Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 63M-7-702 - Domestic Violence Offender Treatment Board - Creation - Membership - Quorum - Per diem - Staff support - Meetings(1) There is created within the commission the Domestic Violence Offender Treatment Board consisting of the following members:(a) the executive director of the Department of Corrections, or the executive director's designee;(b) the executive director of the Department of Health and Human Services, or the executive director's designee;(c) one individual who represents a state program that focuses on prevention of injury and domestic violence appointed by the executive director of the Department of Health and Human Services;(d) the commissioner of public safety for the Department of Public Safety, or the commissioner's designee;(e) the chair of the Utah Victim Services Commission or the chair's designee;(f) the director of the Utah Office for Victims of Crime, or the director's designee;(g) the chair of the Board of Pardons and Parole, or the chair's designee;(h) the director of the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services, or the director's designee;(i) one individual who represents the Administrative Office of the Courts appointed by the state court administrator; and(j) ten individuals appointed by the executive director of the commission, including: (i) the following four individuals licensed under Title 58, Chapter 60, Mental Health Professional Practice Act: (A) a clinical social worker;(B) a marriage and family therapist;(C) a professional counselor; and(ii) one individual who represents an association of criminal defense attorneys;(iii) one criminal defense attorney who primarily represents indigent criminal defendants;(iv) one individual who represents an association of prosecuting attorneys;(v) one individual who represents law enforcement;(vi) one individual who represents an association of criminal justice victim advocates; and(vii) one individual who represents a nonprofit organization that provides domestic violence victim advocate services.(2)(a) A member may not serve on the board for more than eight consecutive years.(b) If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the board appointed under Subsection (1), the member shall be replaced in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.(c) A member of the board serves until the member's successor is appointed.(3) The members of the board shall vote on a chair and co-chair of the board to serve for two years.(4)(a) A majority of the board members constitutes a quorum.(b) The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes an action of the board.(5) A board member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service on the board, but may receive per diem and reimbursement for travel expenses incurred as a board member at the rates established by the Division of Finance under: (a) Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107; and(b) rules made by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.(6) The commission shall provide staff support to the board.(7) The board shall meet at least quarterly on a date the board sets.Amended by Chapter 240, 2024 General Session ,§ 86, eff. 5/1/2024.Amended by Chapter 150, 2023 General Session ,§ 5, eff. 5/3/2023.Added by Chapter 145, 2022 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/4/2022.