(1) There is created within the Office of the Attorney General the Utah Prosecution Council, referred to as the council in this chapter.

(2) The council shall: (a) (i) provide training and continuing legal education for state and local prosecutors; and (ii) ensure that any training or continuing legal education described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) complies with Title 63G, Chapter 22, State Training and Certification Requirements; (b) provide assistance to local prosecutors; (c) as funds are available and as are budgeted for this purpose, provide reimbursement for unusual expenses related to prosecution for violations of state laws; and (d) provide training and assistance to law enforcement officers, as required elsewhere within this code.

(a) (i) provide training and continuing legal education for state and local prosecutors; and (ii) ensure that any training or continuing legal education described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) complies with Title 63G, Chapter 22, State Training and Certification Requirements;

(i) provide training and continuing legal education for state and local prosecutors; and

(ii) ensure that any training or continuing legal education described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) complies with Title 63G, Chapter 22, State Training and Certification Requirements;

(b) provide assistance to local prosecutors;

(c) as funds are available and as are budgeted for this purpose, provide reimbursement for unusual expenses related to prosecution for violations of state laws; and

(d) provide training and assistance to law enforcement officers, as required elsewhere within this code.

(3) The council shall be composed of 12 members, selected as follows: (a) the attorney general or a designated representative; (b) the commissioner of public safety or a designated representative; (c) four currently serving county or district attorneys designated by the county or district attorneys' section of the Utah Association of Counties; (d) four city prosecutors designated as follows: (i) two by the Utah Municipal Attorneys Association; and (ii) two by the Utah Misdemeanor Prosecutors Association. (e) the chair of the Board of Directors of the Statewide Association of Prosecutors and Public Attorneys of Utah; and (f) the chair of the governing board of the Utah Prosecutorial Assistants Association.

(a) the attorney general or a designated representative;

(b) the commissioner of public safety or a designated representative;

(c) four currently serving county or district attorneys designated by the county or district attorneys' section of the Utah Association of Counties;

(d) four city prosecutors designated as follows: (i) two by the Utah Municipal Attorneys Association; and (ii) two by the Utah Misdemeanor Prosecutors Association.

(i) two by the Utah Municipal Attorneys Association; and

(ii) two by the Utah Misdemeanor Prosecutors Association.

(e) the chair of the Board of Directors of the Statewide Association of Prosecutors and Public Attorneys of Utah; and

(f) the chair of the governing board of the Utah Prosecutorial Assistants Association.

(4) Council members designated in Subsections (3)(c) and (3)(d) shall be approved by a majority vote of currently serving council members.

(5) A county or district attorney's term expires when a successor is designated by the county or district attorneys' section or when the county or district attorney is no longer serving as a county attorney or district attorney, whichever occurs first.

(6) A city prosecutor's term expires when a successor is designated by the association or when the city prosecutor is no longer employed as a city prosecutor, whichever occurs first.