1. (1) There is created within the department the Domestic Violence Offender Treatment Board consisting of the following members:

   1. (a) the executive director of the Department of Corrections, or the executive director's designee;
   2. (b) the executive director of the Department of Health and Human Services, or the executive director's designee;
   3. (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;
   4. (d) the commissioner of public safety for the Department of Public Safety, or the commissioner's designee;
   5. (e) the chair of the Victim Services Commission or the chair's designee;
   6. (f) the director of the Office for Victims of Crime, or the director's designee;
   7. (g) the chair of the Board of Pardons and Parole, or the chair's designee;
   8. (h) the director of the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services, or the director's designee;
   9. (i) one individual who represents the Administrative Office of the Courts appointed by the state court administrator; and

   10. (j) ten individuals appointed by the executive director of the commission, including:

       1. (i) the following four individuals licensed under Title 58, Chapter 60, Mental Health Professional Practice Act:

          1. (A) a clinical social worker;
          2. (B) a marriage and family therapist;
          3. (C) a professional counselor; and
          4. (D) a psychologist;
       2. (ii) one individual who represents an association of criminal defense attorneys;
       3. (iii) one criminal defense attorney who primarily represents indigent criminal defendants;
       4. (iv) one individual who represents an association of prosecuting attorneys;
       5. (v) one individual who represents law enforcement;
       6. (vi) one individual who represents an association of criminal justice victim advocates; and
       7. (vii) one individual who represents a nonprofit organization that provides domestic violence victim advocate services.

2. (2)

   1. (a) A member may not serve on the board for more than eight consecutive years.
   2. (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.
   3. (c) A member of the board serves until the member's successor is appointed.
3. (3) The members of the board shall vote on a chair and co-chair of the board to serve for two years.

4. (4)

   1. (a) A majority of the board members constitutes a quorum.
   2. (b) The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes an action of the board.

5. (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:

   1. (a) Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107; and
   2. (b) rules made by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
6. (6) The commission shall provide staff support to the board.
7. (7) The board shall meet at least quarterly on a date the board sets.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 291, 2026 General Session