S.B. 37

1

UTAH SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND
2 ANTI-VIOLENCE COORDINATING COUNCIL
3 AMENDMENTS
4 2009 GENERAL SESSION
5 STATE OF UTAH
6 Chief Sponsor: Kevin T. VanTassell
7 House Sponsor: Mark A. Wheatley

8 Cosponsor:

Patricia W. Jones

9
10 LONG TITLE
11 Committee Note:
12 The Native American Legislative Liaison Committee recommended this bill.
13 General Description:
14 This bill amends provisions related to the membership of the Utah Substance Abuse
15 and Anti-Violence Coordinating Council.
16 Highlighted Provisions:
17 This bill:
18 . adds the director of the Division of Indian Affairs, or the director's designee, as a
19 voting member of the Utah Substance Abuse and Anti-Violence Coordinating
20 Council; and
21 . makes technical changes.
22 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
23 None
24 Other Special Clauses:
25 None
26 Utah Code Sections Affected:

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- 2 - 27 AMENDS:
28 63M-7-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 31 and renumbered and
29 amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
30
31 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
32 Section 1. Section 63M-7-301 is amended to read:
33 63M-7-301. Definitions -- Creation of council -- Membership -- Terms.
34 (1) (a) As used in this part, "council" means the Utah Substance Abuse and
35 Anti-Violence Coordinating Council, created in this section.
36 (b) There is created within the governor's office the Utah Substance Abuse and
37 Anti-Violence Coordinating Council.
38 (2) The council shall be comprised of at least [25] 26 voting members as follows:
39 (a) the attorney general or the attorney general's designee;
40 (b) a county commissioner designated by the Utah Association of Counties;
41 (c) the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's designee;
42 (d) the director of the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health or the director's
43 designee;
44 (e) the state superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee;
45 (f) the director of the Department of Health or the director's designee;
46 (g) the executive director of the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice or the
47 executive director's designee;
48 (h) the governor or the governor's designee;
49 (i) the executive director of the Department of Corrections or the executive director's
50 designee;
51 (j) the director of the Division of Juvenile Justice Services or the director's designee;
52 (k) the chair of the Domestic Violence Advisory Council or the chair's designee;
53 (l) the director of the Division of Indian Affairs or the director's designee;
54 [(l)] (m) the following members designated to serve four-year terms:
55 (i) a member of the House of Representatives designated by the [speaker] speaker of
56 the House of Representatives;
57 (ii) a member of the Senate designated by the [president] president of the Senate;

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- 3 - 58 (iii) a member of the judiciary designated by the chief justice of the Utah Supreme
59 Court;
60 (iv) a representative designated by the Utah League of Cities and Towns; and
61 (v) a representative from the offices of minority affairs designated by the directors of
62 those offices or a designee;
63 [(m)] (n) the following members appointed by the governor to serve four-year terms:
64 (i) a representative of the Utah National Guard[, appointed by the governor];
65 (ii) one resident of the state who has been personally affected by domestic violence;
66 (iii) one resident of the state who has been personally affected by gang violence;
67 (iv) one resident of the state who has been personally affected by alcohol or other drug
68 abuse; and
69 (v) one citizen representative;
70 [(n)] (o) the following members appointed by a majority of the members described in
71 Subsections (2)(a) through [(m)] (n) to serve four-year terms:
72 (i) a person knowledgeable in criminal justice issues;
73 (ii) a person knowledgeable in substance abuse treatment issues;
74 (iii) a person knowledgeable in substance abuse prevention issues; and
75 (iv) a person knowledgeable in judiciary issues; and
76 [(o)] (p) in addition to the voting members described in Subsections (2)(a) through
77 [(n)] (o), one or more chairs or co-chairs of a subcommittee established by the council
78 appointed as a voting member by a majority of the members described in Subsections (2)(a)
79 through [(n)] (o) [may appoint any or all of the chairs or co-chairs of a subcommittee,
80 established by the council, as voting members of the council].
81 (3) [No] A person, other than a person described in Subsection (2), may not be
82 appointed as a voting member of the council.

Legislative Review Note
as of 11-18-08 10:52 AM

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel