§ 53-1-119. Tracking effects of abuse of alcoholic products. (Effective 5/13/2014)

(1) There is created a committee within the department known as the "Alcohol Abuse Tracking Committee" that consists of:

(a) the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee;

(b) the executive director of the Department of Health, or the executive director's designee;

(c) the executive director of the Department of Human Services, or the executive director's designee;

(d) the director of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, or the director's designee;

(e) the executive director of the Department of Workforce Services, or the executive director's designee;

(f) the chair of the Utah Substance Abuse Advisory Council, or the chair's designee;

(g) the state court administrator or the state court administrator's designee; and

(h) the executive director of the Department of Technology Services, or the executive director's designee.

(2) The commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, shall chair the committee.

(3)

(a) Four members of the committee constitute a quorum.

(b) A vote of the majority of the committee members present when a quorum is present is an action of the committee.

(4) The committee shall meet at the call of the chair, except that the chair shall call a meeting at least twice a year:

(a) with one meeting held before April 1 of each year to develop the report required under Subsection (7); and

(b) with one meeting to review and finalize the report before it is issued July 1.

(5) The committee may adopt additional procedures or requirements for:

(a) voting, when there is a tie of the committee members;

(b) how meetings are to be called; and

(c) the frequency of meetings.

(6) The committee shall establish a process to collect for each calendar year the following information:

(a) 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;

(b) 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;

(c) the number of violations statewide of Title 32B, Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, related to over-serving or over-consumption of an alcoholic product;

(d) 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 within the Department of Human Services;

(e) where the alcoholic products are obtained that results in the violations or costs described in Subsections (6)(a) through (d); and

(f) any information the committee determines can be collected and relates to the abuse of alcoholic products.

(7) Beginning July 1, 2014, 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.

Amended by Chapter 163, 2014 General Session