63M-7-203 - Executive director -- Qualifications -- Compensation -- Appointment -- Functions.
63M-7-203. Executive director -- Qualifications -- Compensation -- Appointment --Functions.
(1) The governor, with the consent of the Senate, shall appoint a person experienced inthe field of criminal justice and in administration as the executive director of the Commission onCriminal and Juvenile Justice. The governor shall establish the executive director's salary withinthe salary range fixed by the Legislature in Title 67, Chapter 22, State Officer Compensation.
(2) (a) The executive director, under the direction of the commission, shall administer theduties of the commission and act as the governor's advisor on national, state, regional,metropolitan, and local government planning as it relates to criminal justice.
(b) This chapter does not derogate the planning authority conferred on state, regional,metropolitan, and local governments by existing law.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session