Sec. 3. (a) A community corrections advisory board shall:

(1) formulate:

(A) the community corrections plan and the application for financial aid required by section 4 of this chapter; and

(B) the forensic diversion program plan under IC 11-12-3.7;

(2) observe and coordinate community corrections programs in the county;

(3) make an annual report to the county fiscal body, county executive, or, in a county having a consolidated city, the city-county council, containing an evaluation of the effectiveness of programs receiving financial aid under this chapter and recommendations for improvement, modification, or discontinuance of these programs;

(4) ensure that programs receiving financial aid under this chapter comply with the standards adopted by the department under section 5 of this chapter; and

(5) recommend to the county executive or, in a county having a consolidated city, to the city-county council, the approval or disapproval of contracts with units of local government or nongovernmental agencies that desire to participate in the community corrections plan.

Before recommending approval of a contract, the advisory board must determine that a program is capable of meeting the standards adopted by the department under section 5 of this chapter.

(b) A community corrections advisory board shall do the following:

(1) Adopt bylaws for the conduct of its own business.

(2) Hold a regular meeting at least one (1) time every three (3) months and at other times as needed to conduct all necessary business. Dates of regular meetings shall be established at the first meeting of each year.

(3) Comply with the public meeting and notice requirements under IC 5-14-1.5.

(c) A community corrections advisory board may contain an office as designated by the county executive or, in a county having a consolidated city, by the city-county council.

(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(4), the standards applied to a court alcohol and drug program or a problem solving court that provides services to a forensic diversion program under IC 11-12-3.7 must be the standards established under IC 12-23-14 or IC 33-23-16.

As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.240-1991(ss2), SEC.62; P.L.224-2003, SEC.123; P.L.85-2004, SEC.2; P.L.108-2010, SEC.1.