(1) The Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Council shall: (a) provide leadership and generate unity for Utah's ongoing efforts to reduce and eliminate the impact of substance use and mental health disorders in Utah through a comprehensive and evidence-based prevention, treatment, and justice strategy; (b) recommend and coordinate the creation, dissemination, and implementation of statewide policies to address substance use and mental health disorders; (c) facilitate planning for a balanced continuum of substance use and mental health disorder prevention, treatment, and justice services; (d) promote collaboration and mutually beneficial public and private partnerships; (e) coordinate recommendations made by any committee created under Section 63M-7-302; (f) analyze and provide an objective assessment of all proposed legislation concerning substance use, mental health, and related issues; (g) coordinate the implementation of Section 77-18-1.1 and related provisions in Subsections 77-18-1(5)(b)(iii) and (iv), as provided in Section 63M-7-305; (h) comply with Section 32B-2-306; and (i) oversee coordination for the funding, implementation, and evaluation of suicide prevention efforts described in Section 62A-15-1101.

(a) provide leadership and generate unity for Utah's ongoing efforts to reduce and eliminate the impact of substance use and mental health disorders in Utah through a comprehensive and evidence-based prevention, treatment, and justice strategy;

(b) recommend and coordinate the creation, dissemination, and implementation of statewide policies to address substance use and mental health disorders;

(c) facilitate planning for a balanced continuum of substance use and mental health disorder prevention, treatment, and justice services;

(d) promote collaboration and mutually beneficial public and private partnerships;

(e) coordinate recommendations made by any committee created under Section 63M-7-302;

(f) analyze and provide an objective assessment of all proposed legislation concerning substance use, mental health, and related issues;

(g) coordinate the implementation of Section 77-18-1.1 and related provisions in Subsections 77-18-1(5)(b)(iii) and (iv), as provided in Section 63M-7-305;

(h) comply with Section 32B-2-306; and

(i) oversee coordination for the funding, implementation, and evaluation of suicide prevention efforts described in Section 62A-15-1101.

(2) The council shall meet quarterly or more frequently as determined necessary by the chair.

(3) The council shall report its recommendations annually to the commission, governor, the Legislature, and the Judicial Council.