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8 General Description:
9 This bill requires the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice to make an
10 annual progress report on certain topics to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
11 Interim Committee.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 ▸ requires the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice to make an annual
15 report to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee on the
16 progress made on the following goals of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative:
17 • ensuring oversight and accountability;
18 • supporting local corrections systems;
19 • improving and expanding reentry and treatment services; and
20 • strengthening probation and parole supervision; and
21 ▸ makes technical changes.
22 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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24 Other Special Clauses:
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26 Utah Code Sections Affected:
27 AMENDS:
28 63M-7-204, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapters 200, 230, and 395
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30 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
31 Section 1. Section 63M-7-204 is amended to read:
32 63M-7-204. Duties of commission.
33 (1) The State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice administration shall:
34 (a) promote the commission's purposes as enumerated in Section 63M-7-201;
35 (b) promote the communication and coordination of all criminal and juvenile justice
36 agencies;
37 (c) study, evaluate, and report on the status of crime in the state and on the
38 effectiveness of criminal justice policies, procedures, and programs that are directed toward the
39 reduction of crime in the state;
40 (d) study, evaluate, and report on programs initiated by state and local agencies to
41 address reducing recidivism, including changes in penalties and sentencing guidelines intended
42 to reduce recidivism, costs savings associated with the reduction in the number of inmates, and
43 evaluation of expenses and resources needed to meet goals regarding the use of treatment as an
44 alternative to incarceration, as resources allow;
45 (e) study, evaluate, and report on policies, procedures, and programs of other
46 jurisdictions which have effectively reduced crime;
47 (f) identify and promote the implementation of specific policies and programs the
48 commission determines will significantly reduce crime in Utah;
49 (g) provide analysis and recommendations on all criminal and juvenile justice
50 legislation, state budget, and facility requests, including program and fiscal impact on all
51 components of the criminal and juvenile justice system;
52 (h) provide analysis, accountability, recommendations, and supervision for state and
53 federal criminal justice grant money;
54 (i) provide public information on the criminal and juvenile justice system and give
55 technical assistance to agencies or local units of government on methods to promote public
56 awareness;
57 (j) promote research and program evaluation as an integral part of the criminal and
58 juvenile justice system;
59 (k) provide a comprehensive criminal justice plan annually;
60 (l) review agency forecasts regarding future demands on the criminal and juvenile
61 justice systems, including specific projections for secure bed space;
62 (m) promote the development of criminal and juvenile justice information systems that
63 are consistent with common standards for data storage and are capable of appropriately sharing
64 information with other criminal justice information systems by:
65 (i) developing and maintaining common data standards for use by all state criminal
66 justice agencies;
67 (ii) annually performing audits of criminal history record information maintained by
68 state criminal justice agencies to assess their accuracy, completeness, and adherence to
69 standards;
70 (iii) defining and developing state and local programs and projects associated with the
71 improvement of information management for law enforcement and the administration of
72 justice; and
73 (iv) establishing general policies concerning criminal and juvenile justice information
74 systems and making rules as necessary to carry out the duties under Subsection (1)(k) and this
75 Subsection (1)(m);
76 (n) allocate and administer grants, from money made available, for approved education
77 programs to help prevent the sexual exploitation of children;
78 (o) allocate and administer grants for law enforcement operations and programs related
79 to reducing illegal drug activity and related criminal activity;
80 (p) request, receive, and evaluate data and recommendations collected and reported by
81 agencies and contractors related to policies recommended by the commission regarding
82 recidivism reduction;
83 (q) establish and administer a performance incentive grant program that allocates funds
84 appropriated by the Legislature to programs and practices implemented by counties that reduce
85 recidivism and reduce the number of offenders per capita who are incarcerated;
86 (r) oversee or designate an entity to oversee the implementation of juvenile justice
87 reforms;
88 (s) make rules and administer the juvenile holding room standards and juvenile jail
89 standards to align with the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act requirements
90 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 5633;
91 (t) allocate and administer grants, from money made available, for pilot qualifying
92 education programs;
93 (u) oversee the trauma-informed justice program described in Section 63M-7-209;
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95 (v) request, receive, and evaluate the aggregate data collected from prosecutorial
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98 (w) report annually to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee
99 on the progress made on each of the following goals of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative:
100 (i) ensuring oversight and accountability;
101 (ii) supporting local corrections systems;
102 (iii) improving and expanding reentry and treatment services; and
103 (iv) strengthening probation and parole supervision.
104 (2) If the commission designates an entity under Subsection (1)(r), the commission
105 shall ensure that the membership of the entity includes representation from the three branches
106 of government and, as determined by the commission, representation from relevant stakeholder
107 groups across all parts of the juvenile justice system, including county representation.