(b) Responsibilities. The standing supreme court committees on standard jury instructions are charged with the following responsibilities:
(2) Continuously reviewing the standard jury instruction, in the committees’ respective case types, for errors or inaccuracies and amending the instructions as necessary to correct any error or inaccuracies found.
(3) Addressing specific requests from the supreme court concerning the need for new or amended standard jury instructions.
(4) Considering modified instructions given by a trial court sent to a committee as required by rule 2.580 to determine whether amendments to the standard jury instructions are warranted.
(5) Considering changes to the standard jury instructions suggested to the committee by judges, members of the Bar, and other interested persons.
(2) If the committee makes substantial revisions to a new or amended instruction that was published for comment, the revisions also must be published for comment in accordance with subdivision (c)(1) of this rule. Minor revisions to a published instruction change may be made without republication.
(3) A two-thirds committee vote in favor of a new or amended standard instruction is required before an instruction may be considered approved for publication and use.
(4) The committees may establish subcommittees as necessary to carry out their responsibilities. However, new or amended standard instructions recommended by a subcommittee must be voted on by the committee before they are considered approved for publication and use.
(B) A committee member may serve no more than two consecutive three-year terms, unless:
(ii) additional slots remain open due to lack of applications to the committee.
(2) The Office of the State Courts Administrator. The Office of the State Courts Administrator will provide staff support for the Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases.
