81-1447 Office of Violence Prevention; established; director; advisory council; members; terms; vacancy. - Nebraska Statutes

81-1447. Office of Violence Prevention; established;director; advisory council; members; terms; vacancy.There is established within the NebraskaCommission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice the Office of ViolencePrevention. The office shall consist of a director appointed by the Governor.There also is established an advisory council to the Office of Violence Prevention.The members of the advisory council shall be appointed by the Governor andserve at his or her discretion. The advisory council shall consist of sixmembers and, of those members, each congressional district, as such districtsexisted on May 28, 2009, shall have at least one member on the council. TheGovernor shall consider appointing members representing the following areas,if practicable: Two members representing local government; two members representinglaw enforcement; one member representing community advocacy; and one memberrepresenting education with some expertise in law enforcement and juvenilecrime. Members of the advisory council shall serve for terms of four years.A member may be reappointed at the expiration of his or her term. Any vacancyoccurring other than by expiration of a term shall be filled for the remainderof the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. SourceLaws 2009, LB63, § 37.