BAGELS AND BRIEFINGS
2012
February 28, 2012 -
"Tightening the Belt: How Federal Budget Actions Could Impact Utah's Budget"
Tightening
the Belt: How Federal Budget Actions Could Impact Utah's Budget Presentation
February 14, 2012 -
"Utah Health Care Reform: An Update"
Utah
Health Care Reform: An Update Presentation
January 31, 2012 - "Utah's
Recidivism Rate in Light of National Trends"
Utah's
Recidivism Rate in Light of National Trends Presentation
References
January 24, 2012 - "Population
and Demographic Changes 2000-2010 ~ This Is Not Your Father's Utah"
Population
and Demographic Changes 2000-2010 Presentation
Utah's
Population Growth Briefing
Paper
2011
February 15, 2011 -
"Marriage and Divorce"
Marriage
and Divorce Presentation
February 8, 2011 - "Driving
Under the Influence: The $9,000 Drink"
DUI
Packet
February 1, 2011 - "Immigration"
Immigration Packet
January
25, 2011 - "Charter Schools - An Integral Part of the Utah Public Education
System"
Charter
Schools - An Integral Part of the Utah Public Education System Presentation
2010
October 10, 2010 - "Redistricting:
The Basics"
Redistricting:
The Basics Presentation
Redistricting:
The Legal Requirements Presentation
September 15, 2010 -
"Still Solvent: Utah's Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund"
Still
Solvent, Utah's Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Presentation
August 18, 2010 - "Property
Tax and School Funding Equalization in Utah: Funding K-12 Schools"
Property
Tax and School Funding Equalization in Utah: Funding K-12 Schools Presentation
Property
Taxes and School Funding in Utah Briefing Paper
May
19, 2010 - Special Briefing on Federal Health Care Reform
Notice
of Special Briefing and Backgrounder Article
Health
Care Reform Legislation: Insurance Market Provisions Timeline
The
Utah Health Exchange: A Utah Solution for Utah Businesses
Legislative
Staff Presentation on Federal Health Care Reform
NGA
Working Document: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
NCSL Timeline/Summary
of Tax Provisions in the Health Reform Laws
NCSL
- Health Reform | The Henry J. Kaiser
Family Foundation - Health Reform Related Links
February 23, 2010 - "A Peek Under the Hood - What Drives Revenue Estimates"
February 16, 2010 -
"Utah's Sales & Use Tax: Issues and Options"
Utah's
Sales & Use Tax: Issues and Options Presentation
February
9, 2010 - "Utah's Driver License: Implications of REAL ID and Recent State
Legislation"
REAL
ID Presentation
February 2, 2010 - "An
Overview of Utah's Retirement System"
"Utah
State Retirement Systems Overview" Presentation
"Cost of Benefits for Reemployed
Retirees and Part-Time Employees" Performance Audit
January 26, 2010 - "What's
Happened to Taxpayers Under Utah's New Income Tax?"
"What's
Happened to Taxpayers Under Utah's New Individual Income Tax?" Briefing
Paper
"What's
Happened to Taxpayers Under Utah's New Individual Income Tax?" Presentation
2009
November 18, 2009 -
"Utah's Economy: What's Happened and Where Do We Go From Here?"
"Utah's
Economy: What's Happened and Where Do We Go From Here?"
September 16, 2009 -
"Administrative Rules: How State Agencies Implement Your Bills"
"Administrative
Rules: How State Agencies Implement Your Bill"
August 19, 2009
- "A Look at Federal Health Care Reform and How It May Impact Utah"
"Federal
Health Care Reform"
June 17, 2009 - "Are We There Yet? A Discussion of the Economy, State Revenue, and Whether Either Has Yet Hit Bottom"
February 24, 2009 - "The Upside - and Downside - of a Federal Stimulus Package"
February 10, 2009 - Health Care Reform
February 3, 2009 - Transportation
Funding in Utah: Where It Comes From and Where It Goes
"Transportation
Funding in Utah: Where It Comes From and Where It Goes"
January
29, 2009 - Understanding Public School Finance in Utah
"Understanding
Public School Finance in Utah"
2008
January 22, 2008 - Economic
and Demographic Trends Affecting Legislative Decision Making
"Economic
and Demographic Trends Affecting Legislative Decision-Making" Presentation
provides background information on Utah's strong economy and unique demographics
and demonstrates that Utah is not only the youngest state in the nation, but
for several months last year led the nation in job growth
January 31, 2008 - Fiscal
Note Process
"Fiscal
Note Seminar - Legislator Briefing" Presentation covers what a fiscal
note is, its uses, and the process from beginning to end
February 7, 2008 - Air
Quality
"Air Quality
in Utah" Presentation includes information regarding the regulatory
framework for air quality, air pollutants, air pollutant sources, and pollution
control strategies.
February
14, 2008 - Alcoholic
Beverage Control Issues
"Common
Myths and Contituent Questions" Presentation uses hypothetical couple
to frame scenarios explaining Utah's regulation of Alcoholic Beverages
"Grape
Expectations" Short article from NCSL's State Legislatures magazine
on states' regulation of direct shipping
"Licenses
and Permits" Website giving general information on permits and licenses
issued by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
"72nd
Annual Report" Annual report of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage
Control
"Legislation"
List of introduced and requested legislation as of February 11, 2008 with primary
topic related to Alcoholic Beverages
February 21, 2008 - Use of Intent Language in Appropriations Acts
August 20, 2008 - Demographic
Trends Impacting Utah
September 17, 2008 -
Property Tax and School Funding in Utah
"Property Tax and School Funding in Utah" A summary of interactions
between the property tax and public education funding. Includes charts showing
the property tax base, property tax rate, and per-pupil property tax revenue
by school district.
October 15, 2008 - Presentation
by Dr. Kelly Matthews, Executive Vice President and Economist, Wells Fargo Bank
November 19, 2008 - Presentation by Jonathon Ball, Director, Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst "Is It Raining? How Can the Best Managed State Weather an Economic Storm?" (8:00 a.m. Capitol Board Room)
2007
January 16, 2007 - Understanding
Public School Finance and Governance in Utah - Key Concepts and Principles
January 19, 2007 - Blackberry Scheduling: "Life Organized"
January 23, 2007 - Legislative Appropriations Process: "How to Get Your
Program Funded"
January 30, 2007 - Medicaid
101
"Medicaid
101 Bagels and Briefing" Tables and charts compare Medicaid spending
growth with the growth in state revenues and other health care spending; Analysis
estimates the long-term impact of reducing the average annual rate of Medicaid
spending growth by various amounts
"Medicaid
Interim Committee Recommendations" Nine recommendations summarize the
work of the Medicaid Interim Committee during the 2006 interim and the first
month of 2007
February 1, 2007 - Spending
Limit: "What is it and How Will it Impact the Budget?"
February 6, 2007 - Revenues From Natural Resource Production: "There's
Gold (and other stuff) in Them Thar Hills"
February 15, 2007 - Water Issues: "Life in the Desert State"
"Rainfall
by State and River Basin" A comparison of average annual precipitation
in western Utah and in Utah river basins
"Estimated
Statewide Water Budget" Utah's water supply from precipitation and
groundwater mining; and how that supply is distributed and used by vegetation
systems, interstate compacts, agriculture, municipalities, and industry
"Water Use and Conservation"
Chart comparing municipal, industrial, and agricultural use of water and the
2050 water conservation goal
"Available Water
Supply by River Basin and New Large Development Projects" Map showing
the number of acre feet of available water supply in Utah river basins, and
describing the proposed route of the Lake Powell Pipeline and the Weber Basin
Water Development project
April 18, 2007 - Education
Voucher Bills
Comparison
Compares H.B. 148 with H.B. 174, the two education voucher bills that passed
during the 2007 General Session
Briefing
Outline An outline of the presentations
Timeline Statutory
time line on statewide referendum relating to H.B. 148, Education Vouchers
June 20, 2007 - Unauthorized
Immigrants
"Immigration:
Federal Authority, State Impact" Presentation summarizes immigration
demographics, history of federal immigration law and its impact on states, and
state immigration legislation
"Unauthorized
Immigrants Briefing Paper" Provides detail for issues covered in the
presentation
July 18, 2007 - Health
Care Costs and Access
"Health
Care Costs and Access" Highlights potential state policy developments;
also includes rates of growth in health care spending and factors affecting
that growth
September 19, 2007 - The ABCs of Financial Institutions in Utah
"The ABCs"
Presentation includes background on the industry, state vs. federal government
regulation, and current issues such as payday loans and mortgage lending
"Table of Contents"
Table of contents for an information packet provided at the briefing
October 17, 2007 - Why
We Love to Hate Property Taxes
November 14, 2007 - Understanding Utah's Energy Generation Needs