H.B. 376
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill modifies provisions related to the Alcohol Abuse Tracking Committee.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 . modifies provisions related to the Alcohol Abuse Tracking Committee; and
13 . makes technical changes.
14 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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16 Other Special Clauses:
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18 Utah Code Sections Affected:
19 AMENDS:
20 53-1-119 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 43
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22 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
23 Section 1. Section 53-1-119 is amended to read:
24 53-1-119. Tracking effects of abuse of alcoholic products.
25 (1) There is created a committee within the department known as the "Alcohol Abuse
26 Tracking Committee" that consists of:
27 (a) the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee;
28 (b) the executive director of the Department of Health, or the executive director's
29 designee;
30 (c) the executive director of the Department of Human Services, or the executive
31 director's designee;
32 (d) the director of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, or the director's
33 designee;
34 (e) the executive director of the Department of Workforce Services, or the executive
35 director's designee;
36 (f) the chair of the Utah Substance Abuse Advisory Council, or the chair's designee;
37 (g) the state court administrator or the state court administrator's designee; and
38 (h) the executive director of the Department of Technology Services, or the executive
39 director's designee.
40 (2) The commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, shall chair the committee.
41 (3) (a) Four members of the committee constitute a quorum.
42 (b) A vote of the majority of the committee members present when a quorum is present
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44 (4) The committee shall meet at the call of the chair, except that the chair shall call a
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46 (a) with one meeting held before April 1 of each year to develop the report required
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48 (b) with one meeting to review and finalize the report before it is issued July 1.
49 (5) The committee may adopt additional procedures or requirements for:
50 (a) voting, when there is a tie of the committee members;
51 (b) how meetings are to be called; and
52 (c) the frequency of meetings.
53 (6) The committee shall establish a process to collect for each [
54 following information:
55 (a) the number of individuals statewide who are convicted of, plead guilty to, plead no
56 contest to, plead guilty in a similar manner to, or resolve by diversion or its equivalent to a
57 violation related to underage drinking of alcohol;
58 (b) the number of individuals statewide who are convicted of, plead guilty to, plead no
59 contest to, plead guilty in a similar manner to, or resolve by diversion or its equivalent to a
60 violation related to driving under the influence of alcohol;
61 (c) the number of violations statewide of Title 32B, Alcoholic Beverage Control Act,
62 related to over-serving or over-consumption of an alcoholic product;
63 (d) the cost of social services provided by the state related to abuse of alcohol,
64 including services provided by the Division of Child and Family Services within the
65 Department of Human Services;
66 (e) where the alcoholic products are obtained that results in the violations or costs
67 described in Subsections (6)(a) through (d); and
68 (f) any information the committee determines can be collected and relates to the abuse
69 of alcoholic products.
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74 information collected under Subsection (6) annually to the governor and the Legislature by no
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Legislative Review Note
as of 2-19-14 6:45 PM