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8 General Description:
9 This bill adds a representative of the Utah State Fraternal Order of Police to the POST
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11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 ▸ adds a representative of the Utah State Fraternal Order of Police to the Peace
14 Officer Standards and Training Council.
15 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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17 Other Special Clauses:
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19 Utah Code Sections Affected:
20 AMENDS:
21 53-6-106, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapters 108 and 296
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23 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24 Section 1. Section 53-6-106 is amended to read:
25 53-6-106. Creation of Peace Officer Standards and Training Council -- Purpose --
26 Membership -- Quorum -- Meetings -- Compensation.
27 (1) There is created the Peace Officer Standards and Training Council.
28 (2) The council shall serve as an advisory board to the director of the division on
29 matters relating to peace officer and dispatcher standards and training.
30 (3) The council includes:
31 (a) the attorney general or a designated representative;
32 (b) the superintendent of the highway patrol or a designated representative;
33 (c) the executive director of the Department of Corrections or a designated
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36 experience, or education in the field of law enforcement as follows:
37 (i) one incumbent mayor;
38 (ii) one incumbent county commissioner;
39 (iii) three incumbent sheriffs, one of whom is a representative of the Utah Sheriffs
40 Association, one of whom is from a county having a population of 100,000 or more, and one of
41 whom is from a county having a population of less than 100,000;
42 (iv) three incumbent police chiefs, one of whom is a representative of the Utah Chiefs
43 of Police Association, one of whom is from a city of the first or second class, and one of whom
44 is from a city of the third, fourth, or fifth class or town;
45 (v) a representative of the Utah Peace Officers Association;
46 (vi) an educator in the field of public administration, criminal justice, or a related area;
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48 (vii) a representative of the Utah State Fraternal Order of Police; and
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50 (4) (a) Except as required by Subsection (4)(b), the [
51 shall be appointed by the governor for four-year terms.
52 (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (4)(a), the governor shall, at the
53 time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of
54 council members are staggered so that approximately half of the council is appointed every two
55 years.
56 (c) A member may be reappointed for additional terms.
57 (d) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
58 appointed for the unexpired term by the governor from the same category in which the vacancy
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60 (5) A member of the council ceases to be a member:
61 (a) immediately upon the termination of the member's holding the office or
62 employment that was the basis for eligibility to membership on the council; or
63 (b) upon two unexcused absences in one year from regularly scheduled council
64 meetings.
65 (6) The council shall select a chair and vice chair from among its members.
66 (7) Ten members of the advisory council constitute a quorum.
67 (8) (a) Meetings may be called by the chair, the commissioner, or the director and shall
68 be called by the chair upon the written request of nine members.
69 (b) Meetings shall be held at the times and places determined by the director.
70 (9) The council shall meet at least two times per year.
71 (10) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but
72 may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
73 (a) Section 63A-3-106;
74 (b) Section 63A-3-107; and
75 (c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and
76 63A-3-107.
77 (11) Membership on the council does not disqualify any member from holding any
78 other public office or employment.