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Native American Legislative Liaison Committee, Utah State Legislature (decommissioned)

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The Native American Legislative Liaison Committee was a joint interim committee of the Utah State Legislature.

Function

The Utah State Code described the function of this committee as outlined below.

The committee shall:
  • serve as a liaison between Utah Native American tribes and the Legislature;
  • recommend legislation for each annual general session of the Legislature if the committee determines that modifications to current law are in the best interest of the state of Utah and of the Utah Native American tribes;
  • review the operations of the Division of Indian Affairs and other state agencies working with Utah Native American tribes;
  • help sponsor meetings and other opportunities for discussion with and between Native Americans.[1][2]

Membership

The committee shall consist of 11 members:

2015 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

Native American Legislative Liaison Senate Members, 2015
Democratic members (2)Republican members (2)
Luz RoblesKevin Van Tassell, Chair
Jani IwamotoDavid Hinkins


Native American Legislative Liaison House Members, 2015
Democratic members (3)Republican members (4)
Marie PoulsonJack Draxler, Chair
Angela RomeroKay McIff
Mark WheatleyMichael Noel
Douglas Sagers

2013-2014

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.

2011-2012

The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.

External links

Footnotes

  1. Utah State Legislature, "Utah State Code," accessed May 19, 2021(Code 36-22-2)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. Utah State Legislature, "Utah State Code," accessed May 19, 2021(Code 36-22-1)