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Commission approves SMART Justice grant with UVU, adds reporting and committee recommendations
Summary
The commission authorized a grant agreement with Utah Valley University for a SMART Justice initiative, and agreed to language adding semiannual process reporting and suggested committee membership including public defenders and a retired judge.
The Utah County Commission approved a grant agreement with Utah Valley University (UVU) to fund the SMART Justice initiative, and during discussion commissioners sought stronger reporting and broader committee representation to oversee the work.
A commissioner sponsoring the item described the initiative as a collaborative effort and proposed adding representatives from the public defender's office and a retired judge to the committee overseeing the…
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