(1) As used in this section: (a) "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. (b) "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. (c) "Task force" means the Public Safety Data Management Task Force created in this section. (d) "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: (a) 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; (b) 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; and (c) representatives from the following organizations as requested by the executive director of the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice: (i) the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice; (ii) the Judicial Council; (iii) the Statewide Association of Prosecutors; (iv) the Department of Corrections; (v) the Department of Public Safety; (vi) the Utah Association of Counties; (vii) the Utah Chiefs of Police Association; (viii) the Utah Sheriffs Association; (ix) the Board of Pardons and Parole; (x) the Department of Health and Human Services; and (xi) any other organizations or groups as recommended by the executive director of the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice. (3) (a) The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed under Subsection (2)(a) as a cochair of the task force. (b) 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) A majority of the members of the task force present at a meeting constitutes a quorum. (b) The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes an action of the task force. (5) (a) 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. (b) A member of the task force who is not a legislator: (i) may not receive compensation for the member's work associated with the task force; and (ii) may 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: (a) 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; (b) ways to automate the collection, storage, and dissemination of the data; (c) standardizing the format of data collection and retention; (d) the collection of domestic violence data in the state; and (e) the 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: (a) recommendations in accordance with Subsection (7)(a); (b) information on: (i) lethality assessments conducted in the state, including: (A) the type of lethality assessments used by law enforcement agencies and other organizations that provide domestic violence services; and (B) training and protocols implemented by law enforcement agencies and the organizations described in Subsection (8)(b)(i)(A) regarding the use of lethality assessments; (ii) the data collection efforts implemented by law enforcement agencies and the organizations described in Subsection (8)(b)(i)(A); (iii) the number of cohabitant abuse protective orders that, in the immediately preceding calendar year, were: (A) issued; (B) amended or dismissed before the date of expiration; or (C) dismissed under Section 78B-7-605; and (iv) the prevalence of domestic violence in the state and the prevalence of the following in domestic violence cases: (A) stalking; (B) strangulation; (C) violence in the presence of a child; and (D) threats of suicide or homicide; (c) a review of and feedback on: (i) lethality assessment training and protocols implemented by law enforcement agencies and the organizations described in Subsection (8)(b)(i)(A); and (ii) the collection of domestic violence data in the state, including: (A) 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; (B) 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; and (C) the need for any additional data collection requirements or efforts; and (d) any proposed legislation.
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