(a)The Wyoming court security commission is created under
the supervision of the Wyoming supreme court. The commission
shall be composed of the director of the office of homeland
security or his designee and nine (9) additional members who
shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years commencing July
1, 2008, who may be reappointed to serve subsequent terms. The
nine (9) additional members shall include:
(i)One (1) justice of the Wyoming supreme court,
appointed by the chief justice;
(ii)One (1) district court judge, appointed by the
board of judicial policy and administration;
(iii)One (1) circuit court judge, appointed by the
board of judicial policy and administration;
(iv)One (1) county commissioner, appointed by the
governor;
(v)One (1) county sheriff, appointed by the
govern
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(a) The Wyoming court security commission is created under
the supervision of the Wyoming supreme court. The commission
shall be composed of the director of the office of homeland
security or his designee and nine (9) additional members who
shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years commencing July
1, 2008, who may be reappointed to serve subsequent terms. The
nine (9) additional members shall include:
(i) One (1) justice of the Wyoming supreme court,
appointed by the chief justice;
(ii) One (1) district court judge, appointed by the
board of judicial policy and administration;
(iii) One (1) circuit court judge, appointed by the
board of judicial policy and administration;
(iv) One (1) county commissioner, appointed by the
governor;
(v) One (1) county sheriff, appointed by the
governor;
(vi) One (1) representative of the Wyoming peace
officer's standards and training commission, appointed by the
governor;
(vii) Two (2) legislators, one (1) from each house,
appointed by the speaker of the house and president of the
senate respectively;
(viii) One (1) district attorney or county attorney,
appointed by the governor.
(b) Nonlegislative members of the commission shall receive
no compensation, but shall be reimbursed under W.S. 9-3-102 and
9-3-103 for per diem and travel expenses incurred in the
performance of their duties on the commission.
(c) The legislative members shall receive salary and
reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses incurred in the
performance of their duties on the commission, as provided in
W.S. 28-5-101.
(d) The commission shall meet at least two (2) times per
year.
(e) The commission shall:
(i) Establish standards to protect life, property and
the judicial process in the Wyoming court system. In
establishing the standards, the commission shall recommend
proper levels of court security to each county with due
consideration of each county's size, use of court facilities and
security risks. The standards shall include:
(A) Requirements concerning equipment,
facilities and architecture for court security purposes;
(B) Basic training requirements for peace
officers authorized to act as court security officers;
(C) Basic protocol and procedures for court
security; and
(D) Requirements for the establishment of local
court security management committees.
(ii) Visit and inspect any court security program at
any appropriate time;
(iii) Recommend to the legislature the distribution
of funds to counties as may from time to time be appropriated by
the legislature for the provision of court security;
(iv) Report no later than September 1, 2009, and
annually thereafter to the governor, chief justice of the
supreme court, joint judiciary interim committee and the joint
appropriations interim committee on the status of court security
in the state.
(f) The supreme court shall provide necessary
administrative support for the commission.