§ 16-3-818 — Membership of steering committee - Advisory committee appointments - Policies and procedures

(a) The membership of the steering committee shall consist of: (1) Director of the office of criminal justice programs or a designee; (2) President of the Tennessee sheriffs association or a designee; (3) President of the Tennessee association of chiefs of police or a designee; (4) Executive director of the Tennessee district attorneys general conference or a designee; (5) Executive director of the Tennessee district public defenders conference or a designee; (6) Commissioner of correction or a designee; (7) Chair of the board of parole or a designee; (8) President of the Tennessee court clerks association or a designee; (9) One (1) member of each body of the general assembly to be appointed by the respective speakers of the house of representatives and the senate; (10) Attorney general and reporter or a designee; (11) Tennessee chief information officer or a designee; (12) Director of the Tennessee bureau of investigation or a designee; (13) Commissioner of safety or a designee; (14) Director of the Tennessee office of homeland security or a designee; (15) Director of the administrative office of the courts or a designee; (16) Chief justice of the Tennessee supreme court or a designee; (17) Deputy commissioner of the juvenile justice division of the department of children's services or a designee; (18) Director of the Tennessee emergency management agency or a designee; and (19) Director of the governor's highway safety office or a designee. (b) The steering committee may appoint advisory council members from time to time. Advisory members may represent entities, including, but not limited to: (1) Municipal judges conference; (2) Tennessee bar association; (3) Tennessee county services association; (4) Governor's office and lay members appointed by the governor; (5) Commission on children and youth; (6) Council of juvenile and family court judges; (7) Tennessee emergency communications division; (8) Department of revenue; (9) Department of commerce and insurance; (10) Tennessee fireman's association; and (11) Alcoholic beverage commission. (c) The steering committee may establish policies and procedures relative to membership and operations of the steering committee on issues, including, but not limited to, election and terms of officers, voting privileges, establishment of subcommittees, cessation of membership on the steering committee and other operational issues as may be necessary to the efficient and effective operation of the steering committee.

Legislative History

Acts 2006, ch. 917, § 1.