(a) There is established, within available resources, a Racial Profiling Prohibition Project Advisory Board for the purpose of advising the Office of Policy and Management with respect to the adoption of standardized methods and guidelines pursuant to § 54-1m. The board shall be within the Office of Policy and Management for administrative purposes only.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 54-1s

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(b) The board shall include the following members:

(1) The Chief State’s Attorney, or a designee;

(2) The Chief Public Defender, or a designee;

(3) The president of the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association, or a designee;

(4) The executive director of the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity, or a designee;

(5) Two members of the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity, designated by the executive director;

(6) The executive director of the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, or a designee;

(7) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, or a designee;

(8) The Commissioner of Transportation, or a designee;

(9) The director of the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy at The University of Connecticut, or a designee; and

(10) Such other members as the board may prescribe.

(c) The chairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary shall select two chairpersons of the board from among the members of the board.