New Jersey § 2a:162-26

§ 2a:162-26.

a. There is hereby created, in but not of the Department of Law and Public Safety,

a commission to be known as the Pretrial Services Program Review Commission, consisting

of 17 members as follows: the Attorney General, or his designee; two members of

the Senate, who shall each be of different political parties, appointed by the Senate

President; two members of the General Assembly, who shall each be of different political

parties, appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly; the Administrative Director

of the Courts, or his designee; two county prosecutors, appointed by the Governor

based upon the recommendation of the County Prosecutors Association of the State of

New Jersey; the Public Defender, or his designee; the following ex-officio public

members: the President of the New Jersey State Conference of the National Association

for the Advancement of Colored People, the President of the Latino Action Network,

the Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, the New

Jersey State Director of the Drug Policy Alliance, and the President and Chief Executive

Officer of the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice; and the following appointed

public members: a county or municipal law enforcement officer appointed by the Governor,

and two additional members having experience with, possessing a background in, or

demonstrating a specialized knowledge of, the legal, policy, or social aspects of

criminal justice pretrial release and detention programs, one appointed by the Governor

upon the recommendation of the President of the Senate, and one appointed by the Governor

upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the General Assembly. b. (1) The members' terms shall be as follows: (a) The State and county ex-officio members shall serve during their elective or appointed

term of office; (b) The ex-officio public members shall serve during their term of office; and (c)(i) The appointed public members shall each be appointed for a term of three years,

except that of the two members with experience, background, or specialized knowledge

of criminal justice pretrial release and detention programs first appointed, the member

appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the General Assembly

shall serve for a term of two years, and the member appointed by the Governor upon

the recommendation of the Senate President shall serve for a term of three years. (ii) Each member appointed shall hold office for the term of appointment and until

a successor shall have been appointed and qualified. (iii) Any vacancy in the appointed membership of the commission shall be filled by

appointment in the same manner as the original appointment was made. c. (1) The commission shall organize as soon as may be practicable upon the ex-officio

designation and appointment of a majority of its authorized membership. The members shall elect one of the members to serve as chair, and one to serve as

vice-chair, and the chair may appoint a secretary, who need not be a member of the

commission. (2) The commission shall meet at the call of the chair, or when requested by a majority

of its members, at those times and places within the State of New Jersey as the chair

shall determine. A majority of the commission's authorized membership shall constitute a quorum for

the transaction of any business, including the adoption of any commission recommendations. d. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be eligible

for reimbursement for necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in the performance

of their official duties within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made

available to the commission for its purposes. e. The Division of Criminal Justice in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall,

at the direction of the Attorney General, provide legal, stenographic, technical,

clerical, and other staff and resource assistance to the commission, and additionally

the commission may incur expenses as may be necessary in order to perform its duties

within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to it for its

purposes. f. It shall be the duty of the commission to: (1) Review the annual report of the Administrative Director of the Courts concerning

the development and administration of the Statewide Pretrial Services Program that

is submitted to the commission pursuant to subsection b. of section 17 of P.L.2014, c. 31 ( C.2B:1-11 ); (2) Examine the existing law concerning pretrial release and detention established

by sections 1 through 11 of P.L.2014, c. 31 ( C.2A:162-15 et seq. ); (3) Research criminal justice pretrial release and detention programs from other states

and jurisdictions; and (4) Make recommendations for legislation related to paragraphs (1) through (3) of

this subsection. g. The commission shall report annually to the Governor, to the Legislature pursuant

to section 2 of P.L.1991, c. 164 ( C.52:14-19.1 ), and to the Supreme Court, its activities, as well as its findings and recommendations,

if any, for legislation.