H.B. 183

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UTAH TOMORROW STRATEGIC PLANNING
2 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
3 1997 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Afton B. Bradshaw
6 AN ACT RELATING TO THE UTAH TOMORROW STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE;
7 MODIFYING PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE APPOINTMENT OR REAPPOINTMENT
8 OF CERTAIN COMMITTEE MEMBERS BY THE GOVERNOR; REQUIRING THE
9 COMMITTEE TO WORK WITH OTHER ENTITIES ENGAGED IN STATEWIDE
10 STRATEGIC PLANNING EFFORTS TO COORDINATE THOSE EFFORTS; AND
11 MAKING CERTAIN TECHNICAL CHANGES.
12 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
13 AMENDS:
14 36-18-1, as last amended by Chapter 243, Laws of Utah 1996
15 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
16 Section 1. Section 36-18-1 is amended to read:
17 36-18-1. Utah Tomorrow Strategic Planning Committee -- Membership -- Per diem
18 and expenses -- Powers and duties.
19 (1) There is created the Utah Tomorrow Strategic Planning Committee.
20 (2) The committee [shall be composed] consists of:
21 (a) 13 voting members appointed as follows:
22 (i) three members from the House of Representatives, appointed by the speaker of the
23 House, [of whom] no more than two [shall be] from the same party;
24 (ii) three members from the Senate, appointed by the president of the Senate, [of whom]
25 no more than two [shall be] from the same party;
26 (iii) the state court administrator or the administrator's designee; and
27 (iv) six members appointed by the governor after consultation with the president of the

1 Senate and the speaker of the House as follows:
2 (A) the state planning coordinator or the coordinator's designee; and
3 (B) five members appointed from among the following:
4 (I) directors of state agencies or the directors' designees;
5 (II) elected officials of political subdivisions or the officials' designees;
6 (III) the governor's staff; and
7 (IV) the public at large; and
8 (b) additional nonvoting members designated by the committee.
9 (3) (a) Except as required by Subsection (b), as terms of current committee members
10 appointed under Subsections (2)(a)(iv) expire, the governor shall appoint each of these new
11 [member] members or reappointed [member] members to a four-year term.
12 (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (a), the governor shall, at the time of
13 appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of these
14 committee members are staggered so that approximately half of the committee membership under
15 Subsection (2)(a)(iv) is appointed every two years.
16 (4) (a) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall
17 be appointed for the unexpired term.
18 (b) If an elected official of a political subdivision or a director of a state agency that is
19 appointed by the governor in accordance with Subsection (2)(a)(iv) ceases to serve in that
20 individual's official capacity, a vacancy occurs and the governor shall appoint a new voting
21 member of the committee to fill the vacancy in accordance with Subsection (2)(a)(iv).
22 (5) (a) Seven voting members of the committee constitute a quorum.
23 (b) One member from the Senate and one member from the House of Representatives shall
24 serve as cochairs of the committee.
25 (c) In conducting all its business, the committee shall comply with the rules of legislative
26 interim committees unless those rules conflict with [the provisions of] this section.
27 (6) (a) (i) Members who are not government employees [shall] receive no compensation
28 or benefits for their services, but may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance
29 of the member's official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections
30 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
31 (ii) Members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their service.

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


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Legislative Review Note
as of 11-12-96 1:06 PM

A limited legal review of this bill raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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