The criminal justice policy board shall consist of:

(1)  The attorney general;

(2)  The superintendent of the state police and director of the department of public safety;

(3)  The public defender;

(4)  The director of the department of corrections;

(5)  The director of the department of human services;

(6)  The director of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals;

(7)  The chairperson of the state board of education;

(8)  The director of the department of children, youth and families;

(9)  The chief justice of the family court;

(10)  The president of the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association;

(11)  One police chief selected by the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association;

(12)  The chief justice of the Rhode Island supreme court;

(13)  The presiding justice of the superior court;

(14)  The chief judge of the district court;

(15)  The executive director of the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns;

(16)  The director of health;

(17)  The director of the division of fire safety;

(18)  One university or college faculty member with a research background in criminal justice appointed by the governor;

(19)  Four (4) citizens appointed by the governor;

(20)  Three (3) representatives appointed by the governor from community service organizations.

History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 189, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 360, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 198, § 33; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 86; P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 28, § 10; P.L. 2001, ch. 180, § 101; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 26; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 9, § 12; P.L. 2012, ch. 93, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 122, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 415, § 35; P.L. 2014, ch. 82, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 89, § 1.