S.B. 89

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NATIVE AMERICAN COORDINATING BOARD
2 2000 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Pete Suazo
5 AN ACT RELATING TO COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EXPANDING
6 THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE STATE NATIVE AMERICAN COORDINATING BOARD;
7 MODIFYING QUORUM REQUIREMENTS; AND MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
8 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
9 AMENDS:
10 9-9-111, as last amended by Chapter 272, Laws of Utah 1998
11 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
12 Section 1. Section 9-9-111 is amended to read:
13 9-9-111. State coordinating board -- Chair -- Quorum -- Creation -- Power -- Duties.
14 (1) There is created an advisory board to be called the "State Native American
15 Coordinating Board" consisting of the following members:
16 (a) the director of the division;
17 (b) a representative from the following:
18 [(xiii)] (i) the Department of Agriculture and Food appointed by the commissioner of the
19 Department of Agriculture and Food; [and]
20 [(v)] (ii) the Department of Community and Economic Development appointed by the
21 executive director of the Department of Community and Economic Development;
22 [(ix)] (iii) the Department of Corrections appointed by the executive director of the
23 Department of Corrections;
24 [(x)] (iv) the Department of Environmental Quality appointed by the executive director
25 of the Department of Environmental Quality;
26 [(ii)] (v) the Department of Health appointed by the executive director of the Department
27 of Health;

28 [(i)] (vi) the Department of Human Services appointed by the executive director of the
29 Department of Human Services;
30 [(xi)] (vii) the Department of Natural Resources appointed by the executive director of the
31 Department of Natural Resources;
32 (viii) the Department of Public Safety appointed by the Commissioner of Public Safety;
33 [(xii)] (ix) the Department of Transportation appointed by the executive director of the
34 Department of Transportation;
35 [(viii)] (x) the Department of Workforce Services appointed by the executive director of
36 the Department of Workforce Services;
37 [(vi)] (xi) the governor's office appointed by the governor;
38 [(vii)] (xii) the office of the attorney general appointed by the attorney general;
39 [(iv)] (xiii) the State Board of Regents appointed by the commissioner of higher education;
40 [(iii)] (xiv) the State Office of Education appointed by the state superintendent of public
41 instruction; and
42 [(xiv)] (xv) the State Tax Commission appointed by the chair of the State Tax
43 Commission.
44 (2) (a) The director of the division shall be the chair of the board and shall be responsible
45 for calling meetings of the board.
46 (b) The chair shall coordinate the activities of the board required by this section.
47 (3) [A majority of the] Nine members of the board constitute a quorum of the board for
48 the transaction of business.
49 (4) The board shall meet at least quarterly.
50 (5) Board members may not receive any compensation for their service on the board other
51 than what they receive as state officers and employees.
52 (6) The board shall advise the division and the chief administrative officer of other state
53 agencies regarding how the state may develop a consistent, integrated, and coordinated approach
54 to implementing laws, services, functions, and governmental programs that serve Indian citizens
55 of the state.
56 (7) The board shall report annually to the Native American Legislative Liaison Committee
57 of the Legislature.

Legislative Review Note
as of 11-18-99 2:49 PM

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

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