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STATEWIDE CRIME REDUCTION PLAN

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1999 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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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; and
             64          (3) one representative appointed by the speaker of the House.
             65          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 shall each submit a crime reduction 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 10% each year and 50% over the next five
             84      years.
             85          (2) A local criminal justice agency's crime reduction plan shall have the 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 requirement to create 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.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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