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(xiii) One representative of the Washington association of 1 criminal defense lawyers. 2 (e) Where feasible, the task force may invite and consult with 3 any entity, agency, or individual deemed necessary. 4 (2) The legislative members shall convene the initial meeting of 5 the task force no later than the end of 2023 and thereafter convene: 6 (a) A minimum of two subsequent meetings annually. The membership 7 shall select the task force's cochairs, which must include one 8 legislator and one nonlegislative member; and 9 (b) One summit annually. 10 (3) The task force shall review the laws and policies relating to 11 missing and murdered American Indian and Alaska Native people. The 12 task force shall review current policies and develop recommendations 13 for the purpose of: 14 (a) Assessing systemic causes behind violence including patterns 15 and underlying historical, social and economic, institutional, and 16 cultural factors which may contribute to disproportionately high 17 levels of violence that occur against American Indian and Alaska 18 Native people and recommending changes to address these systemic 19 causes; 20 (b) Identifying ways to improve cross-border coordination between 21 law enforcement and federally recognized tribes that share a border 22 with Washington state; 23 (c) Assessing and recommending improvements to data tracking and 24 reporting practices relating to violence against American Indian and 25 Alaska Native people in Washington state; 26 (d) Making recommendations and best practices for improving: 27 (i) The collection and reporting of data by tribal, local, and 28 state law enforcement agencies to more effectively understand and 29 address issues of violence facing American Indian and Alaska Native 30 people; 31 (ii) Jurisdictional and data-sharing issues on tribal reservation 32 land and urban areas that impact gender-based violence against 33 American Indian and Alaska Native people; 34 (iii) The collaboration and coordination between law enforcement 35 agencies and federal, state, county, local, and tribal social and 36 health services; and 37 (iv) Strategies and practices to improve communication and 38 transparency with family members in missing and murdered indigenous 39 women and people cases; 40 p. 657 ESSB 5187.SL