1. 1. Establishment Each county, or each county working jointly with another county or other counties or with the Department of Corrections, may establish a local criminal justice planning committee, referred to in this subchapter as "the committee."

   [PL 2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §17 (AMD).]

2. 2. Membership Each committee is composed of representatives of various criminal justice stakeholder groups, including, but not limited to:

   1. A. County commissioners;

      [PL 2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]

   2. B. Judges;

      [PL 2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]

   3. C. Prosecutors;

      [PL 2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]

   4. D. Sheriffs;

      [PL 2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]

   5. E. Jail administrators;

      [PL 2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]

   6. F. Adult probation officers;

      [PL 2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]

   7. G. State and municipal law enforcement officers;

      [PL 2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]

   8. H. Defense attorneys;

      [PL 2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]

   9. I. The courts;

      [PL 2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]

   10. J. Victim advocates; and

       [PL 2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]

   11. K. Members of the public.

       [PL 2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]

   [PL 2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]

3. 3. Duties Each committee shall collaborate with each other and coordinate efforts to educate, update and increase the use of evidence-based community corrections practices at the local level. The duties of each committee include:

   1. A. Developing and adopting a mission statement;

      [PL 2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §113 (AMD).]

   2. B. Regularly assessing county correctional needs and determining what community correctional programs best meet those needs; and

      [PL 2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §18 (AMD).]

   3. C.

      [PL 2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §18 (RP).]

   4. D.

      [PL 2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §18 (RP).]

   5. E. Monitoring and overseeing community corrections investments and programming, tracking outcomes and making necessary recommendations for change to ensure efficient and effective evidence-based community corrections programming.

      [PL 2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]

   [PL 2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §113 (AMD).]

4. 4. Reports

   [PL 2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §19 (RP).]

5. 5. Collaboration

   [PL 2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §20 (RP).]

PL 2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §§17-20 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 329, Pt. A, §18 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §113 (AMD).