Section 17-55-201 - Criminal justice coordinating councils - Creation - Strategic plan - Reporting requirements(1)(a) Beginning January 1, 2023, a county shall:(i) create a criminal justice coordinating council; or(ii) jointly with another county or counties, create a criminal justice coordinating council.(b) The purpose of a council is to coordinate and improve components of the criminal justice system in the county or counties.(2)(a) A council shall include:(i) one county commissioner or county council member;(ii) the county sheriff or the sheriff's designee;(iii) one chief of police of a municipality within the county or the chief's designee;(iv) the county attorney or the attorney's designee;(v) one public defender or attorney who provides public defense within the county;(vi) one district court judge;(vii) one justice court judge;(viii) one representative from the Division of Adult Probation and Parole within the Department of Corrections;(ix) one representative from the local mental health authority within the county; and(x) one individual who is: (B) a victim advocate, as defined in Section 77-38-403.(b) A council may include: (i) an individual representing: (B) human services programs;(D) peer support services;(F) local housing services;(G) mental health or substance use disorder providers;(H) a health care organization within the county;(I) a local homeless council;(J) family counseling and support groups; or(K) organizations that work with families of incarcerated individuals; or(ii) an individual with lived experiences in the criminal justice system.(3)(a) A member who is an elected county official shall serve as chair of the council.(b) The council shall elect the member to serve as chair under Subsection (3)(a).(4)(a) A council shall develop and implement a strategic plan for the county's or counties' criminal justice system that includes:(i) mapping of all systems, resources, assets, and services within the county's or counties' criminal justice system;(ii) a plan for data sharing across the county's or counties' criminal justice system;(iii) recidivism reduction objectives; and(iv) community reintegration goals.(b) The commission may assist a council in the development of a strategic plan.(5) As part of the council's duties described in Subsection (4)(a)(i), the council shall prepare a list of private probation providers for a court to provide to defendants as described in Section 77-18-105.(6) Before November 30 of each year, a council shall provide a written report to the commission regarding: (a) the implementation of a strategic plan described in Subsection (4); and(b) any data on the impact of the council on the criminal justice system in the county or counties.Amended by Chapter 187, 2024 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/1/2024.Amended by Chapter 249, 2023 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/3/2023.Amended by Chapter 257, 2023 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/3/2023.Added by Chapter 187, 2022 General Session ,§ 4, eff. 5/4/2022.