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UTAH SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND

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ANTI-VIOLENCE COORDINATING COUNCIL

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AMENDMENTS

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2010 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: J. Stuart Adams

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House Sponsor: Ronda Rudd Menlove

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             9      LONG TITLE
             10      General Description:
             11          This bill modifies provisions related to the name, membership, and duties of the Utah
             12      Substance Abuse and Anti-Violence Coordinating Council.
             13      Highlighted Provisions:
             14          This bill:
             15          .    changes the name of the Utah Substance Abuse and Anti-Violence Coordinating
             16      Council to the Utah Substance Abuse S. [ Coordinating ] Advisory .S Council;
             17          .    modifies the membership and duties of the council;
             18          .    repeals a related section, the operation of which terminated in 2009; and
             19          .    makes technical changes.
             20      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             21          None
             22      Other Special Clauses:
             23          None
             24      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             25      AMENDS:
             26          26-7-5, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 135
             27          32A-1-115, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 383



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         32A-10-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 284
             29          63M-7-202, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             30          63M-7-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 90
             31          63M-7-302, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             32          63M-7-303, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 337
             33          63M-7-304, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 31 and renumbered and
             34      amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             35          63M-7-305, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 337
             36          63M-7-306, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
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             38      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             39          Section 1. Section 26-7-5 is amended to read:
             40           26-7-5. Public education and outreach regarding substances harmful during
             41      pregnancy.
             42          Beginning on July 1, 2008, and ending on June 30, 2009, the department shall, under
             43      the direction of the Utah Substance Abuse [and Anti-violence] S. [ Coordinating ] Advisory .S
             43a      Council, created
             44      in Section 63M-7-303 , and in consultation with the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental
             45      Health, within the Department of Human Services, conduct a public education and outreach
             46      program to inform pregnant women and women who may become pregnant of:
             47          (1) the danger of using alcohol, tobacco, or other harmful substances during pregnancy;
             48          (2) treatment and other assistance available to help women avoid or stop the use or
             49      abuse of a substance described in Subsection (1); and
             50          (3) legal protections provided by law or court rule that prohibit information relating to
             51      treatment received under Subsection (2) from being used as evidence against the woman in
             52      court.
             53          Section 2. Section 32A-1-115 is amended to read:
             54           32A-1-115. Alcoholic Beverage Enforcement and Treatment Restricted Account
             55      -- Distribution.
             56          (1) As used in this section:
             57          (a) "Account" means the Alcoholic Beverage Enforcement and Treatment Restricted
             58      Account created in this section.
             58a      S. (b) "Advisory council" means the Utah Substance Abuse Advisory Council created in Section
             58b      63M-7-301. .S



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          S. [ (b) ] (c) .S "Alcohol-related offense" means:
             60          (i) a violation of:
             61          (A) Section 41-6a-502 ; or
             62          (B) an ordinance that complies with the requirements of:
             63          (I) Subsection 41-6a-510 (1); or
             64          (II) Section 76-5-207 ; or
             65          (ii) an offense involving the:
             66          (A) illegal sale of alcohol;
             67          (B) illegal distribution of alcohol;
             68          (C) illegal transportation of alcohol;
             69          (D) illegal possession of alcohol; or
             70          (E) illegal consumption of alcohol.
             71          (c) "Annual conviction time period" means the time period that:
             72          (i) begins on July 1 and ends on June 30; and
             73          (ii) immediately precedes the fiscal year for which an appropriation under this section
             74      is made.
             75           S. [ (d) "Coordinating Advisory council" means the Utah Substance Abuse [and Anti-Violence]
             76      Coordinating Advisory Council created in Section 63M-7-301 .
             77          (e)
] (d) .S
"Municipality" means:
             78          (i) a city; or
             79          (ii) a town.
             80          (2) (a) There is created in the General Fund a restricted account called the "Alcoholic
             81      Beverage Enforcement and Treatment Restricted Account."
             82          (b) The account shall be funded from:
             83          (i) amounts deposited by the state treasurer in accordance with Section 59-15-109 ;
             84          (ii) any appropriations made to the account by the Legislature; and
             85          (iii) interest described in Subsection (2)(c).
             86          (c) Interest earned on the account shall be deposited into the account.
             87          (d) (i) Consistent with the policies provided in Subsection 32A-1-104 (4)(b), the
             88      revenues in the account shall be used for statewide public purposes including promoting the
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     alcohol consumption by minors by funding exclusively programs or projects related to
             91      prevention, treatment, detection, prosecution, and control of violations of this title and other
             92      offenses in which alcohol is a contributing factor except as provided in Subsection (2)(d)(ii).
             93          (ii) The portion distributed under this section to counties may also be used for the
             94      confinement or treatment of persons arrested for or convicted of offenses in which alcohol is a
             95      contributing factor.
             96          (iii) A municipality or county entitled to receive monies shall use the monies
             97      exclusively as required by this Subsection (2)(d).
             98          (iv) The appropriations provided for under Subsection (3) are:
             99          (A) intended to supplement the budget of the appropriate agencies of each municipality
             100      and county within the state to enable the municipalities and counties to more effectively fund
             101      the programs and projects described in this Subsection (2)(d); and
             102          (B) not intended to replace monies that would otherwise be allocated for the programs
             103      and projects in this Subsection (2)(d).
             104          (3) (a) The revenues deposited into the account shall be distributed to municipalities
             105      and counties:
             106          (i) to the extent appropriated by the Legislature except that the Legislature shall
             107      appropriate each fiscal year an amount equal to at least the amount deposited in the account in
             108      accordance with Section 59-15-109 ; and
             109          (ii) as provided in this Subsection (3).
             110          (b) The amount appropriated from the account shall be distributed as follows:
             111          (i) 25% to municipalities and counties based upon the percentage of the state
             112      population residing in each municipality and county;
             113          (ii) 30% to municipalities and counties based upon each municipality's and county's
             114      percentage of the statewide convictions for all alcohol-related offenses;
             115          (iii) 20% to municipalities and counties based upon the percentage of all state stores,
             116      package agencies, liquor licensees, and beer licensees in the state that are located in each
             117      municipality and county; and
             118          (iv) 25% to the counties for confinement and treatment purposes authorized by this
             119      section based upon the percentage of the state population located in each county.
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     law enforcement agency may not receive monies under this section.
             122          (ii) The State Tax Commission:
             123          (A) may not distribute the monies the municipality would receive but for the
             124      municipality not having a law enforcement agency to that municipality; and
             125          (B) shall distribute the monies that the municipality would have received but for it not
             126      having a law enforcement agency to the county in which the municipality is located for use by
             127      the county in accordance with this section.
             128          (iii) Notwithstanding Subsections (3)(c)(i) and (ii), if the S. [ coordinating ] advisory .S
             128a      council finds
             129      that a municipality described in Subsection (3)(c)(i) demonstrates that the municipality can use
             130      the monies that the municipality is otherwise eligible to receive in accordance with this section,
             131      the S. [ coordinating ] advisory .S council may direct the State Tax Commission to distribute the
             131a      money to the
             132      municipality.
             133          (4) To determine the distributions required by Subsection (3)(b)(ii), the State Tax
             134      Commission shall annually:
             135          (a) for an annual conviction time period:
             136          (i) multiply by two the total number of convictions in the state obtained during the
             137      annual conviction time period for violation of:
             138          (A) Section 41-6a-502 ; or
             139          (B) an ordinance that complies with the requirements of Subsection 41-6a-510 (1) or
             140      Section 76-5-207 ; and
             141          (ii) add to the number calculated under Subsection (4)(a)(i) the number of convictions
             142      obtained during the annual conviction time period for all alcohol-related offenses other than the
             143      alcohol-related offenses described in Subsection (4)(a)(i);
             144          (b) divide an amount equal to 30% of the appropriation for that fiscal year by the sum
             145      obtained in Subsection (4)(a); and
             146          (c) multiply the amount calculated under Subsection (4)(b), by the number of
             147      convictions obtained in each municipality and county during the annual conviction time period
             148      for alcohol-related offenses.
             149          (5) For purposes of this section:
             150          (a) the number of state stores, package agencies, and licensees located within the limits
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         (i) is the number determined by the department to be so located;
             153          (ii) includes all:
             154          (A) club licenses;
             155          (B) restaurants;
             156          (C) limited restaurants;
             157          (D) on-premise banquet licenses;
             158          (E) airport lounges;
             159          (F) resort licenses;
             160          (G) package agencies; and
             161          (H) state stores; and
             162          (iii) does not include on-premise beer retailer licensees;
             163          (b) the number of state stores, package agencies, and licensees in a county consists only
             164      of that number located within unincorporated areas of the county;
             165          (c) population figures shall be determined according to the most current population
             166      estimates prepared by the Utah Population Estimates Committee;
             167          (d) a county's population figure for the 25% distribution to municipalities and counties
             168      under Subsection (3)(b)(i) shall be determined only with reference to the population in the
             169      unincorporated areas of the county;
             170          (e) a county's population figure under Subsection (3)(b)(iv) for the 25% distribution to
             171      counties only shall be determined with reference to the total population in the county, including
             172      that of municipalities;
             173          (f) a conviction occurs in the municipality or county that actually prosecutes the
             174      offense to judgment; and
             175          (g) in the case of a conviction based upon a guilty plea, the conviction is considered to
             176      occur in the municipality or county that, except for the guilty plea, would have prosecuted the
             177      offense.
             178          (6) By not later than September 1 each year:
             179          (a) the state court administrator shall certify to the State Tax Commission the number
             180      of convictions obtained for alcohol-related offenses in each municipality or county in the state
             181      during the annual conviction time period; and
             182          (b) the S. [ coordinating ] advisory .S council shall notify the State Tax Commission of any
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     that does not have a law enforcement agency.
             184          (7) By not later than December 1 of each year, the S. [ coordinating ] advisory .S council
             184a      shall notify the
             185      State Tax Commission for the fiscal year of appropriation of:
             186          (a) any municipality that may receive a distribution under Subsection (3)(c)(iii);
             187          (b) any county that may receive a distribution allocated to a municipality described in
             188      Subsection (3)(c)(ii);
             189          (c) any municipality or county that may not receive a distribution because the
             190      S. [ coordinating ] advisory .S council has suspended the payment under Subsection (10)(a)(i); and
             191          (d) any municipality or county that receives a distribution because the suspension of
             192      payment has been cancelled under Subsection (10)(a)(ii).
             193          (8) (a) By not later than January 1 of the fiscal year of appropriation, the State Tax
             194      Commission shall annually distribute to each municipality and county the portion of the
             195      appropriation that the municipality or county is eligible to receive under this section, except for
             196      any municipality or county that the S. [ coordinating ] advisory .S council notifies the State Tax
             196a      Commission in
             197      accordance with Subsection (7) may not receive a distribution in that fiscal year.
             198          (b) (i) The State Tax Commission shall prepare forms for use by municipalities and
             199      counties in applying for distributions under this section.
             200          (ii) The forms described in this Subsection (8) may require the submission of
             201      information the State Tax Commission considers necessary to enable the State Tax
             202      Commission to comply with this section.
             203          (9) A municipality or county that receives any monies under this section during a fiscal
             204      year shall by no later than October 1 following the fiscal year:
             205          (a) report to the S. [ coordinating ] advisory .S council:
             206          (i) the programs or projects of the municipality or county that receive monies under
             207      this section;
             208          (ii) if the monies for programs or projects were exclusively used as required by
             209      Subsection (2)(d);
             210          (iii) indicators of whether the programs or projects that receive monies under this
             211      section are effective; and
             212          (iv) if monies received under this section were not expended by the municipality or
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         (b) provide the S. [ coordinating ] advisory .S council a statement signed by the chief
             214a      executive officer
             215      of the county or municipality attesting that the monies received under this section were used in
             216      addition to monies appropriated or otherwise available for the county's or municipality's law
             217      enforcement and were not used to supplant those monies.
             218          (10) (a) The S. [ coordinating ] advisory .S council may, by a majority vote:
             219          (i) suspend future payments under Subsection (8) to a municipality or county that:
             220          (A) does not file a report that meets the requirements of Subsection (9); or
             221          (B) the S. [ coordinating ] advisory .S council finds does not use the monies as required by
             221a      Subsection
             222      (2)(d) on the basis of the report filed by the municipality or county under Subsection (9); and
             223          (ii) cancel a suspension under Subsection (10)(a)(i).
             224          (b) The State Tax Commission shall:
             225          (i) retain monies that a municipality or county does not receive under Subsection
             226      (10)(a); and
             227          (ii) notify the S. [ coordinating ] advisory .S council of the balance of retained monies
             227a      under this
             228      Subsection (10)(b) after the annual distribution under Subsection (8).
             229          (11) (a) Subject to the requirements of this Subsection (11), the S. [ coordinating ] advisory .S
             229a      council
             230      shall award the balance of retained monies under Subsection (10)(b):
             231          (i) as prioritized by majority vote of the S. [ coordinating ] advisory .S council; and
             232          (ii) as grants to:
             233          (A) a county;
             234          (B) a municipality;
             235          (C) the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control;
             236          (D) the Department of Human Services;
             237          (E) the Department of Public Safety; or
             238          (F) the Utah State Office of Education.
             239          (b) By not later than May 30 of the fiscal year of the appropriation, the S. [ coordinating ]
             239a      advisory .S
             240      council shall notify the State Tax Commission of grants awarded under this Subsection (11).
             241          (c) The State Tax Commission shall make payments of a grant:
             242          (i) upon receiving notice as provided under Subsection (11)(b); and
             243          (ii) by not later than June 30 of the fiscal year of the appropriation.
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     exclusively for programs or projects described in Subsection (2)(d).
             246          Section 3. Section 32A-10-103 is amended to read:
             247           32A-10-103. Alcohol training and education for off-premise consumption --
             248      Requirements on off-premise beer retailer licensees -- Penalties related to sales to minors
             249      -- Hearings -- Tracking.
             250          (1) (a) A local authority that issues an off-premise beer retailer license to a business to
             251      sell beer at retail for off-premise consumption shall require the following to have a valid
             252      certificate that the individual completed an alcohol training and education seminar required by
             253      Section 62A-15-401 in the time frames required by Subsection (1)(b), any individual who:
             254          (i) directly supervises the sale of beer to a customer for consumption off the premises
             255      of the off-premise beer retailer licensee; or
             256          (ii) sells beer to a customer for consumption off the premises of the off-premise beer
             257      retailer licensee.
             258          (b) (i) An individual shall complete an alcohol training and education seminar required
             259      by Section 62A-15-401 within 30 days of the day on which the individual is employed by an
             260      off-premise beer retailer licensee if the individual:
             261          (A) is employed on or after September 1, 2006; and
             262          (B) on the date of employment, does not have a valid certificate that the individual has
             263      completed an alcohol training and education seminar for purposes of this section.
             264          (ii) An individual shall complete an alcohol training and education seminar by not later
             265      than October 1, 2006 if the individual:
             266          (A) is employed before September 1, 2006; and
             267          (B) on September 1, 2006, does not have a valid certificate that the individual has
             268      completed an alcohol training and education seminar for purposes of this section.
             269          (iii) The validity of a certificate that an individual has completed an alcohol training
             270      and education seminar required by this section is governed by Section 62A-15-401 .
             271          (2) In accordance with Section 32A-1-401 , a local authority may immediately suspend
             272      the license of an off-premise beer retailer that allows an employee to directly supervise the sale
             273      of beer or to sell beer to a customer without having a valid certificate that the individual
             274      completed an alcohol training and education seminar in accordance with Subsection (1).
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     the sale of beer or who sells beer to a customer for consumption off the premises of the
             277      off-premise beer retailer shall wear a unique identification badge:
             278          (i) on the front of the employee's clothing;
             279          (ii) visible above the waist;
             280          (iii) bearing the employee's:
             281          (A) first or last name;
             282          (B) initials; or
             283          (C) unique identification in letters or numbers; and
             284          (iv) with the number or letters on the unique identification badge being sufficiently
             285      large to be clearly visible and identifiable while engaging in or directly supervising the retail
             286      sale of beer.
             287          (b) (i) An off-premise beer retailer licensee shall maintain a record of all current
             288      employee unique identification badges assigned by the off-premise beer retailer licensee.
             289          (ii) The record required to be maintained under Subsection (3)(b)(i) shall:
             290          (A) be available for immediate inspection by:
             291          (I) any peace officer; or
             292          (II) a representative of the local licensing authority; and
             293          (B) include the employee's:
             294          (I) full name;
             295          (II) address; and
             296          (III) (Aa) driver license number; or
             297          (Bb) similar identification number.
             298          (c) A local authority may impose a fine of up to $250 against any off-premise beer
             299      retailer that does not comply or require its employees to comply with this Subsection (3).
             300          (4) (a) In addition to any criminal penalties that may be imposed, an individual is
             301      subject to the administrative penalties imposed by a local authority described in Subsection
             302      (4)(b) if:
             303          (i) that individual:
             304          (A) completes an alcohol training and education seminar required by Subsection (1);
             305      and
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     (1), is found in violation of any law involving the sale of an alcoholic beverage to a minor;
             308          (ii) the violation described in Subsection (4)(a)(i)(B) is based on conduct that occurs
             309      while the individual is on duty as an employee of an off-premise beer retailer licensee; and
             310          (iii) the local authority brings an adjudicative proceeding against the individual.
             311          (b) If the conditions of Subsection (4)(a) are met, a local authority shall impose the
             312      following administrative penalties:
             313          (i) upon a first violation, the individual may not sell or directly supervise the sale of
             314      beer to a customer for consumption off the premises of the off-premise beer retailer licensee
             315      until the individual retakes and completes an alcohol training and education seminar described
             316      in Section 62A-15-401 ;
             317          (ii) upon a second violation, the individual may not sell or directly supervise the sale of
             318      beer to a customer for consumption off the premises of the off-premise beer retailer licensee
             319      until the later of:
             320          (A) 90 days from the day on which the administrative penalty is imposed; and
             321          (B) the day on which the individual:
             322          (I) retakes and completes the alcohol training and education seminar described in
             323      Section 62A-15-401 ; and
             324          (II) completes any additional training that the local authority may require; and
             325          (iii) upon a third or subsequent violation, the individual may not sell or directly
             326      supervise the sale of beer to a customer for consumption off the premises of the off-premise
             327      beer retailer licensee until the later of:
             328          (A) one year from the day on which the administrative penalty is imposed; and
             329          (B) the day on which the individual:
             330          (I) retakes and completes an alcohol training and education seminar described in
             331      Section 62A-15-401 ; and
             332          (II) completes any additional training that the local authority may require.
             333          (c) (i) During the period of time an individual is prohibited from selling or directly
             334      supervising the sale of beer under Subsection (4)(b), an off-premise beer retailer licensee may
             335      not allow that individual to:
             336          (A) directly supervise the sale of beer for the off-premise beer retailer licensee; or
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         (ii) A violation of this Subsection (4)(c) is grounds for the immediate suspension of the
             339      off-premise beer retailer's license.
             340          (5) (a) In addition to any criminal penalties that may be imposed, an off-premise beer
             341      retailer licensee is subject to the administrative penalties imposed by a local authority described
             342      in Subsection (5)(b) if:
             343          (i) an employee of the off-premise beer retailer licensee is found in violation of any law
             344      involving the sale of alcoholic beverage to a minor;
             345          (ii) the violation described in Subsection (5)(a)(i) occurs while the employee is on duty
             346      for the off-premise beer retailer licensee; and
             347          (iii) the local authority brings an adjudicative proceeding against the off-premise beer
             348      retailer licensee.
             349          (b) If the conditions of Subsection (5)(a) are met, a local authority shall impose the
             350      following administrative penalties:
             351          (i) upon a first violation, the off-premise beer retailer licensee shall be issued a written
             352      warning;
             353          (ii) upon a second violation, the off-premise beer retailer licensee shall pay a civil fine
             354      of $250;
             355          (iii) upon a third violation, the off-premise beer retailer licensee shall pay a civil fine of
             356      $500;
             357          (iv) upon a fourth or subsequent violation, the off-premise beer retailer licensee shall:
             358          (A) pay a civil fine of $500;
             359          (B) have its license to sell beer suspended for a period of 30 consecutive days from the
             360      date on which the administrative penalty is imposed; and
             361          (C) be placed on probation for a period of one year from the date on which the
             362      administrative penalty is imposed; and
             363          (v) upon any violation by the off-premise beer retailer licensee or any on-duty
             364      employee of the off-premise beer retailer licensee during the period of probation specified in
             365      Subsection (5)(b)(iv)(C):
             366          (A) the off-premise beer retailer licensee's license to sell beer shall be revoked; and
             367          (B) the off-premise beer retailer licensee is not eligible to reapply for a new license for
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         (c) (i) An off-premise beer retailer licensee's failure to pay a fine imposed under this
             370      Subsection (5) within 30 days of the day on which the fine is imposed is grounds for the
             371      immediate suspension of the off-premise beer retailer licensee's license to sell beer until
             372      payment is made.
             373          (ii) An off-premise beer retailer licensee's failure to pay the fine described in
             374      Subsection (5)(c)(i) within 30 days of the day on which the license is suspended under
             375      Subsection (5)(c)(i) is grounds for revocation of the licensee's license to sell beer.
             376          (6) (a) Any local authority that adjudicates an administrative penalty for a violation of
             377      any law involving the sale of an alcoholic beverage to any minor pursuant to Subsection (4) or
             378      (5), shall:
             379          (i) maintain a record of the adjudicated violation until the record is expunged under
             380      Subsection (6)(c);
             381          (ii) include in the record described in Subsection (6)(a)(i):
             382          (A) the name of the individual who committed the violation;
             383          (B) the name of the off-premise beer retailer licensee for whom the individual was
             384      employed at the time of the violation; and
             385          (C) the date of the adjudication of the violation; and
             386          (iii) provide the Highway Safety Office of the Department of Public Safety within 30
             387      days of the date on which a violation is adjudicated the information described in Subsection
             388      (6)(a)(ii).
             389          (b) (i) The Highway Safety Office shall develop and operate a system to collect,
             390      analyze, maintain, track, and disseminate the violation history information received under
             391      Subsection (6)(a).
             392          (ii) The system described in Subsection (6)(b)(i) shall be made available to:
             393          (A) assist a local authority in assessing administrative penalties under Subsection (4);
             394      and
             395          (B) inform an off-premise beer retailer licensee of an individual who has an
             396      administrative violation history under Subsection (4).
             397          (iii) The Highway Safety Office shall maintain a record of violation history information
             398      received pursuant to Subsection (6)(a) until the record is expunged under Subsection (6)(c).
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     maintained under this Subsection (6) an administrative penalty imposed under Subsection (4)
             401      for purposes of determining future administrative penalties under Subsection (4) if the
             402      individual has not been found in violation of any law involving the sale of an alcoholic
             403      beverage to a minor for a period of 36 consecutive months from the day on which the
             404      individual is last adjudicated as violating a law involving the sale of an alcoholic beverage to a
             405      minor.
             406          (ii) A local authority shall expunge from the records maintained by the local authority
             407      an administrative penalty imposed under Subsection (5) against an off-premise beer retailer
             408      licensee for purposes of determining future administrative penalties under Subsection (5) if the
             409      off-premise beer retailer licensee or any employee of that off-premise beer retailer licensee has
             410      not been found in violation of any law involving the sale of an alcoholic beverage to a minor
             411      for a period of 36 consecutive months from the day on which the off-premise beer retailer
             412      licensee or its employee is last adjudicated as violating a law involving the sale of an alcoholic
             413      beverage to a minor.
             414          (7) (a) A local authority shall conduct a hearing if an off-premise beer retailer licensee
             415      or individual identified in Subsection (1) requests a hearing before the local authority.
             416          (b) A local authority conducting a hearing under this Subsection (7) shall provide the
             417      person requesting the hearing:
             418          (i) notice of the hearing; and
             419          (ii) an opportunity to be heard at the hearing.
             420          (8) The Highway Safety Office of the Department of Public Safety shall administer a
             421      program to:
             422          (a) reimburse a municipal or county law enforcement agency:
             423          (i) for the actual costs of an alcohol-related compliance check investigation conducted
             424      pursuant to Section 77-39-101 on the premises of an off-premise beer retailer;
             425          (ii) for any administrative costs associated with reporting the compliance check
             426      investigation described in Subsection (8)(a)(i);
             427          (iii) if the municipal or county law enforcement agency completes and submits to the
             428      Highway Safety Office a report within 90 days of the compliance check investigation described
             429      in Subsection (8)(a)(i) in a format required by the Highway Safety Office; and
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     report required by Subsection (8)(a)(iii) until the amount allocated by the Highway Safety
             432      Office to reimburse a municipal or county law enforcement agency is spent;
             433          (b) develop and operate a system to collect, analyze, maintain, track, and disseminate
             434      violation history information pursuant to Subsection (6); and
             435          (c) have the Highway Safety Office report to the Utah Substance Abuse [and
             436      Anti-Violence] S. [ Coordinating ] Advisory .S Council by no later than October 1 following a
             436a      fiscal year on the
             437      following funded during the prior fiscal year:
             438          (i) all compliance check investigations reimbursed under Subsection (8)(a); and
             439          (ii) the collection, analysis, maintenance, tracking, and dissemination of violation
             440      history information provided in Subsection (8)(b).
             441          Section 4. Section 63M-7-202 is amended to read:
             442           63M-7-202. Composition -- Appointments -- Ex officio members -- Terms -- U.S.
             443      Attorney as nonvoting member.
             444          (1) The commission on criminal and juvenile justice shall be composed of 21 voting
             445      members as follows:
             446          (a) the chief justice of the supreme court, as the presiding officer of the judicial
             447      council, or a judge designated by the chief justice;
             448          (b) the state court administrator;
             449          (c) the executive director of the Department of Corrections;
             450          (d) the director of the Division of Juvenile Justice Services;
             451          (e) the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety;
             452          (f) the attorney general;
             453          (g) the president of the chiefs of police association or a chief of police designated by
             454      the association's president;
             455          (h) the president of the sheriffs' association or a sheriff designated by the association's
             456      president;
             457          (i) the chair of the Board of Pardons and Parole or a member designated by the chair;
             458          (j) the chair of the Utah Sentencing Commission;
             459          (k) the chair of the Utah Substance Abuse [and Anti-Violence] S. [ Coordinating ] Advisory .S
             459a      Council;
             460          (l) the chair of the Utah Board of Juvenile Justice;
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         (n) the director of the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health; and
             463          (o) the following members designated to serve four-year terms:
             464          (i) a juvenile court judge, appointed by the chief justice, as presiding officer of the
             465      Judicial Council;
             466          (ii) a representative of the statewide association of public attorneys designated by the
             467      association's officers;
             468          (iii) one member of the House of Representatives who is appointed by the speaker of
             469      the House of Representatives; and
             470          (iv) one member of the Senate who is appointed by the president of the Senate.
             471          (2) The governor shall appoint the remaining three members to four-year staggered
             472      terms as follows:
             473          (a) one criminal defense attorney appointed from a list of three nominees submitted by
             474      the Utah State Bar Association;
             475          (b) one representative of public education; and
             476          (c) one citizen representative.
             477          (3) In addition to the members designated under Subsections (1) and (2), the United
             478      States Attorney for the district of Utah may serve as a nonvoting member.
             479          (4) In appointing the members under Subsection (2), the governor shall take into
             480      account the geographical makeup of the commission.
             481          Section 5. Section 63M-7-301 is amended to read:
             482           63M-7-301. Definitions -- Creation of council -- Membership -- Terms.
             483          (1) (a) As used in this part, "council" means the Utah Substance Abuse [and
             484      Anti-Violence] S. [ Coordinating ] Advisory .S Council[,] created in this section.
             485          (b) There is created within the governor's office the Utah Substance Abuse [and
             486      Anti-Violence] S. [ Coordinating ] Advisory .S Council.
             487          (2) The council shall be comprised of [at least 26 voting members as follows] the
             488      following voting members:
             489          (a) the attorney general or the attorney general's designee;
             490          (b) a county commissioner designated by the Utah Association of Counties;
             491          (c) the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's designee;
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     designee;
             494          (e) the state superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee;
             495          (f) the director of the Department of Health or the director's designee;
             496          (g) the executive director of the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice or the
             497      executive director's designee;
             498          (h) the governor or the governor's designee;
             499          (i) the executive director of the Department of Corrections or the executive director's
             500      designee;
             501          (j) the director of the Division of Juvenile Justice Services or the director's designee;
             502          (k) the [chair] executive director of the private nonprofit Utah Domestic Violence
             503      [Advisory] Council or the [chair's] executive director's designee;
             504          (l) the director of the Division of Indian Affairs or the director's designee;
             505          (m) the state court administrator or the state court administrator's designee;
             506          [(m)] (n) the following members designated to serve four-year terms:
             507          (i) a member of the House of Representatives designated by the speaker of the House
             508      of Representatives;
             509          (ii) a member of the Senate designated by the president of the Senate;
             510          [(iii) a member of the judiciary designated by the chief justice of the Utah Supreme
             511      Court;]
             512          [(iv)] (iii) a representative designated by the Utah League of Cities and Towns; and
             513          [(v)] (iv) a representative from the [offices of minority affairs] Office of Ethnic Affairs
             514      within the Department of Community and Culture designated by the [directors of those offices]
             515      director of the office or a designee;
             516          [(n)] (o) the following members appointed by the governor to serve four-year terms:
             517          (i) a representative of the Utah National Guard;
             518          [(ii) one resident of the state who has been personally affected by domestic violence;]
             519          [(iii) one resident of the state who has been personally affected by gang violence;]
             520          [(iv)] (ii) one resident of the state who has been personally affected by alcohol or other
             521      drug abuse; and
             522          [(v)] (iii) one citizen representative;
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     the following voting members may be appointed by a majority of the members described in
             525      Subsections (2)(a) through [(n)] (o) to serve four-year terms:
             526          (i) a person knowledgeable in criminal justice issues;
             527          (ii) a person knowledgeable in substance abuse treatment issues;
             528          (iii) a person knowledgeable in substance abuse prevention issues; and
             529          (iv) a person knowledgeable in judiciary issues; and
             530          [(p)] (q) in addition to the voting members described in Subsections (2)(a) through
             531      [(o)] (p), one or more chairs or co-chairs of a [subcommittee] committee established by the
             532      council under Subsection 63M-7-302 (5) may be appointed as a voting member by a majority of
             533      the members described in Subsections (2)(a) through [(o)] (p).
             534          (3) A person[,] other than a person described in Subsection (2)[,] may not be appointed
             535      as a voting member of the council.
             536          Section 6. Section 63M-7-302 is amended to read:
             537           63M-7-302. Chair -- Vacancies -- Quorum -- Expenses.
             538          (1) The Utah Substance Abuse [and Anti-Violence] S. [ Coordinating ] Advisory .S
             538a      Council shall
             539      annually select one of its members to serve as chair and one of its members to serve as vice
             540      chair.
             541          (2) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
             542      appointed for the unexpired term in the same manner as the position was originally filled.
             543          (3) A majority of the members of the council constitutes a quorum.
             544          (4) (a) (i) [Members who are] A member who is not a government [employees shall]
             545      employee may not receive [no] compensation or benefits for [their services] the member's
             546      service, but may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of the member's
             547      official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and
             548      63A-3-107 .
             549          (ii) [Members] A member may decline to receive per diem and expenses for [their] the
             550      member's service.
             551          (b) (i) [State] A state government officer [and] or employee [members] member who
             552      [do] does not receive salary, per diem, or expenses from [their] the agency the member
             553      represents for [their] the member's service may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the
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     the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
             556          (ii) [State] A state government officer [and] or employee [members] member may
             557      decline to receive per diem and expenses for [their] the member's service.
             558          (c) Legislators on the council shall receive compensation and expenses as provided by
             559      law and legislative rule.
             560          (d) (i) [Local] A local government [members] member who [do] does not receive
             561      salary, per diem, or expenses from the entity that [they represent] the member represents for
             562      [their] the member's service may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of
             563      [their] the member's official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance under
             564      Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
             565          (ii) [Local] A local government [members] member may decline to receive per diem
             566      and expenses for [their] the member's service.
             567           S. [ (e) (i) A member who represents higher education and does not receive salary, per
             568      diem, or expenses from the entity that the member represents for the member's service may
             569      receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of the member's official duties at
             570      the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
             571          (ii) A member who represents higher education may decline to receive per diem and
             572      expenses for the member's service.
] .S

             573          (5) The council may establish [subcommittees] committees as needed to assist in
             574      accomplishing its duties under Section 63M-7-303 .
             575          Section 7. Section 63M-7-303 is amended to read:
             576           63M-7-303. Duties of council.
             577          (1) The Utah Substance Abuse [and Anti-Violence] S. [ Coordinating ] Advisory .S
             577a      Council shall:
             578          (a) provide leadership and generate unity for Utah's ongoing efforts to combat
             579      substance abuse [and community violence];
             580          (b) recommend and coordinate the creation, dissemination, and implementation of a
             581      statewide substance abuse [and anti-violence] policy;
             582          (c) facilitate planning for a balanced continuum of substance abuse [and community
             583      violence] prevention, treatment, and justice services;
             584          (d) promote collaboration and mutually beneficial public and private partnerships;
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             587          (f) analyze and provide an objective assessment of all proposed legislation concerning
             588      alcohol and other drug issues [and community violence issues]; and
             589          (g) coordinate the implementation of Section 77-18-1.1 and related provisions in
             590      Subsections 77-18-1 (5)(d) and (e), as provided in Section 63M-7-305 .
             591          (2) The council shall meet quarterly or more frequently as determined necessary by the
             592      chair.
             593          (3) The council shall report its recommendations annually to the commission,
             594      governor, the Legislature, and the Judicial Council.
             595          Section 8. Section 63M-7-304 is amended to read:
             596           63M-7-304. Chair -- Vacancies -- Quorum -- Expenses.
             597          (1) The members of each [subcommittee] committee established by the council shall
             598      annually select a chair or co-chairs from among the members of the [subcommittee] committee.
             599          (2) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
             600      appointed for the unexpired term in the same manner as the position was originally filled.
             601          (3) A majority of the members of a [subcommittee] committee constitutes a quorum for
             602      the transaction of business by the [subcommittee] committee.
             603          (4) (a) (i) [Members who are] A member who is not a government [employees shall]
             604      employee may not receive [no] compensation or benefits for [their services] the member's
             605      service, but may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of the member's
             606      official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and
             607      63A-3-107 .
             608          (ii) [Members] A member may decline to receive per diem and expenses for [their] the
             609      member's service.
             610          (b) (i) [State] A state government officer [and] or employee [members] member who
             611      [do] does not receive salary, per diem, or expenses from [their] the agency the member
             612      represents for [their] the member's service may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the
             613      performance of [their] the member's official duties [from the committee] at the rates
             614      established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
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         (c) Legislators on the [subcommittee] committee shall receive compensation and
             618      expenses as provided by law and legislative rule.
             619          [(d) Members from higher education may not receive per diem or expenses for their
             620      service.]
             621          [(e)] (d) (i) [Local] A local government [members] member who [do] does not receive
             622      salary, per diem, or expenses from the entity that [they represent] the member represents for
             623      [their] the member's service may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of
             624      [their] the member's official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance under
             625      Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
             626          (ii) [Local] A local government [members] member may decline to receive per diem
             627      and expenses for [their] the member's service.
             628           S. [ (e) (i) A member who represents higher education and who does not receive salary, per
             629      diem, or expenses from the entity that the member represents for the member's service may
             630      receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of the member's official duties at
             631      the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
             632          (ii) A member who represents higher education may decline to receive per diem and
             633      expenses for the member's service.
] .S

             634          Section 9. Section 63M-7-305 is amended to read:
             635           63M-7-305. Drug Offender Reform Act -- Coordination.
             636          (1) As used in this section:
             637          (a) "Council" means the Utah Substance Abuse [and Anti-Violence] S. [ Coordinating ]
             637a      Advisory .S
             638      Council.
             639          (b) "Drug Offender Reform Act" and "act" mean the screening, assessment, substance
             640      abuse treatment, and supervision provided to convicted offenders under Subsection
             641      77-18-1.1 (2) to:
             642          (i) determine offenders' specific substance abuse treatment needs as early as possible in
             643      the judicial process;
             644          (ii) expand treatment resources for offenders in the community;
             645          (iii) integrate treatment of offenders with supervision by the Department of
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             649          (2) The council shall provide ongoing oversight of the implementation, functions, and
             650      evaluation of the Drug Offender Reform Act.
             651          (3) The council shall develop an implementation plan for the Drug Offender Reform
             652      Act. The plan shall:
             653          (a) identify local substance abuse authority areas where the act will be implemented, in
             654      cooperation with the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, the Department of
             655      Corrections, and the local substance abuse authorities;
             656          (b) include guidelines on how funds appropriated under the act should be used;
             657          (c) require that treatment plans under the act are appropriate for criminal offenders;
             658          (d) include guidelines on the membership of local planning groups;
             659          (e) include guidelines on the membership of the Department of Corrections' planning
             660      group under Subsection (5); and
             661          (f) provide guidelines for the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice to conduct
             662      an evaluation of the implementation, impact, and results of the act.
             663          (4) (a) Each local substance abuse authority designated under Subsection (3) to
             664      implement the act shall establish a local planning group and shall submit a plan to the council
             665      detailing how the authority proposes to use the act funds. The uses shall be in accordance with
             666      the guidelines established by the council under Subsection (3).
             667          (b) Upon approval of the plan by the council, the [Department of Human Services]
             668      Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health shall allocate the funds.
             669          (c) Local substance abuse authorities shall annually, on or before October 1, submit to
             670      the [Department of Human Services] Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health and to
             671      the council reports detailing use of the funds and the impact and results of the use of the funds
             672      during the prior fiscal year ending June 30.
             673          (5) (a) The Department of Corrections shall establish a planning group and shall submit
             674      a plan to the council detailing how the department proposes to use the act funds. The uses shall
             675      be in accordance with the guidelines established by the council under Subsection (3).
             676          (b) The Department of Corrections shall annually, on or before October 1, submit to
             677      the council a report detailing use of the funds and the impact and results of the use of the funds
             678      during the prior fiscal year ending June 30.



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         (6) The council shall monitor the progress and evaluation of the act and shall provide a
             680      written report on the implementation, impact, and results of the act to the Law Enforcement
             681      and Criminal Justice and the Health and Human Services legislative interim committees
             682      annually on or before November [1] 30.
             683          Section 10. Section 63M-7-306 is amended to read:
             684           63M-7-306. Staffing.
             685          The Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice shall provide staff to the council and
             686      any [subcommittees] committee established by the council.





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    as of 2-2-10 5:54 PM


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