26B-1-427. Alcohol Abuse Tracking Committee –Tracking effects of abuse of alcoholic products.
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There is created a committee within the department known as the Alcohol Abuse Tracking Committee that consists of:
Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-1-427- Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Executive director: means the executive director of the department appointed under Section 26B-1-203. See Utah Code 26B-1-102
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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the executive director or the executive director’s designee; |
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the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety or the commissioner’s designee; |
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the director of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services or that director’s designee; |
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the executive director of the Department of Workforce Services or that executive director’s designee; |
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the chair of the Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Council or the chair’s designee; |
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the state court administrator or the state court administrator’s designee; and |
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the director of the Division of Technology Services or that director’s designee. |
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The executive director or the executive director’s designee shall chair the committee. |
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Four members of the committee constitute a quorum. |
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A vote of the majority of the committee members present when a quorum is present is an action of the committee. |
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The committee shall meet at the call of the chair, except that the chair shall call a meeting at least twice a year:
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with one meeting held each year to develop the report required under Subsection (7); and |
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with one meeting held to review and finalize the report before the report is issued. |
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The committee may adopt additional procedures or requirements for:
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voting, when there is a tie of the committee members; |
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how meetings are to be called; and |
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the frequency of meetings. |
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The committee shall establish a process to collect for each calendar year the following information:
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the number of individuals statewide who are convicted of, plead guilty to, plead no contest to, plead guilty in a similar manner to, or resolve by diversion or its equivalent to a violation related to underage drinking of alcohol; |
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the number of individuals statewide who are convicted of, plead guilty to, plead no contest to, plead guilty in a similar manner to, or resolve by diversion or its equivalent to a violation related to driving under the influence of alcohol; |
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the cost of social services provided by the state related to abuse of alcohol, including services provided by the Division of Child and Family Services; |
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the location where the alcoholic products that result in the violations or costs described in Subsections (6)(a) through (d) are obtained; and |
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any information the committee determines can be collected and relates to the abuse of alcoholic products. |
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The committee shall report the information collected under Subsection (6) annually to the governor and the Legislature by no later than the July 1 immediately following the calendar year for which the information is collected. |
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 305, 2023 General Session
