36-29 - Task Forces Created by the Legislature
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Legislative Task Forces
36-29-101 - Title.
This chapter is known as “Task Forces Created by the Legislature.”
Amended by Chapter 205, 2021 General Session
36-29-109 - Utah Broadband Center Advisory Commission.
(1) As used in this section:“Broadband infrastructure funds” means the funds available for broadband infrastructure pursuant to:the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Pub. L. No. 115-58;legislative appropriations; andstate and federal grants.”Broadband center” means the Utah Broadband Center created in Section 72-19-201.”Broadband commission” means the Utah Broadband Center Advisory Commission created in Subsection (2).”Strategic plan” means the statewide digital connectivity plan described in Section 72-19-203.
(2) There is created the Utah Broadband Center Advisory Commission consisting of the following nine voting members:two members of the Senate, appointed by the president of the Senate;two members of the House of Representatives, appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives;the executive director of the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget, or the executive director’s designee;the governor shall appoint four members who currently work in the public sector and who have professional experience in:broadband or broadband infrastructure;applying for federal grants; orfinancing infrastructure.
(3) In addition to the nine voting members, the director of the broadband center, or the director’s designee, shall serve on the broadband commission in a nonvoting capacity.
(4) The president of the Senate shall designate one of the members described in Subsection (2)(a) to serve as cochair of the broadband commission.The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate one of the members described in Subsection (2)(b) to serve as cochair of the broadband commission.
(5) If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the broadband commission, the member shall be replaced in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.A member shall serve until the member’s successor is appointed and qualified.
(6) A majority of the members of the broadband commission constitutes a quorum.The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes an action of the broadband commission.
(7) Salaries and expenses of the members of the broadband commission who are legislators shall be paid in accordance with:Section 36-2-2;Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Chapter 2, Lodging, Meal, and Transportation Expenses; andLegislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Chapter 3, Legislator Compensation.A member of the broadband commission who is not a legislator may not receive compensation for the member’s work associated with the broadband commission but may receive per diem and reimbursement for travel expenses incurred as a member of the broadband commission at the rates established by the Division of Finance under:Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107; andrules made by the Division of Finance in accordance with Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
(8) The broadband center shall provide staff support to the broadband commission.
(9) The broadband commission shall:make recommendations to the broadband center with respect to:strategic plan development; andthe application for and use of broadband infrastructure funds;solicit input from relevant stakeholders, including:public and private entities who may assist in developing and implementing the strategic plan; andpublic and private entities whom the strategic plan may impact;provide recommendations for strategic plan development and implementation based on the input described in Subsection (9)(b);review strategic plan drafts; andrecommend changes.
(10) The broadband commission shall meet as needed.
Amended by Chapter 512, 2025 General Session
36-29-111 - Public Safety Data Management Task Force.
(1) As used in this section:“Cohabitant abuse protective order” means an order issued with or without notice to the respondent in accordance with Title 78B, Chapter 7, Part 6, Cohabitant Abuse Protective Orders.”Lethality assessment” means an evidence-based assessment that is intended to identify a victim of domestic violence who is at a high risk of being killed by the perpetrator.”Task force” means the Public Safety Data Management Task Force created in this section.”Victim” means an individual who is a victim of domestic violence, as defined in Section 77-36-1.
(2) There is created the Public Safety Data Management Task Force consisting of the following members:three members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than two of whom may be from the same political party;three members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, no more than two of whom may be from the same political party; andrepresentatives from the following organizations as requested by the executive director of the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice:the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice;the Judicial Council;the Statewide Association of Prosecutors;the Department of Corrections;the Department of Public Safety;the Utah Association of Counties;the Utah Chiefs of Police Association;the Utah Sheriffs Association;the Board of Pardons and Parole;the Department of Health and Human Services; andany other organizations or groups as recommended by the executive director of the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice.
(3) The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed under Subsection (2)(a) as a cochair of the task force.The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House of Representatives appointed under Subsection (2)(b) as a cochair of the task force.
(4) A majority of the members of the task force present at a meeting constitutes a quorum.The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes an action of the task force.
(5) Salaries and expenses of the members of the task force who are legislators shall be paid in accordance with Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Chapter 3, Legislator Compensation.A member of the task force who is not a legislator:may not receive compensation for the member’s work associated with the task force; andmay receive per diem and reimbursement for travel expenses incurred as a member of the task force at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
(6) The State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice shall provide staff support to the task force.
(7) The task force shall review the state’s current criminal justice data collection requirements and make recommendations regarding:possible ways to connect the various records systems used throughout the state so that data can be shared between criminal justice agencies and with policymakers;ways to automate the collection, storage, and dissemination of the data;standardizing the format of data collection and retention;the collection of domestic violence data in the state; andthe collection of data not already required related to criminal justice.
(8) On or before November 30 of each year, the task force shall provide a report to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee and the Legislative Management Committee that includes:recommendations in accordance with Subsection (7)(a);information on:lethality assessments conducted in the state, including:the type of lethality assessments used by law enforcement agencies and other organizations that provide domestic violence services; andtraining and protocols implemented by law enforcement agencies and the organizations described in Subsection (8)(b)(i)(A) regarding the use of lethality assessments;the data collection efforts implemented by law enforcement agencies and the organizations described in Subsection (8)(b)(i)(A);the number of cohabitant abuse protective orders that, in the immediately preceding calendar year, were:issued;amended or dismissed before the date of expiration; ordismissed under Section 78B-7-605; andthe prevalence of domestic violence in the state and the prevalence of the following in domestic violence cases:stalking;strangulation;violence in the presence of a child; andthreats of suicide or homicide;a review of and feedback on:lethality assessment training and protocols implemented by law enforcement agencies and the organizations described in Subsection (8)(b)(i)(A); andthe collection of domestic violence data in the state, including:the coordination between state, local, and not-for-profit agencies to collect data from lethality assessments and on the prevalence of domestic violence, including the number of voluntary commitments of firearms under Section 53-5a-502;efforts to standardize the format for collecting domestic violence and lethality assessment data from state, local, and not-for-profit agencies within federal confidentiality requirements; andthe need for any additional data collection requirements or efforts; andany proposed legislation.
Amended by Chapter 208, 2025 General Session