H.B. 183 Enrolled

UTAH TOMORROW STRATEGIC PLANNING
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
1997 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Afton B. Bradshaw
AN ACT RELATING TO THE UTAH TOMORROW STRATEGIC PLANNING
COMMITTEE; MODIFYING PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE APPOINTMENT OR
REAPPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN COMMITTEE MEMBERS BY THE GOVERNOR;
REQUIRING THE COMMITTEE TO WORK WITH OTHER ENTITIES ENGAGED
IN STATEWIDE STRATEGIC PLANNING EFFORTS TO COORDINATE THOSE
EFFORTS; AND MAKING CERTAIN TECHNICAL CHANGES.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
AMENDS:
36-18-1, as last amended by Chapter 243, Laws of Utah 1996
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 36-18-1 is amended to read:
36-18-1. Utah Tomorrow Strategic Planning Committee -- Membership -- Per diem
and expenses -- Powers and duties.
(1) There is created the Utah Tomorrow Strategic Planning Committee.
(2) The committee [shall be composed] consists of:
(a) 13 voting members appointed as follows:
(i) three members from the House of Representatives, appointed by the speaker of the
House, [of whom] no more than two [shall be] from the same party;
(ii) three members from the Senate, appointed by the president of the Senate, [of whom]
no more than two [shall be] from the same party;
(iii) the state court administrator or the administrator's designee; and
(iv) six members appointed by the governor after consultation with the president of the
Senate and the speaker of the House as follows:
(A) the state planning coordinator or the coordinator's designee; and

(B) five members appointed from among the following:
(I) directors of state agencies or the directors' designees;
(II) elected officials of political subdivisions or the officials' designees;
(III) the governor's staff; and
(IV) the public at large; and
(b) additional nonvoting members designated by the committee.
(3) (a) Except as required by Subsection (b), as terms of current committee members
appointed under Subsections (2)(a)(iv) expire, the governor shall appoint each of these new
[member] members or reappointed [member] members to a four-year term.
(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (a), the governor shall, at the time of
appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of these committee
members are staggered so that approximately half of the committee membership under Subsection
(2)(a)(iv) is appointed every two years.
(4) (a) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
appointed for the unexpired term.
(b) If an elected official of a political subdivision or a director of a state agency that is
appointed by the governor in accordance with Subsection (2)(a)(iv) ceases to serve in that
individual's official capacity, a vacancy occurs and the governor shall appoint a new voting member
of the committee to fill the vacancy in accordance with Subsection (2)(a)(iv).
(5) (a) Seven voting members of the committee constitute a quorum.
(b) One member from the Senate and one member from the House of Representatives shall
serve as cochairs of the committee.
(c) In conducting all its business, the committee shall comply with the rules of legislative
interim committees unless those rules conflict with [the provisions of] this section.
(6) (a) (i) Members who are not government employees [shall] receive no compensation or
benefits for their services, but may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of
the member's official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections
63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.

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(ii) Members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their service.
(b) (i) State government officer and employee members who do not receive salary, per
diem, or expenses from their agency for their service may receive per diem and expenses incurred
in the performance of their official duties from the committee at the rates established by the Division
of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
(ii) State government officer and employee members may decline to receive per diem and
expenses for their service.
(c) Legislators on the committee [shall] receive compensation and expenses as provided by
law and legislative rule.
(d) (i) Local government members who do not receive salary, per diem, or expenses from
the entity that they represent for their service may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the
performance of their official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections
63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
(ii) Local government members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their
service.
(7) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staff services to
the committee.
(8) The committee shall:
(a) recommend to the Legislature and to the governor an ongoing and comprehensive
strategic planning process for Utah;
(b) to the greatest extent possible, involve all segments of Utah society including state and
local government, private industry, minority and ethnic groups, and all geographic areas of the state
in that process;
(c) undertake other activities related to strategic planning that the committee considers
necessary; and
(d) work with [the task force on strategic planning for public and higher education] other
public and private entities engaged in statewide strategic planning efforts to coordinate [planning]
their efforts [for public and higher education] with those of the committee.

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