2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 7 - Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse › Part 3 - Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Council › Section 301 - Definitions -- Creation of council -- Membership -- Terms.

Affected by 63I-1-263 on 1/1/2033
Effective 7/1/2023
63M-7-301.
Definitions -- Creation of council -- Membership -- Terms.
(1)
(a) As used in this part, "council" means the Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Council created in this section.
(b) There is created within the governor's office the Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Council.
(2) The council shall be comprised of the following voting members:
(a) the attorney general or the attorney general's designee;
(b) one elected county official appointed by the Utah Association of Counties;
(c) the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's designee;
(d) the director of the Division of Integrated Healthcare or the director's designee;
(e) the state superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee;
(f) the executive director of the Department of Health and Human Services or the executive director's designee;
(g) the executive director of the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice or the executive director's designee;
(h) the executive director of the Department of Corrections or the executive director's designee;
(i) the director of the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services or the director's designee;
(j) the director of the Division of Child and Family Services or the director's designee;
(k) the chair of the Board of Pardons and Parole or the chair's designee;
(l) the director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs or the director's designee;
(m) the director of the Division of Indian Affairs or the director's designee;
(n) the state court administrator or the state court administrator's designee;
(o) one district court judge who presides over a drug court and who is appointed by the chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court;
(p) one district court judge who presides over a mental health court and who is appointed by the chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court;
(q) one juvenile court judge who presides over a drug court and who is appointed by the chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court;
(r) one prosecutor appointed by the Statewide Association of Prosecutors;
(s) the chair or co-chair of each committee established by the council;
(t) the chair or co-chair of the Statewide Suicide Prevention Coalition created under Subsection 26B-5-611(3);
(u) one representative appointed by the Utah League of Cities and Towns to serve a four-year term;
(v) the chair of the Utah Victim Services Commission or the chair's designee;
(w) the superintendent of the Utah State Hospital or the superintendent's designee;
(x) the following members appointed by the governor to serve four-year terms:
(i) one resident of the state who has been personally affected by a substance use or mental health disorder; and
(ii) one citizen representative; and
(y) in addition to the voting members described in Subsections (2)(a) through (x), the following voting members appointed by a majority of the members described in Subsections (2)(a) through (x) to serve four-year terms:
(i) one resident of the state who represents a statewide advocacy organization for recovery from substance use disorders;
(ii) one resident of the state who represents a statewide advocacy organization for recovery from mental illness;
(iii) one resident of the state who represents a statewide advocacy organization for protection of rights of individuals with a disability;
(iv) one resident of the state who represents prevention professionals;
(v) one resident of the state who represents treatment professionals;
(vi) one resident of the state who represents the physical health care field;
(vii) one resident of the state who is a criminal defense attorney;
(viii) one resident of the state who is a military servicemember or military veteran under Section 53B-8-102;
(ix) one resident of the state who represents local law enforcement agencies;
(x) one representative of private service providers that serve youth with substance use disorders or mental health disorders; and
(xi) one resident of the state who is certified by the Division of Integrated Healthcare as a peer support specialist as described in Subsection 26B-5-102(2)(h).
(3) An individual other than an individual described in Subsection (2) may not be appointed as a voting member of the council.
Amended by Chapter 150, 2023 General Session
Amended by Chapter 266, 2023 General Session
Amended by Chapter 330, 2023 General Session