Section 53B-18-1702 - Creation of Food Security Council - Members(1) There is created at Utah State University the Food Security Council.(2) The council is composed of the following 15 members: (a) the executive director of the Department of Health and Human Services or the executive director's designee;(b) the executive director of the Department of Workforce Services or the executive director's designee;(c) the state superintendent or the state superintendent's designee;(d) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee;(e) the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Food or the commissioner's designee; and(f) the following members appointed by the chair of the council:(i) one member who represents the Utah State University Extension Service;(ii) one member who represents the Utah State University Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program;(iii) one member who represents the Utah Women, Infants, and Children Program administered under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1786;(iv) one member who represents the Utah SNAP-Ed program;(v) one member who represents a food assistance organization;(vi) one member who represents an advocacy group that addresses federal nutrition programs;(vii) one member who represents an organization that promotes healthy eating and active lifestyles in the state;(viii) one member who represents an organization that provides refugee resettlement services in the state;(ix) one member who represents the Utah Farm Bureau Federation; and(x) one member who represents a tribal government in the state.(3)(a) A member described in Subsection (2)(d) shall serve a term of two years.(b) If a vacancy occurs for a member described in Subsection (2)(d), the chair of the council shall appoint a replacement to serve the remainder of the member's term.(c) A member may serve more than one term.(4) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service.(5) The council shall elect a chair from the council's members, who shall serve a two-year term.(6)(a) A majority of the members of the council constitutes a quorum of the council.(b) The action by a majority of the members of a quorum constitutes the action of the council.(7) The Utah State University Hunger Solutions Institute shall provide staff support to the council.Added by Chapter 94, 2022 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/4/2022.