(1) The sex offender policy board shall consist of thirteen voting members. Unless the member is specifically named in this section, the following organizations shall designate a person to sit on the board.

     (a) The Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs;

     (b) The Washington association of prosecuting attorneys;

     (c) The Washington association of criminal defense lawyers;

     (d) The chair of the indeterminate sentence review board or his or her designee;

     (e) The Washington association for the treatment of sex abusers;

     (f) The secretary of the department of corrections or his or her designee;

     (g) The Washington state superior court judge's association;

     (h) The assistant secretary of the juvenile rehabilitation administration or his or her designee;

     (i) The office of crime victims advocacy in the *department of community, trade, and economic development;

     (j) The Washington state association of counties;

     (k) The association of Washington cities;

     (l) The Washington association of sexual assault programs; and

     (m) The director of the special commitment center or his or her designee.

     (2) The person so named in subsection (1) of this section has the authority to make decisions on behalf of the organization he or she represents.

     (3) The nonvoting membership shall consist of the following:

     (a) Two members of the sentencing guidelines commission chosen by the chair of the commission; and

     (b) A representative of the criminal justice division in the attorney general's office.

     (4) The board shall choose its chair by majority vote from among its voting membership. The chair's term shall be two years.

     (5) The chair of the sentencing guidelines commission shall convene the first meeting.

     (6) The Washington institute for public policy shall act as an advisor to the board.

[2008 c 249 § 3.]

NOTES:

     *Reviser's note: The "department of community, trade, and economic development" was renamed the "department of commerce" by 2009 c 565.

     Sunset Act application: See note following RCW 9.94A.8671.

     Captions not law -- 2008 c 249: See note following RCW 9.94A.8671.