25a-504. Duties of committee.
67 The committee shall:
68 (1) hold a strategic planning meeting each year on or before June 1 to:
69 (a) evaluate the previous year's crime reduction efforts on state and local levels; and
70 (b) develop the focus of the statewide crime reduction plan for the coming year;
71 (2) disseminate information, confer with, and assist each criminal justice agency in
72 developing a crime reduction plan;
73 (3) hold a strategic planning meeting each year on or before November 1 to coordinate the
74 statewide crime reduction plan based on the plans submitted by state and local criminal justice
75 agencies;
76 (4) report each year to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee
77 during its November meeting; and
78 (5) report each year to the Legislature while it is in general session.
79 Section 6. Section 63-25a-505 is enacted to read:
80 63-25a-505. State and local criminal justice agencies -- Reporting requirements.
81 (1) State and local criminal justice agencies h [ shall ] MAY h each submit a crime reduction
81a plan each
82 year on or before October 1 to the executive director containing information about how the agency
83 plans to reduce crime victimization in its jurisdiction by h [ 10% each year and 50% ] SPECIFIC
83a PERCENTAGES h over the next five
84 years.
85 (2) A local criminal justice agency's crime reduction plan h [ shall ] MAY h have the
85a signatures of the
86 members of the county or municipal legislative body indicating that the members have read the
87 plan.
88 Section 7. Section 63-25a-506 is enacted to read:
89 63-25a-506. Notification of requirements.

90 The executive director shall send a letter on or before April 1, 1999 notifying the director
91 of each state criminal justice agency and the chief law enforcement official of each local criminal
92 justice agency of the statutory S [ requirement to create ] PROVISIONS REGARDING THE CREATING
92a OF s a crime reduction plan under this part.
93 Section 8. Section 63-55-263 is amended to read:
94 63-55-263. Repeal dates, Titles 63, 63A, and 63C.
95 (1) (a) Title 63, Chapter 25a, Part 1, Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, is
96 repealed July 1, 2002.
97 (b) Title 63, Chapter 25a, Part 3, Sentencing Commission, is repealed January 1, 2002.
98 (2) The Crime Victims' Reparations Board, created in Section 63-25a-404 , is repealed July
99 1, 2007.
100 (3) Title 63, Chapter 25a, Part 5, Statewide Crime Reduction Planning Committee, is
101 repealed March 15, 2004.
102 [(3) The] (4) Resource Development Coordinating Committee, created in Section
103 63-28a-2 , is repealed July 1, 2004.
104 [(4)] (5) Title 63, Chapter 38c, State Appropriations and Tax Limitation Act, is repealed
105 July 1, 2005.
106 [(5)] (6) Title 63, Chapter 75, Families, Agencies, and Communities Together for Children
107 and Youth At Risk Act, is repealed July 1, 2001.
108 [(6)] (7) Title 63, Chapter 88, Navajo Trust Fund, is repealed July 1, 2000.
109 [(7)] (8) Sections 63A-4-204 and 63A-4-205 , authorizing the Risk Management Fund to
110 provide coverage to nonstate entities, are repealed July 1, 2001.
111 [(8)] (9) Title 63A, Chapter 7, Utah Sports Authority Act, is repealed July 1, 2003.
112 [(9)] (10) Title 63A, Chapter 10, State Olympic Coordination Act, is repealed July 1, 2003.
113 [(10) The] (11) Utah Health Policy Commission, created in Title 63C, Chapter 3, is
114 repealed July 1, 2001.
115 [(11) The] (12) Utah Pioneer Sesquicentennial Celebration Coordinating Council created
116 in Section 63C-5-102 is repealed June 30, 1998.
117 Section 9. Effective date.
118 If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this act takes effect
119 upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
120 Constitution Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto, the

121 date of veto override.




Legislative Review Note
as of 2-4-99 8:30 AM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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