Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 1155 continues the Criminal Justice Policy Council and sets September 1, 2009, as the council's next sunset review date. The act eliminates the board of the Criminal Justice Policy Council and provides that the agency is under the direction of the executive director. The act requires the executive director to consult with the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house, house and senate criminal justice committee chairs, and house and senate appropriations and finance committee chairs in establishing research priorities. It also grants the governor authority to appoint advisory committees to advise the Criminal Justice Policy Council as needed.