(1) There is hereby created in the division of criminal justice in the department of public safety the crime victim services advisory board, referred to in this section as the "advisory board". The advisory board shall exercise its powers and perform its duties and functions under the division of criminal justice in the department of public safety and the executive director of the department of public safety, referred to in this section as the "executive director", as if the same were transferred to the department of public safety by a type 2 transfer, as such transfer is defined in the "Administrative Organization Act of 1968", article 1 of this title.
(a) The advisory board shall consist of at least seventeen members appointed by the executive director, including but not limited to:
A judge;
An elected district attorney, the assistant district attorney, or a chief deputy districtattorney;
A member of a crime victim compensation board created in section 24-4.1-103;
A member of a local victims and witnesses assistance and law enforcement boardcreated in section 24-4.2-101;
An administrator of crime victim compensation from a district attorney's office;
An administrator of victims and witnesses assistance from a district attorney's office;
A representative of a statewide victims' organization;
A judicial district administrator or judicial district representative;
A representative of a domestic violence program;
A representative of a sexual assault program;
A sheriff or sheriff's representative;
A police chief or police representative;
A deputy district attorney;
A victim of a crime of violence; and(XV) Three members of the community at large.
The executive director may consider geographic diversity when making appointments to the advisory board.
The term of office for each member of the advisory board shall be three years; exceptthat, of the members first appointed, six members shall be appointed to serve one-year terms and six members shall be appointed to serve two-year terms.
Members of the advisory board shall serve at the pleasure of the executive director oruntil the member no longer serves in the position for which he or she was appointed to the advisory board, at which time a vacancy shall be deemed to exist on the advisory board. If a vacancy arises on the advisory board, the executive director shall appoint an appropriate person to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
The executive director shall appoint the initial members of the advisory board on orbefore August 1, 2009. The executive director may reappoint a person to serve an unlimited number of consecutive terms. The executive director shall annually appoint a chairperson of the advisory board who shall preside over the advisory board's meetings.
Members of the advisory board shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
The advisory board's powers and duties shall include, but need not be limited to, thefollowing:
To develop and revise, when necessary, standards for the administration of the crimevictim compensation fund established in section 24-4.1-117 in each judicial district and the victims and witnesses assistance and law enforcement fund established in section 24-4.2-103 in each judicial district, and to develop, revise when necessary, and impose sanctions for violating these standards;
To review, pursuant to section 24-4.1-303 (17), any reports of noncompliance withthis article;
To distribute profits from crime pursuant to section 24-4.1-201;
To advise and make recommendations to the division of criminal justice in the department of public safety concerning the award of grants pursuant to sections 24-33.5-506 and 24-33.5-507; and
To establish subcommittees of the advisory board from within the membership of theadvisory board, which subcommittees shall include, but need not be limited to:
A standards subcommittee that shall make recommendations to the advisory boardconcerning the development and revision, when necessary, of standards and sanctions for the violation of standards to assist the advisory board in implementing paragraph (a) of this subsection (3); and
A victim rights subcommittee that shall review, pursuant to section 24-4.1-303 (17),any reports of noncompliance with this article to assist the advisory board in implementing paragraph (b) of this subsection (3).
The advisory board shall not release to the public any records submitted to or generated by the advisory board or a subcommittee of the advisory board for the purposes of the advisory board's or the subcommittee's review, pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of this section, of a report of noncompliance with this article until the report of noncompliance has been reviewed and resolved by the advisory board. The advisory board shall redact all victimidentifying information from any document released to the public.
Source: L. 2009: Entire section added, (SB 09-047), ch. 129, p. 553, § 1, effective July 1.