28-1303

28-1303. Oversight council on driving or
operating under the influence abatement

A. The oversight council on driving or operating under the influence
abatement is established consisting of the following ten members:

1. The director of the department of public safety or the director's designee.

2. The assistant director for the motor vehicle division of the department of
transportation or the assistant director's designee.

3. The director of the governor's office of highway safety.

4. One member of the public who is appointed by the governor.

5. One member of the public who is appointed by the speaker of the house of
representatives.

6. One member of the public who is appointed by the president of the senate.

7. One municipal law enforcement member who is appointed by the governor on the
recommendation of an Arizona association of chiefs of police.

8. One county law enforcement member who is appointed by the governor on the
recommendation of an Arizona county sheriff's association.

9. One city prosecutor who is appointed by the governor on the recommendation of
the Arizona prosecuting attorney's advisory council.

10. One county attorney who is appointed by the governor on the recommendation of
the Arizona prosecuting attorney's advisory council.

B. Members appointed pursuant to subsection A, paragraphs 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10
of this section serve three year staggered terms.

C. Members appointed pursuant to subsection A, paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this
section shall serve as advisory nonvoting members of the council.

D. The voting members of the council shall annually elect a chairperson from among
the members.

E. Members of the council are not eligible to receive compensation, but members who
are appointed pursuant to subsection A, paragraphs 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of this
section are eligible for reimbursement of expenses pursuant to title 38, chapter 4,
article 2.

F. The oversight council on driving or operating under the influence abatement may
use the facilities for meeting and the staff of the Arizona criminal justice commission.

G. The oversight council on driving or operating under the influence abatement may
enter into interagency agreements with the Arizona criminal justice commission and other
agencies for agency business.

H. The council shall:

1. Make grants from the driving under the influence abatement fund established by
section 28-1304 to political subdivisions and tribal governments that apply for monies
for enforcement purposes, prosecutorial and judicial activities and alcohol abuse
treatment services related to preventing and abating driving or operating under the
influence occurrences in a motor vehicle or a motorized watercraft as defined in section
5-301.

2. Make grants from the driving under the influence abatement fund established by
section 28-1304 to innovative programs that use emerging technologies to educate, prevent
or deter occurrences of driving or operating under the influence in a motor vehicle or a
motorized watercraft.

3. Receive quarterly reports from the entities receiving grants and evaluate their
effectiveness. The council may make additional grants to the recipients and oversee the
progress of those programs.

4. On or before December 1 of each year, submit a written report on the
effectiveness of the grants provided in reducing the incidence of driving or operating
under the influence to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives and the
president of the senate and shall provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state
and the director of the Arizona state library, archives and public records.