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(a) The Attorney General shall establish and chair the Southern California Fentanyl Task Force.(b) The task force shall develop information, make recommendations, and report findings to the Department of Justice and to the Legislature regarding matters relating to the fentanyl crisis in southern California communities. The goal of the task force is to identify strategies to combat the crisis in local communities.
(c) (1) The membership of the task force shall include a representative from the department and a representative from the Department of the California Highway Patrol. In addition, the task force shall include a representative from each of the following counties, if the county elects to participate in the manner described in paragraph (2):
(A) The County of Los Angeles.
(B) The County of Orange.
(C) The County of Riverside.
(D) The County of San Bernardino.
(E) The County of San Diego.
(2) A county may elect to participate in the task force if the sheriff of the county designates a representative to serve on the task force.
(d) Notwithstanding any other law, the members of the task force shall not receive compensation or any other payment for their service on the task force.
(e) The task force shall hold its first meeting no later than July 1, 2021. The task force shall meet at least four times annually after the date of the first meeting.
(f) The task force shall prepare and submit to the Legislature, in accordance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, and to the department, on or before January 1, 2024, a report regarding the findings and recommendations of the task force. The report shall request the Legislature to enact legislation in accordance with the findings and recommendations of the report.
(g) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Department” means the Department of Justice.
(2) “Task force” refers to the task force created pursuant to subdivision (a).