Reprinted
January 30, 2004
HOUSE BILL No. 1136
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DIGEST OF HB 1136
(Updated January 29, 2004 5:14 pm - DI 44)
Citations Affected: IC 5-2.
Synopsis: Methamphetamine abuse task force. Establishes a
permanent task force to review information and develop a long range
plan for combating methamphetamine abuse and manufacture.
Effective: July 1, 2004.
January 13, 2004, read first time and referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative
Procedures.
January 26, 2004, amended, reported _ Do Pass.
January 29, 2005, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
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Second Regular Session 113th General Assembly (2004)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1136
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
criminal law and procedure.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 5-2-14; (04)HB1136.2.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 5-2-14 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS
A
NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2004]:
Chapter 14. Methamphetamine Abuse Task Force
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "task force" refers to the
methamphetamine abuse task force established by section 2 of this
chapter.
Sec. 2. The methamphetamine abuse task force is established to
do the following:
(1) Obtain, review, and evaluate information concerning the
harm caused by the illegal importation, production, and use
of methamphetamine in Indiana.
(2) Determine the extent to which methamphetamine use and
methamphetamine laboratories interfere with or make more
difficult the duties of:
(A) federal, state, and local law enforcement;
(B) fire departments;
(C) educational institutions; and
(D) health and social services agencies.
(3) Review efforts in other states to stem the use and spread
of methamphetamine.
(4) Hold hearings around Indiana to obtain information
regarding:
(A) the nature of the methamphetamine problem; and
(B) local initiatives to combat methamphetamine.
(5) Invite experts to testify regarding any issue the task force
is studying.
(6) Collect additional information that will assist the task
force in carrying out the duties set forth in subdivisions (1)
through (5).
Sec. 3. (a) By October 31 of each year, the task force shall
develop and update a long term strategic action plan to combat
methamphetamine and to protect Indiana citizens. The plan must
take an integrated approach that focuses on the synergistic benefits
of coordinated efforts by the various disciplines represented on the
task force.
(b) The strategic action plan must recommend specific actions
to be taken during the term of the strategic plan, as well as specific
actions, if any are identified, to be taken in the longer term, that
are designed to do the following:
(1) Lessen the demand for methamphetamine.
(2) Decrease the supply of methamphetamine.
(3) Improve the enforcement of methamphetamine laws.
(4) Improve the ability of agencies to deal with the social and
health consequences of methamphetamine.
(5) Improve the ability of agencies to timely and effectively
clean up hazardous materials relating to methamphetamine.
Sec. 4. The task force may receive grants, funds, gifts, bequests,
and appropriations from any source.
Sec. 5. The task force consists of the following members:
(1) The superintendent of the state police department or the
superintendent's designee.
(2) The commissioner of the state department of health or the
commissioner's designee.
(3) The state superintendent of public instruction or the state
superintendent's designee.
(4) The commissioner of the department of environmental
management or the commissioner's designee.
(5) The director of the state emergency management agency
or the director's designee.
(6) The secretary of family and social services or the
secretary's designee.
(7) A judge, to be appointed by the governor.
(8) A prosecuting attorney, to be appointed by the governor.
(9) A county public defender, to be appointed by the governor.
(10) A sheriff from a county with a population less than thirty
thousand (30,000), to be appointed by the governor, or the
sheriff's designee.
(11) A sheriff from a county with a population greater than
one hundred thousand (100,000), to be appointed by the
governor, or the sheriff's designee.
(12) A chief of police from a first or second class city, to be
appointed by the governor, or the chief's designee.
(13) A chief of police from a third class city, to be appointed
by the governor, or the chief's designee.
(14) One (1) or two (2) mental health professionals with
expertise in the treatment of drug addiction, to be appointed
by the governor.
(15) A physician with experience in treating individuals who
have been:
(A) injured by an explosion or a fire in a
methamphetamine laboratory; or
(B) harmed by contact with methamphetamine precursors;
to be appointed by the governor.
(16) One (1) or two (2) primary or secondary school
professionals with experience in educating children
concerning the danger of methamphetamine abuse, to be
appointed by the governor.
(17) Three (3) persons:
(A) one (1) representing a retail grocery;
(B) one (1) representing a retail pharmacy; and
(C) one (1) representing a retail hardware store;
with experience in combating the sale of methamphetamine
precursors, to be appointed by the governor.
(18) A representative of the farming industry with knowledge
of the problem of theft of anhydrous ammonia for use in the
manufacture of methamphetamine, to be appointed by the
governor.
(19) An individual appointed by the speaker of the house of
representatives.
(20) An individual appointed by the president pro tempore of
the senate.
(21) A probation officer appointed by the governor.
Sec. 6. (a) The governor shall appoint the chairperson of the
task force.
(b) The task force shall meet at the call of the chairperson.
Sec. 7. The governor's council for a drug free Indiana shall staff
the task force.
Sec. 8. The expenses of the task force shall be paid from a
contingency fund available to the budget agency.
Sec. 9. A member of the task force who is a member of the
general assembly is a nonvoting member.
Sec. 10. The affirmative votes of a majority of the voting
members appointed to the task force are required for the task force
to take action on a measure, including adoption of the strategic
action plan.