AGENDA

 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE SERVICES

INTERIM COMMITTEE

UTAH LEGISLATURE

 

Wednesday, May 18, 2016 • 8:30 a.m. • Room 20 House Building

 

 

1.   Committee Business

·         Call to order

·         Approval of the minutes of the November 18, 2015, meeting

 

 

2.   Review of the Open and Public Meetings Act

As required by Section 52-4-104, the committee will hear a summary of the Open and Public Meetings Act from the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel.

 

·         Ryan M. Hunter, Policy Analyst, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

·         Committee discussion/action

 

 

3.   Review of 2016 General Session Economic Development and Workforce

      Services Legislation

The committee will hear a summary of Economic Development and Workforce Services legislation that passed during the 2016 General Session from the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel.

 

·         Peter Asplund, Associate General Counsel, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

·         Committee discussion/action

 

 

4.   Long-Term Planning: Utah Department of Heritage and Arts

Interim Rule 2-2-103 requires each interim committee to devote part of its May meeting to long-term planning for the policy areas over which the committee has jurisdiction. The committee will hear the department's top three goals for the year and any anticipated legislation requests.

 

·         Julie Fisher, Executive Director, Utah Department of Heritage and Arts

·         Committee discussion/action

 

 

5.   Long-Term Planning: Utah Department of Workforce Services

The committee will hear the department's top three goals for the year and any anticipated legislation requests.

 

·         Jon Pierpont, Executive Director, Utah Department of Workforce Services

·         Committee discussion/action

 

 

6.   Long-Term Planning: Governor's Office of Economic Development

The committee will hear the office's top three goals for the year and any anticipated legislation requests.

 

·         Q. Val Hale, Executive Director, Governor's Office of Economic Development

·         Committee discussion/action

 

 

7.   Long-Term Planning: Utah Science, Technology, and Research Initiative             (USTAR)

The committee will hear the initiative's top three goals for the year and any anticipated legislation requests.

 

·         Ivy Estabrooke, Executive Director, Utah Science, Technology, and Research Initiative

·         Committee discussion/action

 

 

8.   Long-Term Planning: Utah Capital Investment Corporation

The committee will hear the corporation's top three goals for the year and any anticipated legislation requests.

 

·         Bret Jepsen, Managing Director, Utah Capital Investment Corporation

·         Committee discussion/action