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First Substitute H.B. 79

Representative Ty McCartney proposes to substitute the following bill:


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PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY -

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TECHNICAL REVISIONS

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2001 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Ty McCartney

             6      This act modifies the Utah Code to make technical corrections to provisions relating to a
             7      person with a disability or impairment. The act restates the federal standard for the
             8      definition of a person with a disability. The act expands the Rights and Privileges of Blind
             9      and Disabled Persons Act by allowing any type of service animal to be used as a guide. The
             10      act also makes other technical changes.
             11      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             12      AMENDS:
             13          9-4-602, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 241, Laws of Utah 1992
             14          9-4-614, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 241, Laws of Utah 1992
             15          9-4-801, as last amended by Chapters 240 and 243, Laws of Utah 1996
             16          9-4-802, as last amended by Chapter 286, Laws of Utah 2000
             17          9-7-205, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 241, Laws of Utah 1992
             18          10-9-104, as last amended by Chapter 55, Laws of Utah 1996
             19          11-17-1.5, as last amended by Chapter 1, Laws of Utah 1988, Third Special Session
             20          11-17-2, as last amended by Chapter 170, Laws of Utah 1996
             21          17-27-104, as last amended by Chapter 55, Laws of Utah 1996
             22          17-28-2.6, as enacted by Chapter 115, Laws of Utah 1992
             23          17-33-3, as enacted by Chapter 81, Laws of Utah 1981
             24          17-33-5, as last amended by Chapter 182, Laws of Utah 1999
             25          20A-3-105, as last amended by Chapter 22, Laws of Utah 1999


             26          26-10-1, as enacted by Chapter 126, Laws of Utah 1981
             27          26-29-1, as enacted by Chapter 126, Laws of Utah 1981
             28          26-29-2, as enacted by Chapter 126, Laws of Utah 1981
             29          26-29-3, as enacted by Chapter 126, Laws of Utah 1981
             30          26-30-1, as last amended by Chapter 103, Laws of Utah 1988
             31          26-30-2, as last amended by Chapter 38, Laws of Utah 1989
             32          26-30-3, as enacted by Chapter 126, Laws of Utah 1981
             33          31A-22-611, as enacted by Chapter 242, Laws of Utah 1985
             34          34-38-14, as last amended by Chapter 375, Laws of Utah 1997
             35          34-40-104, as last amended by Chapter 375, Laws of Utah 1997
             36          34A-5-102, as last amended by Chapter 161, Laws of Utah 1999
             37          41-1a-408, as last amended by Chapters 27 and 40, Laws of Utah 2000
             38          49-1-103, as last amended by Chapter 288, Laws of Utah 1995
             39          49-5-103, as last amended by Chapter 31, Laws of Utah 1997
             40          53A-1-402, as enacted by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 1988
             41          53A-9-103, as enacted by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 1988
             42          53A-11-203, as enacted by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 1988
             43          53A-17a-106, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 72, Laws of Utah 1991
             44          53A-17a-127, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
             45          53A-20-103, as enacted by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 1988
             46          53A-25-206, as enacted by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 1988
             47          55-5-5, as enacted by Chapter 174, Laws of Utah 1971
             48          59-10-108, as last amended by Chapter 183, Laws of Utah 1990
             49          62A-1-111, as last amended by Chapter 106, Laws of Utah 1999
             50          62A-4a-105, as last amended by Chapters 274 and 370, Laws of Utah 1998
             51          63B-5-201, as enacted by Chapter 335, Laws of Utah 1996
             52          75-5-316, as last amended by Chapter 161, Laws of Utah 1997
             53          78-11-23, as enacted by Chapter 167, Laws of Utah 1983
             54      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             55          Section 1. Section 9-4-602 is amended to read:
             56           9-4-602. Definitions.


             57          As used in this part:
             58          (1) "Area of operation" means:
             59          (a) in the case of an authority of a city, the city, except that the area of operation of an
             60      authority of any city does not include any area [which] that lies within the territorial boundaries
             61      of some other city; or
             62          (b) in the case of an authority of a county, all of the county for which it is created except,
             63      that a county authority may not undertake any project within the boundaries of any city unless a
             64      resolution has been adopted by the governing body of the city (and by any authority which shall
             65      have been theretofore established and authorized to exercise its powers in the city) declaring that
             66      there is need for the county authority to exercise its powers within that city.
             67          (2) "Blighted area" means any area where dwellings predominate [which] that, by reason
             68      of dilapidation, overcrowding, faulty arrangement or design, lack of ventilation, light, or sanitary
             69      facilities or any combination of these factors, are detrimental to safety, health, and morals.
             70          (3) "Bonds" means any bonds, notes, interim certificates, debentures, or other obligations
             71      issued by an authority pursuant to this part.
             72          (4) "City" means any city or town in the state.
             73          (5) "Clerk" means the city clerk or the county clerk, or the officer charged with the duties
             74      customarily imposed on [such] the clerk.
             75          (6) "County" means any county in the state.
             76          (7) "Elderly" means a person who meets the age, disability, or other conditions established
             77      by regulation of the authority.
             78          (8) "Federal government" includes the United States of America, the Department of
             79      Housing and Urban Development, or any other agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise,
             80      of the United States.
             81          (9) "Governing body" means, in the case of a city, the council or other body of the city in
             82      which is vested legislative authority customarily imposed on the city council, and in the case of
             83      a county, the board of county commissioners.
             84          [(11)] (10) "Housing authority" or "authority" means any public body corporate and politic
             85      created by this part.
             86          [(12)] (11) (a) "Housing project" or "project" means any work or undertaking, on
             87      contiguous or noncontiguous sites to:


             88          (i) demolish, clear, or remove buildings from any blighted area;
             89          (ii) provide or assist in providing decent, safe, and sanitary urban or rural dwellings,
             90      apartments, or other living accommodations for persons of medium and low income by any
             91      suitable methods, including but not limited to rental, sale of individual units in single or
             92      multifamily structures under conventional condominium, cooperative sales contract,
             93      lease-purchase agreement, loans, or subsidizing of rentals or charges; or
             94          (iii) accomplish a combination of the foregoing.
             95          (b) "Housing project" includes:
             96          (i) buildings, land, equipment, facilities, and other real or personal property for necessary,
             97      convenient, or desirable appurtenances;
             98          (ii) streets, sewers, water service, utilities, parks, site preparation and landscaping;
             99          (iii) facilities for administrative, community, health, recreational, welfare, or other
             100      purposes;
             101          (iv) the planning of the buildings and other improvements;
             102          (v) the acquisition of property or any interest therein; the demolition of existing structures;
             103          (vi) the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, alteration, or repair of the
             104      improvements and all other work in connection with them; and
             105          (vii) all other real and personal property and all tangible or intangible assets held or used
             106      in connection with the housing project.
             107          [(13)] (12) "Major disaster" means any flood, drought, fire, hurricane, earthquake, storm,
             108      or other catastrophe which in the determination of the governing body is of sufficient severity and
             109      magnitude to warrant the use of available resources of the federal, state, and local governments to
             110      alleviate the damage, hardship, or suffering caused.
             111          [(14)] (13) "Mayor" means the mayor of the city or the officer charged with the duties
             112      customarily imposed on the mayor or executive head of a city.
             113          [(15)] (14) "Obligee of an authority" or "obligee" includes any bondholder, agent or trustee
             114      for any bondholder, any lessor demising to the authority used in connection with a project, any
             115      assignee or assignees of the lessor's interest in whole or in part, and the federal government when
             116      it is a party to any contract with the authority.
             117          [(16)] (15) "Persons of medium and low income" mean persons or families who, as
             118      determined by the authority undertaking a project, cannot afford to pay the amounts at which


             119      private enterprise, unaided by appropriate assistance, is providing a substantial supply of decent,
             120      safe and sanitary housing.
             121          [(10) "Handicapped"] (16) "Person with a disability" means a person [whose functioning
             122      is substantially impaired, as determined in accordance with regulations established by the
             123      authority] with any disability as defined by and covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act
             124      of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 12102.
             125          (17) "Public body" means any city, county or municipal corporation, commission, district,
             126      authority, agency, subdivision, or other body of any of the foregoing.
             127          (18) "Real property" includes all lands, improvements, and fixtures on them, property of
             128      any nature appurtenant to them or used in connection with them, and every estate, interest, and
             129      right, legal or equitable, including terms for years.
             130          Section 2. Section 9-4-614 is amended to read:
             131           9-4-614. Preference for elderly and persons with a disability.
             132          (1) For the purpose of increasing the supply of low-rent housing and related facilities for
             133      medium and low income elderly and [handicapped persons of] medium and low income persons
             134      with a disability, an authority may exercise any of its powers under this part in projects involving
             135      dwelling accommodations designed specifically for these persons. [In respect to]
             136          (2) For dwelling units in any projects suitable to the needs of the elderly or [handicapped]
             137      persons with a disability, special preference may be extended in admission to those dwelling units
             138      to these persons of medium and low income.
             139          Section 3. Section 9-4-801 is amended to read:
             140           9-4-801. Creation.
             141          (1) There is created the Homeless Coordinating Committee.
             142          (2) (a) The committee shall consist of the state planning coordinator, the state
             143      superintendent of public instruction, and the executive directors of the Department of Human
             144      Services, the Department of Community and Economic Development, the Department of
             145      Workforce Services, and the Department of Health, or their designees.
             146          (b) The governor shall appoint the chair from among these members.
             147          (3) The governor may also appoint representatives of local governments, local housing
             148      authorities, local law enforcement agencies, and of federal and private agencies and organizations
             149      concerned with the homeless, mentally ill, elderly, single-parent families, substance abusers, and


             150      [the handicapped] persons with a disability to be members of the committee.
             151          (4) (a) Except as required by Subsection (4)(b), as terms of current committee members
             152      expire, the governor shall appoint each new member or reappointed member to a four-year term.
             153          (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (4)(a), the governor shall, at the time
             154      of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of committee
             155      members are staggered so that approximately half of the committee is appointed every two years.
             156          (c) A person appointed under this Subsection (4) may not be appointed to serve more than
             157      three consecutive terms.
             158          (5) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
             159      appointed for the unexpired term.
             160          (6) (a) (i) Members who are not government employees shall receive no compensation or
             161      benefits for their services, but may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of
             162      the member's official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections
             163      63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
             164          (ii) Members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their service.
             165          (b) (i) State government officer and employee members who do not receive salary, per
             166      diem, or expenses from their agency for their service may receive per diem and expenses incurred
             167      in the performance of their official duties from the committee at the rates established by the
             168      Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
             169          (ii) State government officer and employee members may decline to receive per diem and
             170      expenses for their service.
             171          (c) (i) Local government members who do not receive salary, per diem, or expenses from
             172      the entity that they represent for their service may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the
             173      performance of their official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance under
             174      Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
             175          (ii) Local government members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their
             176      service.
             177          Section 4. Section 9-4-802 is amended to read:
             178           9-4-802. Purposes of Homeless Coordinating Committee -- Uses of Homeless Trust
             179      Account.
             180          (1) (a) The Homeless Coordinating Committee shall work to ensure that services provided


             181      to the homeless by state agencies, local governments, and private organizations are provided in a
             182      cost-effective manner.
             183          (b) Programs funded by the committee shall emphasize emergency housing and
             184      self-sufficiency, including placement in meaningful employment or occupational training activities
             185      and, where needed, special services to meet the unique needs of the homeless who have families
             186      with children, or who are mentally ill, disabled, or suffer from other serious challenges to
             187      employment and self-sufficiency.
             188          (c) The committee may also fund treatment programs to ameliorate the effects of substance
             189      abuse or a [handicap] disability.
             190          (2) The committee designated in Subsection 9-4-801 (2) [is responsible for awarding] shall:
             191          (a) award contracts funded by the Homeless Trust Account[. The committee shall award
             192      contracts] with the advice and input of those designated in Subsection 9-4-801 (3)[, and shall];
             193          (b) consider need, diversity of geographic location, coordination with or enhancement of
             194      existing services, and the extensive use of volunteers[. Priority]; and
             195          (c) give priority for funding [shall be given] to programs that serve the homeless who are
             196      mentally ill and who are in families with children.
             197          (3) (a) In any fiscal year, no more than 80% of the funds in the Homeless Trust Account
             198      may be allocated to organizations that provide services only in Salt Lake, Davis, Weber, and Utah
             199      Counties.
             200          (b) The committee may:
             201          (i) expend up to 3% of its annual appropriation for administrative costs associated with
             202      the allocation of funds from the Homeless Trust Account, and up to 2% of its annual appropriation
             203      for marketing the Homeless Trust Account and soliciting donations to the Homeless Trust
             204      Account[. The committee may]; and
             205          (ii) pay for the initial costs of the State Tax Commission in implementing Section
             206      59-10-530.5 [out of] from the Homeless Trust Account.
             207          (4) (a) The committee may not expend, except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), an amount
             208      equal to the greater of $50,000 or 20% of the amount donated to the Homeless Trust Account
             209      during fiscal year 1988-89.
             210          (b) [The] If there are decreases in contributions to the fund, the committee may expend
             211      funds held in reserve to provide program stability [in the event of decreases in contributions to the


             212      fund], but the committee shall reimburse the amounts of those expenditures to the reserve fund [the
             213      amount of any such expenditure].
             214          (5) The committee shall make an annual report to the Economic Development and Human
             215      Resources Appropriations Subcommittee regarding the programs and services funded by
             216      contributions to the Homeless Trust Account.
             217          (6) The moneys in the Homeless Trust Account shall be invested by the state treasurer
             218      according to the procedures and requirements of Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money Management
             219      Act, except that all interest or other earnings derived from the fund moneys shall be deposited in
             220      the fund.
             221          Section 5. Section 9-7-205 is amended to read:
             222           9-7-205. Duties of board and director.
             223          (1) The board shall:
             224          (a) promote, develop, and organize a state library and make provisions for its housing;
             225          (b) promote and develop library services throughout the state in cooperation with any and
             226      all other state or municipal libraries, schools, or other agencies wherever practical;
             227          (c) promote the establishment of district, regional, or multicounty libraries as conditions
             228      within particular areas of the state may require;
             229          (d) supervise the books and materials of the state library and require careful and complete
             230      records of the condition and affairs of the state library to be kept;
             231          (e) establish policies for the administration of the division and for the control, distribution,
             232      and lending of books and materials to those libraries, institutions, groups, or individuals entitled
             233      to them under this chapter;
             234          (f) serve as the agency of the state for the administration of any state or federal funds
             235      [which] that may be appropriated to further library development within the state;
             236          (g) aid and provide general advisory assistance in the development of statewide school
             237      library service and encourage contractual and cooperative relations between school and public
             238      libraries;
             239          (h) give assistance, advice, and counsel to all tax-supported libraries of any type within
             240      the state and to all communities or persons proposing to establish them and conduct courses and
             241      institutes on the approved methods of operation, selection of books, or other activities necessary
             242      to the proper administration of a library;


             243          (i) furnish or contract for the furnishing of library or information service to state officials,
             244      state departments, or any groups that in the opinion of the director warrant the furnishing of those
             245      services, particularly through the facilities of traveling libraries to those parts of the state otherwise
             246      inadequately supplied by libraries;
             247          (j) where sufficient need exists and if the director considers it advisable, establish and
             248      maintain special departments in the state library to provide services for the blind [and physically
             249      handicapped], visually impaired, persons with disabilities, and professional, occupational, and
             250      other groups;
             251          (k) administer a depository library program by collecting state publications, and providing
             252      a bibliographic information system;
             253          (l) require that information and statistics necessary to the work of the state library be
             254      collected, and that findings and reports be published;
             255          (m) make any report concerning the activities of the state library to the governor as he may
             256      require; and
             257          (n) develop standards for public libraries.
             258          (2) The director shall, under the policy direction of the board, carry out the responsibilities
             259      under Subsection (1).
             260          Section 6. Section 10-9-104 is amended to read:
             261           10-9-104. Stricter requirements.
             262          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), municipalities may enact ordinances imposing
             263      stricter requirements or higher standards than are required by this chapter.
             264          (2) A municipality may not impose stricter requirements or higher standards than are
             265      required by:
             266          (a) Section 10-9-106 ;
             267          (b) Section 10-9-106.5 ;
             268          (c) Part 5, Residential Facilities for Elderly [Persons]; and
             269          (d) Part 6, Residential Facilities for [Handicapped] Persons with a Disability.
             270          Section 7. Section 11-17-1.5 is amended to read:
             271           11-17-1.5. Purpose of chapter.
             272          (1) The purposes of this chapter are to stimulate the economic growth of the state [of
             273      Utah], to promote employment and achieve greater industrial development in the state [of Utah],


             274      to maintain or enlarge domestic or foreign markets for Utah industrial products, to authorize
             275      municipalities and counties in the state to facilitate capital formation, finance, acquire, own, lease,
             276      or sell projects for the purpose of reducing, abating, or preventing pollution and to protect and
             277      promote the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of the state and to improve local health and
             278      the general welfare by inducing corporations, persons, or entities engaged in health care services,
             279      including hospitals, nursing homes, extended care facilities, facilities for the care of [physically
             280      and mentally handicapped] persons with a physical or mental disability, and administrative and
             281      support facilities, to locate, relocate, modernize, or expand in this state and to assist in the
             282      formation of investment capital with respect thereto. The Legislature hereby finds and declares
             283      that the acquisition or financing, or both, of projects under the Utah Industrial Facilities and
             284      Development Act and the issuance of bonds under it constitutes a proper public purpose.
             285          (2) It is declared that the policy of the state [of Utah] is to encourage the development of
             286      free enterprise and entrepreneurship for the purpose of the expansion of employment opportunities
             287      and economic development. It is found and declared that there exists in the state [of Utah] an
             288      inadequate amount of locally managed, pooled venture capital in the private sector available to
             289      invest in early stage businesses having high growth potential and [which] that can provide jobs for
             290      Utah citizens. It is found that [such] venture capital is required for healthy economic development
             291      of sectors of the economy having high growth and employment potential. It is further found that
             292      the public economic development purposes of the state and its counties and municipalities can be
             293      fostered by the sale of industrial revenue bonds for the purpose of providing funding for locally
             294      managed, pooled new venture and economic development funds in accordance with the provisions
             295      of this act. It is found and declared that in order to assure adequate investment of private capital
             296      for [such] these uses, cooperation between private enterprise and state and local government is
             297      necessary and in the public interest and that the facilitation of [such] capital accumulation is the
             298      appropriate activity of the counties and municipalities of this state and also of the Utah Division
             299      of Business and Economic Development, a division of the Utah Department of Community and
             300      Economic Development.
             301          It is found that venture capital funds historically, because of the more intensive nature of
             302      their relationship with companies in which they invest, tend to concentrate their investments within
             303      a relatively close geographical area to their headquarters location.
             304          It is found and declared that investors in economic development or new venture investment


             305      funds require for the overall security of their investments reasonable diversification of investment
             306      portfolios and that, in the course of [such] this diversification, investments are often syndicated
             307      or jointly made among several financial institutions or funds. It is expressly found and declared
             308      that an economic development or new venture investment fund must from time to time for its
             309      optimal profitability and efficiency (which are important for the security and profit of bond
             310      purchasers providing funds therefor) cooperate with others who may be located outside the state
             311      of Utah or the county or municipality where [such] the fund is headquartered in the making of
             312      investments and that [such] the fund must be free in the interests of reciprocal relationships with
             313      other financial institutions and diversification of risks to invest from time to time in enterprises
             314      [which] that are located outside [the state] of Utah or [such] the counties or municipalities. It is
             315      specifically found that such activity by a locally managed fund, funded in whole or in part with the
             316      proceeds of bonds sold [pursuant to] under this chapter, is within the public purposes of the state
             317      [of Utah] and any county or municipality offering [such] the bonds, provided that [such] the fund
             318      locates within the state of Utah or [such] the county or municipality its headquarters where its
             319      actual investment decisions and management functions occur and limits the aggregate amount of
             320      its investments in companies located outside [the state] of Utah to an amount [which] that in the
             321      aggregate does not exceed the aggregate amount of investments made by institutions and funds
             322      located outside [the state] of Utah in Utah companies, [which said] that the locally managed fund
             323      has sponsored or in which it has invested and [which] that it has brought to the attention of
             324      investors outside [the state] of Utah.
             325          Section 8. Section 11-17-2 is amended to read:
             326           11-17-2. Definitions.
             327          As used in this chapter:
             328          (1) "Bonds" means bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness.
             329          (2) "Finance" or "financing" includes the issuing of bonds by a municipality, county, or
             330      state university for the purpose of using a portion, or all or substantially all of the proceeds to pay
             331      for or to reimburse the user or its designee for the costs of the acquisition of facilities of a project,
             332      or to create funds for the project itself where appropriate, whether these costs are incurred by the
             333      municipality, the county, the state university, the user, or a designee of the user. If title to or in
             334      these facilities at all times remains in the user, the bonds of the municipality or county shall be
             335      secured by a pledge of one or more notes, debentures, bonds, other secured or unsecured debt


             336      obligations of the user, or such sinking fund or other arrangement as in the judgment of the
             337      governing body is appropriate for the purpose of assuring repayment of the bond obligations to
             338      investors in accordance with their terms.
             339          (3) "Governing body" means the board or body [in which] that the general legislative
             340      powers of the municipality or county are vested. In the case of state universities to which this
             341      chapter applies, "governing body" means the board or body having the control and supervision of
             342      the University of Utah and Utah State University and, with reference to a nonprofit corporation or
             343      foundation created by and operating under the auspices of a state university, the board of directors
             344      or board of trustees of that corporation or foundation.
             345          (4) "Industrial park" means land, including all necessary rights, appurtenances, easements,
             346      and franchises relating to it, acquired and developed by any municipality, county, or state
             347      university for the establishment and location of a series of sites for plants and other buildings for
             348      industrial, distribution, and wholesale use. There may be included as part of the development of
             349      the land for any industrial park under this chapter the acquisition and provision of water, sewerage,
             350      drainage, street, road, sidewalk, curb, gutter, street lighting, electrical distribution, railroad, or
             351      docking facilities, or any combination of them, but only to the extent that these facilities are
             352      incidental to the use of the land as an industrial park.
             353          (5) "Mortgage" means a mortgage, trust deed, or other security device.
             354          (6) "Municipality" means any incorporated city or town in the state, including cities or
             355      towns operating under home rule charters.
             356          (7) "Pollution" means any form of environmental pollution including, but not limited to,
             357      water pollution, air pollution, pollution caused by solid waste disposal, thermal pollution, radiation
             358      contamination, or noise pollution.
             359          (8) "Project" means:
             360          (a) any industrial park, land, interest in land, building, structure, facility, system, fixture,
             361      improvement, appurtenance, machinery, equipment, or any combination of them, whether or not
             362      in existence or under construction:
             363          (i) [which] that is suitable for industrial, manufacturing, warehousing, research, business,
             364      and professional office building facilities, commercial, shopping services, food, lodging, low
             365      income rental housing, recreational, or any other business purposes;
             366          (ii) [which] that is suitable to provide services to the general public;


             367          (iii) [which] that is suitable for use by any corporation, person, or entity engaged in health
             368      care services, including hospitals, nursing homes, extended care facilities, facilities for the care of
             369      [physically and mentally handicapped] persons with a physical or mental disability, and
             370      administrative and support facilities; or
             371          (iv) [which] that is suitable for use by a state university for the purpose of aiding in the
             372      accomplishment of its authorized academic, scientific, engineering, technical, and economic
             373      development functions, but "project" does not include any property, real, personal, or mixed, for
             374      the purpose of the construction, reconstruction, improvement, or maintenance of a public utility
             375      as defined in Section 54-2-1 , [except aircraft carriers as defined in Title 54,] Chapter 2, and except
             376      as provided in Subsection (8)(b);
             377          (b) any land, interest in land, building, structure, facility, system, fixture, improvement,
             378      appurtenance, machinery, equipment, or any combination of them, used by any individual,
             379      partnership, firm, company, corporation, public utility, association, trust, estate, political
             380      subdivision, state agency, or any other legal entity, or its legal representative, agent, or assigns, for
             381      the reduction, abatement, or prevention of pollution, including, but not limited to, the removal or
             382      treatment of any substance in process material, if that material would cause pollution if used
             383      without the removal or treatment;
             384          (c) facilities, machinery, or equipment, the manufacturing and financing of which will
             385      maintain or enlarge domestic or foreign markets for Utah industrial products; or
             386          (d) any economic development or new venture investment fund to be raised other than
             387      from:
             388          (i) municipal or county general fund moneys;
             389          (ii) moneys raised [pursuant to] under the taxing power of any county or municipality; or
             390          (iii) moneys raised against the general credit of any county or municipality.
             391          (9) "State university" means the University of Utah and Utah State University and includes
             392      any nonprofit corporation or foundation created by and operating under their authority.
             393          (10) "User" means the person, whether natural or corporate, who will occupy, operate,
             394      maintain, and employ the facilities of, or manage and administer a project after the financing,
             395      acquisition, or construction of it, whether as owner, manager, purchaser, lessee, or otherwise.
             396          Section 9. Section 17-27-104 is amended to read:
             397           17-27-104. Stricter requirements.


             398          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), counties may enact ordinances imposing stricter
             399      requirements or higher standards than are required by this chapter.
             400          (2) A county may not impose stricter requirements or higher standards than are required
             401      by:
             402          (a) Section 17-27-105 ;
             403          (b) Section 17-27-105.5 ;
             404          (c) Part 5, Residential Facilities for Elderly [Persons]; and
             405          (d) Part 6, Residential Facilities for [Handicapped] Persons with a Disability.
             406          Section 10. Section 17-28-2.6 is amended to read:
             407           17-28-2.6. Merit principles.
             408          The County Fire Civil Service System shall be established and administered in a manner
             409      that will provide for the effective implementation of the following merit principles:
             410          (1) recruiting, selecting, and advancing employees on the basis of their relative ability,
             411      knowledge, and skills, including open consideration of qualified applicants for initial appointment;
             412          (2) provision of equitable and adequate job classification and compensation systems,
             413      including pay and benefits programs;
             414          (3) training of employees as needed to assure high-quality performance;
             415          (4) retention of employees on the basis of the adequacy of their performance and
             416      separation of employees whose inadequate performance cannot be corrected;
             417          (5) fair treatment of applicants and employees in all aspects of personal administration
             418      without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, age, or [handicap]
             419      disability, and with proper regard for their privacy and constitutional rights as citizens;
             420          (6) provision of information to employees regarding their political rights and prohibited
             421      practices under the Hatch Act; and
             422          (7) provision of a formal procedure for processing the appeals and grievances of
             423      employees without discrimination, coercion, restraint, or reprisal.
             424          Section 11. Section 17-33-3 is amended to read:
             425           17-33-3. Merit principles.
             426          It is the policy of this state that each county may establish a personnel system administered
             427      in a manner that will provide for the effective implementation of the following merit principles:
             428          (1) recruiting, selecting, and advancing employees on the basis of their relative ability,


             429      knowledge, and skills, including open consideration of qualified applicants for initial appointment;
             430          (2) provision of equitable and adequate compensation;
             431          (3) training of employees as needed to assure high-quality performance;
             432          (4) retention of employees on the basis of the adequacy of their performance, and
             433      separation of employees whose inadequate performance cannot be corrected;
             434          (5) fair treatment of applicants and employees in all aspects of personnel administration
             435      without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, age, or [handicap]
             436      disability, and with proper regard for their privacy and constitutional rights as citizens;
             437          (6) provision of information to employees regarding their political rights and prohibited
             438      practices under the Hatch Act; and
             439          (7) provision of a formal procedure for processing the appeals and grievances of
             440      employees without discrimination, coercion, restraint, or reprisal.
             441          Section 12. Section 17-33-5 is amended to read:
             442           17-33-5. Office of personnel management -- Director -- Appointment and
             443      responsibilities -- Personnel rules.
             444          (1) (a) Each county legislative body shall:
             445          (i) create an office of personnel management, administered by a director of personnel
             446      management; and
             447          (ii) ensure that the director is a person with proven experience in personnel management.
             448          (b) (i) Beginning July 1, 1993, the county legislative body shall appoint a director of
             449      personnel management to serve a four-year term.
             450          (ii) At the expiration of any four-year term, the county legislative body may reappoint that
             451      director to another four-year term or may appoint a new director.
             452          (iii) If the position of director of personnel management becomes vacant for any reason
             453      before the four-year term expires, the county legislative body shall appoint a person to complete
             454      the unexpired term by following the procedures and requirements of this section.
             455          (c) The career service council shall:
             456          (i) advertise and recruit for the director position in the same manner as for merit positions;
             457          (ii) select three names from a register; and
             458          (iii) submit those names as recommendations to the county legislative body.
             459          (d) The county legislative body shall select a person to serve as director of the office of


             460      personnel management from the names submitted to it by the career service council.
             461          (2) The director of personnel management shall:
             462          (a) encourage and exercise leadership in the development of expertise in personnel
             463      administration within the several departments, offices, and agencies in the county service and make
             464      available the facilities of the office of personnel management to this end;
             465          (b) advise the county legislative and executive bodies on the use of human resources;
             466          (c) develop and implement programs for the improvement of employee effectiveness, such
             467      as training, safety, health, counseling, and welfare;
             468          (d) investigate periodically the operation and effect of this law and of the policies made
             469      under it and report findings and recommendations to the county legislative body;
             470          (e) establish and maintain records of all employees in the county service, setting forth as
             471      to each employee class, title, pay or status, and other relevant data;
             472          (f) make an annual report to the county legislative body regarding the work of the
             473      department; and
             474          (g) apply and carry out this law and the policies under it and perform any other lawful acts
             475      that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this law.
             476          (3) (a) (i) The director shall issue personnel rules for the county.
             477          (ii) The county legislative body may approve, amend, or reject those rules before they are
             478      implemented.
             479          (b) The rules shall provide for:
             480          (i) recruiting efforts to be planned and carried out in a manner that assures open
             481      competition, with special emphasis to be placed on recruiting efforts to attract minorities, women,
             482      [handicapped] persons with a disability as defined by and covered under the Americans with
             483      Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 12102, or other groups that are substantially underrepresented
             484      in the county work force to help assure they will be among the candidates from whom
             485      appointments are made;
             486          (ii) the establishment of job-related minimum requirements wherever practical, [which]
             487      that all successful candidates shall be required to meet in order to be eligible for consideration for
             488      appointment or promotion;
             489          (iii) selection procedures that include consideration of the relative merit of each applicant
             490      for employment, a job-related method of determining the eligibility or ineligibility of each


             491      applicant, and a valid, reliable, and objective system of ranking eligibles according to their
             492      qualifications and merit;
             493          (iv) certification procedures that insure equitable consideration of an appropriate number
             494      of the most qualified eligibles based on the ranking system;
             495          (v) appointments to positions in the career service by selection from the most qualified
             496      eligibles certified on eligible lists established in accordance with Subsections (3)(b)(iii) and (iv);
             497          (vi) noncompetitive appointments in the occasional instance where there is evidence that
             498      open or limited competition is not practical, such as for unskilled positions [for which there are]
             499      that have no minimum job requirements;
             500          (vii) limitation of competitions at the discretion of the director for appropriate positions
             501      to facilitate employment of qualified applicants with a substantial physical or mental impairment,
             502      or other groups protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act;
             503          (viii) permanent appointment for entry to the career service [which] that shall be
             504      contingent upon satisfactory performance by the employee during a period of six months, with the
             505      probationary period extendable for a period not to exceed six months for good cause, but with the
             506      condition that the probationary employee may appeal directly to the council any undue
             507      prolongation of the period designed to thwart merit principles;
             508          (ix) temporary, provisional, or other noncareer service appointments, which may not be
             509      used as a way of defeating the purpose of the career service and may not exceed 90 days, with the
             510      period extendable for a period not to exceed an additional 90 days for good cause;
             511          (x) lists of eligibles normally to be used, if available, for filling temporary positions, and
             512      short term emergency appointments to be made without regard to the other provisions of law to
             513      provide for maintenance of essential services in an emergency situation where normal procedures
             514      are not practical, these emergency appointments not to exceed 90 days, with that period extendable
             515      for a period not to exceed an additional 90 days for good cause;
             516          (xi) promotion and career ladder advancement of employees to higher level positions and
             517      assurance that all persons promoted are qualified for the position;
             518          (xii) recognition of the equivalency of other merit processes by waiving, at the discretion
             519      of the director, the open competitive examination for placement in the career service positions who
             520      were originally selected through a competitive examination process in another governmental entity,
             521      the individual in those cases, to serve a probationary period;


             522          (xiii) preparation, maintenance, and revision of a position classification plan for all
             523      positions in the career service, based upon similarity of duties performed and responsibilities
             524      assumed, so that the same qualifications may reasonably be required for, and the same schedule
             525      of pay may be equitably applied to, all positions in the same class, the compensation plan, in order
             526      to maintain a high quality public work force, to take into account the responsibility and difficulty
             527      of the work, the comparative pay and benefits needed to compete in the labor market and to stay
             528      in proper alignment with other similar governmental units, and other factors;
             529          (xiv) keeping records of performance on all employees in the career service and requiring
             530      consideration of performance records in determining salary increases, any benefits for meritorious
             531      service, promotions, the order of layoffs and reinstatements, demotions, discharges, and transfers;
             532          (xv) establishment of a plan governing layoffs resulting from lack of funds or work,
             533      abolition of positions, or material changes in duties or organization, and governing reemployment
             534      of persons so laid off, taking into account with regard to layoffs and reemployment the relative
             535      ability, seniority, and merit of each employee;
             536          (xvi) establishment of a plan for resolving employee grievances and complaints with final
             537      and binding decisions;
             538          (xvii) establishment of disciplinary measures such as suspension, demotion in rank or
             539      grade, or discharge, [such] measures to provide for presentation of charges, hearing rights, and
             540      appeals for all permanent employees in the career service to the career service council;
             541          (xviii) establishment of a procedure for employee development and improvement of poor
             542      performance;
             543          (xix) establishment of hours of work, holidays, and attendance requirements in various
             544      classes of positions in the career service;
             545          (xx) establishment and publicizing of fringe benefits such as insurance, retirement, and
             546      leave programs; and
             547          (xxi) any other requirements not inconsistent with this law that are proper for its
             548      enforcement.
             549          Section 13. Section 20A-3-105 is amended to read:
             550           20A-3-105. Marking and depositing ballots.
             551          (1) (a) If paper ballots are used, the voter, upon receipt of the ballot, shall go to a voting
             552      booth and prepare the voter's ballot by marking the appropriate position with a mark opposite the


             553      name of each candidate of the voter's choice for each office to be filled.
             554          (b) A mark is not required opposite the name of a write-in candidate.
             555          (c) If a ballot proposition is submitted to a vote of the people, the voter shall mark in the
             556      appropriate square with a mark opposite the answer the voter intends to make.
             557          (d) The voter shall fold the ballot before leaving the booth so its contents are concealed
             558      and the stub can be removed.
             559          (2) (a) (i) If ballot cards are used, the voter shall insert the ballot card into the voting
             560      device and mark the ballot card according to the instructions provided on the device.
             561          (ii) If the voter is issued a ballot card with a long stub without a secrecy envelope, the voter
             562      shall record any write-in votes on the long stub.
             563          (iii) If the voter is issued a ballot card with a secrecy envelope, the voter shall record any
             564      write-in votes on the secrecy envelope.
             565          (b) After the voter has marked the ballot card, the voter shall either:
             566          (i) place the ballot card inside the secrecy envelope, if one is provided; or
             567          (ii) fold the long stub over the face of the ballot card to maintain the secrecy of the vote
             568      if the voter is issued a ballot card with a long stub without a secrecy envelope.
             569          (3) (a) After preparation of the ballot, the voter shall:
             570          (i) leave the voting booth; and
             571          (ii) announce his name to the election judge in charge of the ballot box.
             572          (b) The election judge in charge of the ballot box shall:
             573          (i) clearly and audibly announce the name of the voter and the number on the stub of the
             574      voter's ballot;
             575          (ii) if the stub number on the ballot corresponds with the number previously recorded in
             576      the official register, and bears the initials of the election judge, remove the stub from the ballot;
             577      and
             578          (iii) return the ballot to the voter.
             579          (c) The voter shall, in full view of the election judges, cast his vote by depositing the ballot
             580      in the ballot box.
             581          (d) (i) The election judge may not accept a ballot from which the stub has been detached.
             582          (ii) The election judge shall treat a ballot from which the stub has been detached as a
             583      spoiled ballot and shall provide the voter with a new ballot and dispose of the spoiled ballot as


             584      provided in Section 20A-3-107 .
             585          (4) A voter voting a paper ballot in a regular primary election shall, after marking the
             586      ballot:
             587          (a) (i) detach the part of the paper ballot containing the names of the candidates of the
             588      party he has voted from the remainder of the paper ballot;
             589          (ii) fold that portion of the paper ballot so that its face is concealed; and
             590          (iii) deposit it in the ballot box; and
             591          (b) (i) fold the remainder of the paper ballot, containing the names of the candidates of the
             592      parties that the elector did not vote; and
             593          (ii) deposit it in a separate ballot box that is marked and designated as a blank ballot box.
             594          (5) (a) Each voter shall mark and deposit the ballot without delay and leave the voting area
             595      after voting.
             596          (b) A voter may not:
             597          (i) occupy a voting booth occupied by another, except as provided in Section 20A-3-108 ;
             598          (ii) remain within the voting area more than ten minutes; or
             599          (iii) occupy a voting booth for more than five minutes if all booths are in use and other
             600      voters are waiting to occupy them.
             601          (6) If the official register shows any voter as having voted, that voter may not reenter the
             602      voting area during that election unless that voter is an election official or watcher.
             603          (7) The election judges may not allow more than four voters more than the number of
             604      voting booths into the voting area at one time unless those excess voters are:
             605          (a) election officials[,];
             606          (b) watchers[,]; or [are]
             607          (c) assisting [handicapped] voters with a disability.
             608          Section 14. Section 26-10-1 is amended to read:
             609           26-10-1. Definitions.
             610          As used in this chapter:
             611          (1) "Maternal and child health services" means:
             612          (a) the provision of educational, preventative, diagnostic, and treatment services, including
             613      medical care, hospitalization, and other institutional care and aftercare, appliances, and facilitating
             614      services directed toward reducing infant mortality and improving the health of mothers and


             615      children provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to allow any agency of
             616      the state to interfere with the rights of the parent of an unmarried minor in decisions about the
             617      providing of health information or services;
             618          (b) the development, strengthening, and improvement of standards and techniques relating
             619      to [such] the services and care;
             620          (c) the training of personnel engaged in the provision, development, strengthening, or
             621      improvement of [such] the services and care; and
             622          (d) necessary administrative services connected with Subsections (1)(a), (b), and (c) [of
             623      this subsection].
             624          (2) "Crippled children's services" means:
             625          (a) the early location of crippled children, provided that any program of prenatal diagnosis
             626      for the purpose of detecting the possible disease or [handicaps] disabilities of an unborn child will
             627      not be used for screening, but rather will be utilized only when there are medical or genetic
             628      indications [which] that warrant diagnosis;
             629          (b) the provision for such children of preventive, diagnosis, and treatment services,
             630      including medical care, hospitalization, and other institutional care and aftercare, appliances, and
             631      facilitating services directed toward the diagnosis of the condition of such children or toward the
             632      restoration of [such] the children to maximum physical and mental health;
             633          (c) the development, strengthening, and improvement of standards and techniques relating
             634      to such services and care;
             635          (d) the training of personnel engaged in the provision, development, strengthening, or
             636      improvement of such services and care; and
             637          (e) necessary administrative services connected with Subsections (2)(a), (b), and (c) [of
             638      this subsection].
             639          Section 15. Section 26-29-1 is amended to read:
             640     
CHAPTER 29. ELIMINATION OF ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS FOR PERSONS

             641     
WITH A DISABILITY

             642           26-29-1. Buildings and facilities to which chapter applies -- Standards available to
             643      interested parties -- Building board staff to advise, review, and approve plans when possible.
             644          (1) (a) The standards in this chapter [shall] apply to all buildings and facilities used by the
             645      public [which] that are constructed or remodeled in whole or in part by the use of state funds, or


             646      the funds of any political subdivision of the state.
             647          (b) All [such] of those buildings and facilities constructed in Utah after May 12, 1981,
             648      shall conform to the standard prescribed in this chapter except buildings [or], facilities, or portions
             649      [thereof] of them, not intended for public use, including[, but not limited to,]:
             650          (i) caretaker dwellings[,];
             651          (ii) service buildings[,]; and
             652          (iii) heating plants[, constructed in this state after the effective date of this act shall
             653      conform to each of the standards prescribed herein].
             654          (2) [These standards shall be adhered to in those buildings and facilities under construction
             655      on the effective date of this act, unless the authority responsible for the construction shall
             656      determine that the construction has reached a state where compliance is impractical.] This chapter
             657      [shall apply] applies to temporary or emergency construction as well as permanent buildings.
             658          (3) [These] (a) The standards [shall be adhered to in] established in this chapter apply to
             659      the remodeling or alteration of any existing building or facility within the jurisdictions set forth
             660      in this chapter where [such] the remodeling or alteration will affect an area of the building or
             661      facility in which there are architectural barriers for [the physically handicapped] persons with a
             662      physical disability.
             663          (b) If the remodeling involves less than 50% of the space of the building or facility, only
             664      the areas being remodeled need comply with the standards.
             665          (c) If remodeling involves 50% or more of the space of the building or facility, the entire
             666      building or facility shall be brought into compliance with the standards [provided in this act].
             667          (4) (a) All individuals and organizations are encouraged to apply the standards prescribed
             668      [herein] in this chapter to all buildings used by the public, but [which may be] that are financed
             669      from other than public funds. [To this end the]
             670          (b) The State Building Board shall:
             671          (i) make the standards [of] established by this chapter available to interested individuals
             672      and organizations; and [shall,]
             673          (ii) upon request and to the extent possible, make available the services of the building
             674      board staff to advise, review, and approve plans and specifications [with respect to meeting] in
             675      order to comply with the standards of this chapter.
             676          Section 16. Section 26-29-2 is amended to read:


             677           26-29-2. Purpose of chapter.
             678          (1) This chapter is concerned with nonambulatory disabilities, semiambulatory disabilities,
             679      sight disabilities, hearing disabilities, disabilities of incoordination, and aging.
             680          (2) It is intended to make all buildings and facilities covered by this chapter accessible to,
             681      and functional for, [the physically handicapped] persons with a physical disability.
             682          Section 17. Section 26-29-3 is amended to read:
             683           26-29-3. Basis for standards.
             684          The standards of this chapter [shall be] are the current edition of planning and design
             685      criteria to prevent architectural barriers for the aged and [the physically handicapped] persons with
             686      a physical disability, as promulgated by the State Building Board.
             687          Section 18. Section 26-30-1 is amended to read:
             688           26-30-1. Physically disabled persons' rights and privileges.
             689          (1) The blind, visually [handicapped] impaired, hearing impaired, or otherwise physically
             690      disabled person has the same rights and privileges in the use of highways, streets, sidewalks,
             691      walkways, public buildings, public facilities, and other public areas as able-bodied persons.
             692          (2) The blind, visually [handicapped] impaired, hearing impaired, or otherwise physically
             693      disabled person has equal rights to accommodations, advantages, and facilities offered by common
             694      carriers, including air carriers, railroad carriers, motor buses, motor vehicles, water carriers, and
             695      all other modes of public conveyance in this state.
             696          (3) The blind, visually [handicapped] impaired, hearing impaired, or otherwise physically
             697      disabled person has equal rights to accommodations, advantages, and facilities offered by hotels,
             698      motels, lodges, and all other places of public accommodation in this state, and to places of
             699      amusement or resort to which the public is invited.
             700          (4) (a) The blind, visually [handicapped] impaired, hearing impaired, or otherwise
             701      physically disabled person has equal rights and access to public and private housing
             702      accommodations offered for rent, lease, or other compensation in this state.
             703          (b) This chapter does not require a person renting, leasing, or selling private housing or
             704      real property to modify [his] the housing or property in order to accommodate a blind, visually
             705      [disabled] impaired, hearing impaired, or otherwise physically disabled person, or to provide a
             706      higher degree of care for that person than for a person who is not physically disabled. [However,
             707      a]


             708          (c) A person renting, leasing, or selling private housing or real property to a blind, visually
             709      [disabled] impaired, hearing impaired, or otherwise physically disabled person, shall comply with
             710      the provisions of Section 26-30-2 , regarding the right of those persons to be accompanied by a
             711      guide or service dog specially trained for that purpose.
             712          Section 19. Section 26-30-2 is amended to read:
             713           26-30-2. Right to be accompanied by guide or service animal or animal in training.
             714          (1) (a) The blind, visually [handicapped] impaired, hearing impaired, or otherwise
             715      physically disabled person has the right to be accompanied by a guide or service [dog] animal,
             716      specially trained for that purpose, in any of the places specified in Section 26-30-1 without
             717      additional charge for the guide or service [dog] animal.
             718          (b) This section does not prohibit an owner or lessor of private housing accommodations
             719      from charging a reasonable deposit as security for any damage or wear and tear that might be
             720      caused by the [dog. However, an] service animal.
             721          (c) An owner or lessor of private housing accommodations may not, in any manner,
             722      discriminate against a blind, visually [handicapped] impaired, hearing impaired, or otherwise
             723      physically disabled person on the basis of [his] the person's possession of a guide or service [dog]
             724      animal specially trained for that purpose.
             725          (2) A person, whether or not [he] the person is blind, visually [handicapped] impaired,
             726      hearing impaired, or otherwise physically disabled, has the right to be accompanied by [a pup or
             727      dog] an animal that is in training to become a guide or service [dog] animal in any of the places
             728      specified in Section 26-30-1 without additional charge for the [dog] animal.
             729          (3) A blind, visually [handicapped] impaired, hearing impaired, or otherwise physically
             730      disabled person is liable for any loss or damage caused or inflicted to the premises by [his] the
             731      individual's guide or service [dog] animal.
             732          (4) Persons accompanied by a specially trained guide or service [dog] animal, or by [a pup
             733      or dog] an animal that is in training to become a guide or service [dog] animal, may first be
             734      required to identify the [dog] animal by exhibiting the [dog's] animal's laminated identification
             735      card or other form of identification, before these provisions apply.
             736          Section 20. Section 26-30-3 is amended to read:
             737           26-30-3. Policy of state to employ blind and disabled.
             738          It is the policy of this state that the blind, visually [handicapped] impaired, and otherwise


             739      physically disabled shall be employed in the state service, the service of the political subdivisions
             740      of the state, in the public schools, and in all other employment supported in whole or in part by
             741      public funds on the same terms and conditions as the able-bodied, unless it is shown that the
             742      particular disability prevents the performance of the work involved.
             743          Section 21. Section 31A-22-611 is amended to read:
             744           31A-22-611. Policy extension for children with a disability.
             745          (1) Every disability insurance policy or contract that provides that coverage of a dependent
             746      child of a person insured under the policy shall:
             747          (a) terminate upon reaching a limiting age as specified in the policy[, shall]; and
             748          (b) also provide that the age limitation does not terminate the coverage of a dependent
             749      child while the child is and continues to be both:
             750          [(a)] (i) incapable of self-sustaining employment because of mental retardation or physical
             751      [handicap] disability; and
             752          [(b)] (ii) chiefly dependent upon the person insured under the policy for support and
             753      maintenance.
             754          (2) The insurer may require proof of the incapacity and dependency be furnished by the
             755      person insured under the policy within 30 days of the date the child attains the limiting age, and
             756      at any time thereafter, except that the insurer may not require proof more often than annually after
             757      the two-year period immediately following attainment of the limiting age by the child.
             758          Section 22. Section 34-38-14 is amended to read:
             759           34-38-14. Employee not "disabled."
             760          An employee or prospective employee whose drug or alcohol test results are verified or
             761      confirmed as positive in accordance with the provisions of this chapter may not, [by virtue]
             762      because of those results alone, be defined as a person with a ["handicap"] "disability" for purposes
             763      of Title 34A, Chapter 5, Utah Antidiscrimination Act.
             764          Section 23. Section 34-40-104 is amended to read:
             765           34-40-104. Exemptions.
             766          (1) The minimum wage established in this chapter does not apply to:
             767          (a) any employee who is entitled to a minimum wage as provided in 29 U.S.C. Sec. 201
             768      et seq., the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended;
             769          (b) outside sales persons;


             770          (c) an employee who is a member of the employer's immediate family;
             771          (d) companionship service for persons who, because of age or infirmity, are unable to care
             772      for themselves;
             773          (e) casual and domestic employees as defined by the commission;
             774          (f) seasonal employees of nonprofit camping programs, religious or recreation programs,
             775      and nonprofit educational and charitable organizations registered under Title 13, Chapter 22,
             776      Charitable Solicitations Act;
             777          (g) an individual employed by the United States of America;
             778          (h) any prisoner employed through the penal system;
             779          (i) any employee employed in agriculture if the employee:
             780          (i) is principally engaged in the range production of livestock;
             781          (ii) is employed as a harvest laborer and is paid on a piece rate basis in an operation that
             782      has been and is generally recognized by custom as having been paid on a piece rate basis in the
             783      region of employment;
             784          (iii) was employed in agriculture less than 13 weeks during the preceding calendar year;
             785      or
             786          (iv) is a retired or semiretired person performing part-time or incidental work as a
             787      condition of the employee's residence on a farm or ranch;
             788          (j) registered apprentices or students employed by the educational institution in which they
             789      are enrolled; or
             790          (k) any seasonal hourly employee employed by a seasonal amusement establishment with
             791      permanent structures and facilities if the other direct monetary compensation from tips, incentives,
             792      commissions, end-of-season bonus, or other forms of pay is sufficient to cause the average hourly
             793      rate of total compensation for the season of seasonal hourly employees who continue to work to
             794      the end of the operating season to equal the applicable minimum wage if the seasonal amusement
             795      establishment:
             796          (i) does not operate for more than seven months in any calendar year; or
             797          (ii) during the preceding calendar year its average receipts for any six months of [such] that
             798      year were not more than 33-1/3% of its average receipts for the other six months of [such] that
             799      year.
             800          (2) (a) [Handicapped individuals] Persons with a disability whose earnings or productive


             801      capacities are impaired by age, physical or mental deficiencies, or injury may be employed at
             802      wages that are lower than the minimum wage, provided the wage is related to the employee's
             803      productivity.
             804          (b) The commission may establish and regulate the wages paid or wage scales for [the
             805      handicapped individuals] persons with a disability.
             806          (3) The commission may establish or may set a lesser minimum wage for learners not to
             807      exceed the first 160 hours of employment.
             808          (4) Employees tipped may be paid not less than 55% of the minimum wage when the
             809      balance received from tips, either directly or by pooling of tip receipts, is sufficient to bring the
             810      employee to the minimum wage. Employees shall retain all tips except to the extent that they
             811      participate in a bona fide tip pooling or sharing arrangement with other tipped employees. The
             812      commission may by rule provide for a greater tip allowance, in conjunction with its review of the
             813      minimum wage, under Section 34-40-103 .
             814          Section 24. Section 34A-5-102 is amended to read:
             815           34A-5-102. Definitions.
             816          As used in this chapter:
             817          (1) "Apprenticeship" means a program for the training of apprentices including a program
             818      providing the training of those persons defined as apprentices by Section 35A-6-102 .
             819          (2) "Bona fide occupational qualification" means a characteristic applying to an employee:
             820          (a) that is necessary to the operation; or
             821          (b) is the essence of the employee's employer's business.
             822          (3) "Court" means:
             823          (a) the district court in the judicial district of the state in which the asserted unfair
             824      employment practice occurred; or
             825          (b) if this court is not in session at that time, a judge of the court described in Subsection
             826      (3)(a).
             827          (4) "Director" means the director of the division.
             828          (5) "Disability" means a physical or mental impairment [that substantially limits one or
             829      more of an individual's major life activities] as defined and covered by the Americans with
             830      Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 12102.
             831          (6) "Division" means the Division of Antidiscrimination and Labor.


             832          (7) "Employee" means any person applying with or employed by an employer.
             833          (8) (a) "Employer" means:
             834          (i) the state;
             835          (ii) any political subdivision;
             836          (iii) a board, commission, department, institution, school district, trust, or agent of the state
             837      or its political subdivisions; or
             838          (iv) a person employing 15 or more employees within the state for each working day in
             839      each of 20 calendar weeks or more in the current or preceding calendar year.
             840          (b) "Employer" does not include:
             841          (i) a religious organization or association;
             842          (ii) a religious corporation sole; or
             843          (iii) any corporation or association constituting a wholly owned subsidiary or agency of
             844      any religious organization or association or religious corporation sole.
             845          (9) "Employment agency" means any person:
             846          (a) undertaking to procure employees or opportunities to work for any other person; or
             847          (b) holding itself out to be equipped to take an action described in Subsection (9)(a).
             848          (10) "Joint apprenticeship committee" means any association of representatives of a labor
             849      organization and an employer providing, coordinating, or controlling an apprentice training
             850      program.
             851          (11) "Labor organization" means any organization that exists for the purpose in whole or
             852      in part of:
             853          (a) collective bargaining;
             854          (b) dealing with employers concerning grievances, terms or conditions of employment; or
             855          (c) other mutual aid or protection in connection with employment.
             856          (12) "National origin" means the place of birth, domicile, or residence of an individual or
             857      of an individual's ancestors.
             858          (13) "On-the-job-training" means any program designed to instruct a person who, while
             859      learning the particular job for which the person is receiving instruction:
             860          (a) is also employed at that job; or
             861          (b) may be employed by the employer conducting the program during the course of the
             862      program, or when the program is completed.


             863          (14) "Person" means one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations,
             864      legal representatives, trusts or trustees, receivers, the state and all political subdivisions and
             865      agencies of the state.
             866          (15) "Presiding officer" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63-46b-2 .
             867          (16) "Prohibited employment practice" means a practice specified as discriminatory, and
             868      therefore unlawful, in Section 34A-5-106 .
             869          (17) "Retaliate" means the taking of adverse action by an employer, employment agency,
             870      labor organization, apprenticeship program, on-the-job training program, or vocational school
             871      against one of its employees, applicants, or members because the employee, applicant, or member:
             872          (a) has opposed any employment practice prohibited under this chapter; or
             873          (b) filed charges, testified, assisted, or participated in any way in any proceeding,
             874      investigation, or hearing under this chapter.
             875          (18) "Vocational school" means any school or institution conducting a course of
             876      instruction, training, or retraining to prepare individuals to follow an occupation or trade, or to
             877      pursue a manual, technical, industrial, business, commercial, office, personal services, or other
             878      nonprofessional occupations.
             879          Section 25. Section 41-1a-408 is amended to read:
             880           41-1a-408. Special group plates -- Design -- Application -- Issuance.
             881          (1) As used in this section:
             882          (a) "Boy Scouts of America license plates" means the special group license plates issued
             883      under this section to a contributor to the Boy Scouts of America.
             884          (b) "Children's issues license plates" means the special group license plates issued under
             885      this section to a contributor to the Guardian Ad Litem Services Account and the Children's
             886      Museum of Utah.
             887          (c) "Collegiate license plates" means the special group license plates issued under this
             888      section to a contributor to an institution after payment of the appropriate fees.
             889          (d) (i) "Contributor" means a person who has donated or in whose name at least $25 has
             890      been donated to:
             891          (A) a scholastic scholarship fund of a single institution;
             892          (B) the Office of Veterans' Affairs in the Department of Community and Economic
             893      Development for veterans' programs;


             894          (C) the Division of Wildlife Resources for conservation of wildlife and the enhancement,
             895      preservation, protection, access, and management of wildlife habitat;
             896          (D) the Department of Agriculture and Food for the benefit of soil conservation districts;
             897          (E) the Division of Parks and Recreation for the benefit of snowmobile programs;
             898          (F) the Guardian Ad Litem Services Account and the Children's Museum of Utah, with
             899      the donation evenly divided between the two; or
             900          (G) the Boy Scouts of America for the benefit of a Utah Boy Scouts of America council
             901      as specified by the contributor.
             902          (ii) Except as provided under Subsection (13), the donation must be made in the 12 months
             903      prior to registration or renewal of registration.
             904          (e) "Institution" means a state institution of higher education or a private institution of
             905      higher education in the state accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized by
             906      the United States Department of Education.
             907          (f) "Snowmobile license plates" means the special group license plates issued under this
             908      section to a contributor to the Division of Parks and Recreation after payment of the appropriate
             909      fees.
             910          (g) "Soil conservation license plates" means the special group license plates issued under
             911      this section to a contributor to the Department of Agriculture and Food after payment of the
             912      appropriate fees.
             913          (h) "State institution of higher education" has the same meaning as provided in Section
             914      53B-3-102 .
             915          (i) "Veterans' license plates" means the special group license plates issued under this
             916      section to a contributor to the Office of Veterans' Affairs after payment of the appropriate fees.
             917          (j) "Wildlife license plates" means the special group license plates issued under this section
             918      to a contributor to the Division of Wildlife Resources after payment of the appropriate fees.
             919          (2) (a) The design and maximum number of numerals or characters on special group
             920      license plates shall be determined by the division in accordance with the criteria in Subsection
             921      (2)(b).
             922          (b) Except for Olympic special group license plates, each special group license plate shall
             923      display:
             924          (i) the word Utah;


             925          (ii) the name or identifying slogan of the special group;
             926          (iii) a symbol not exceeding two positions in size representing the special group; and
             927          (iv) the combination of letters, numbers, or both uniquely identifying the registered
             928      vehicle.
             929          (3) (a) The division shall, after consultation with a representative designated by the special
             930      group, specify the word or words comprising the special group name and the symbol to be
             931      displayed upon the special group license plates.
             932          (b) Collegiate, veterans', children's issues, snowmobile, soil conservation, Boy Scouts of
             933      America, and wildlife license plates may not be redesigned under this section more frequently than
             934      every five years.
             935          (c) Veterans' license plates shall display one of the symbols representing the Army, Navy,
             936      Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard.
             937          (4) Subject to Subsections (10) and (12), the division shall only issue special group license
             938      plates to a person who is:
             939          (a) a current member of the Legislature;
             940          (b) a current member of the United States Congress;
             941          (c) a survivor of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor;
             942          (d) a former prisoner of war;
             943          (e) a recipient of a Purple Heart, as provided in Section 41-1a-409 ;
             944          (f) a current member of the National Guard;
             945          (g) a person with a disability or the registered owner of a vehicle that an organization uses
             946      primarily for the transportation of persons with disabilities that limit or impair the ability to walk;
             947          (h) a contributor to an institution's scholastic scholarship fund;
             948          (i) a contributor to the Division of Wildlife Resources;
             949          (j) a contributor to the Office of Veterans' Affairs;
             950          (k) licensing a special interest vehicle;
             951          (l) licensing a vintage vehicle;
             952          (m) a licensed amateur radio operator;
             953          (n) registering a farm truck;
             954          (o) a currently employed, volunteer, or retired firefighter;
             955          (p) a contributor to the Division of Parks and Recreation;


             956          (q) a contributor to the Department of Agriculture and Food;
             957          (r) a contributor to the Guardian Ad Litem Services Account and the Children's Museum
             958      of Utah;
             959          (s) a contributor to the Boy Scouts of America; or
             960          (t) an emergency medical technician.
             961          (5) (a) A vehicle displaying a survivor of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor license plate
             962      decal, a former prisoner of war license plate decal, or a Purple Heart license plate decal shall be
             963      titled in the name of the veteran or the veteran and spouse.
             964          (b) Upon the death of the veteran, the surviving spouse may, upon application to the
             965      division, retain the special group license plate decal so long as the surviving spouse remains
             966      unmarried.
             967          (c) The division shall require the surviving spouse to make a sworn statement that the
             968      surviving spouse is unmarried before renewing the registration under this section.
             969          (6) (a) (i) In accordance with rules made under Subsection (12), the division shall issue
             970      a person with a disability special group license plate, temporary removable windshield placard, or
             971      a removable windshield placard to:
             972          (A) a qualifying person with a disability; or
             973          (B) an organization that uses a vehicle registered in the applicant's name primarily for the
             974      transportation of persons with disabilities that limit or impair the ability to walk.
             975          (ii) The division shall issue a person with a disability special group license plate or a
             976      removable windshield placard to a person with a permanent disability.
             977          (iii) The issuance of a person with a disability special group license plate does not preclude
             978      the issuance to the same applicant of a removable windshield placard.
             979          (iv) The division shall issue on request one additional placard to a person with a person
             980      with a disability special group license plate, temporary removable windshield placard, or a
             981      removable windshield placard.
             982          (b) The temporary removable windshield placard or removable windshield placard shall
             983      be hung from the front windshield rearview mirror when the vehicle is parked in a parking space
             984      reserved for persons with disabilities so that it is visible from the front and rear of the vehicle.
             985          (7) (a) An applicant for original or renewal collegiate license plates must be a contributor
             986      to the institution named in the application and present the original contribution verification form


             987      or make a contribution to the division at the time of application.
             988          (b) An institution with a special group license plate shall issue to a contributor a
             989      verification form designed by the commission containing:
             990          (i) the name of the contributor;
             991          (ii) the institution to which a donation was made;
             992          (iii) the date of the donation; and
             993          (iv) an attestation that the donation was for a scholastic scholarship.
             994          (c) The state auditor may audit each institution to verify that the moneys collected by the
             995      institutions from contributors are used for scholastic scholarships.
             996          (d) After an applicant has been issued collegiate license plates or renewal decals, the
             997      commission shall charge the institution whose plate was issued, a fee determined in accordance
             998      with Section 63-38-3.2 for management and administrative expenses incurred in issuing and
             999      renewing the collegiate license plates.
             1000          (e) If the contribution is made at the time of application, the contribution shall be:
             1001          (i) collected by the division;
             1002          (ii) treated as a voluntary contribution for the named institution's scholastic scholarship
             1003      fund and not as a motor vehicle registration fee; and
             1004          (iii) deposited with the named institution, less actual production and administrative costs
             1005      associated with making and issuing collegiate license plates.
             1006          (8) (a) An applicant for original or renewal wildlife license plates must be a contributor
             1007      to the Division of Wildlife Resources.
             1008          (b) This contribution shall be:
             1009          (i) collected by the division;
             1010          (ii) treated as a voluntary contribution for the funding of wildlife activities and not as a
             1011      motor vehicle registration fee; and
             1012          (iii) deposited into the Wildlife Resources Account created in Section 23-14-13 , less actual
             1013      production and administrative costs associated with making and issuing wildlife license plates.
             1014          (9) The division shall issue Olympic special group license plates.
             1015          (10) (a) An organization that makes a significant contribution to the state may request the
             1016      commission to authorize special group license plates for the organization if the organization
             1017      collects a minimum of 500 applications with the fees required under Section 41-1a-1211 .


             1018          (b) If the commission approves the request, the division shall design a license plate in
             1019      accordance with Subsections (2) and (3).
             1020          (c) If the commission rejects the request, the organization shall refund all fees to the
             1021      applicants.
             1022          (11) Any person who meets the criteria established under this part for issuance of special
             1023      group license plates may make application in the same manner provided in Sections 41-1a-410 and
             1024      41-1a-411 for personalized special group license plates.
             1025          (12) (a) The commission shall make rules in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah
             1026      Administrative Rulemaking Act, to:
             1027          (i) establish qualifying criteria for persons to receive, renew, or surrender special group
             1028      license plates, a temporary removable windshield placard, or a removable windshield placard;
             1029          (ii) establish the maximum number of numerals or characters for special group license
             1030      plates; and
             1031          (iii) require all temporary removable windshield placards and removable windshield
             1032      placards to include:
             1033          (A) an identification number;
             1034          (B) an expiration date not to exceed six months for a temporary removable windshield
             1035      placard and two years for a removable windshield placard; and
             1036          (C) the seal or other identifying mark of the division.
             1037          (b) The qualifying criteria under Subsection (12)(a) for a person with a disability special
             1038      group license plate, temporary removable windshield placard, or removable windshield placard
             1039      shall include a requirement that an initial application of a person with a disability be accompanied
             1040      by the certification of a licensed physician:
             1041          (i) that the applicant meets the definition of a person with a disability that limits or impairs
             1042      the ability to walk as defined in the federal Uniform System for [Handicapped] Parking for Persons
             1043      with Disabilities, [58 Fed. Reg. 10, 328 (1991)] 23 C.F.R. Ch. 11, Subch. B, Pt. 1235.2 (1991);
             1044      and
             1045          (ii) containing the period of time that the physician determines the applicant will have the
             1046      disability, not to exceed six months in the case of a temporary disability.
             1047          (13) (a) The division may issue original veterans' license plates.
             1048          (b) An applicant for original veterans' license plates must be at least a one-time contributor


             1049      to the Office of Veterans' Affairs.
             1050          (c) This contribution shall be:
             1051          (i) collected by the division;
             1052          (ii) treated as a voluntary contribution for the Office of Veterans' Affairs and not as a
             1053      motor vehicle registration fee; and
             1054          (iii) transferred to the Office of Veterans' Affairs at least monthly, less actual production
             1055      and administrative costs associated with making and issuing veterans' license plates.
             1056          (14) (a) The division may issue original snowmobile license plates if the Division of Parks
             1057      and Recreation provides a one-time contribution of at least $9,000 to the division from restricted
             1058      revenue in the Off-Highway Vehicle Account in the General Fund to cover startup materials and
             1059      programming costs.
             1060          (b) An applicant for original snowmobile license plates must be a contributor to the
             1061      Division of Parks and Recreation.
             1062          (c) This contribution shall be:
             1063          (i) collected by the division;
             1064          (ii) treated as a voluntary contribution for the Division of Parks and Recreation for the
             1065      benefit of snowmobile programs and not as a motor vehicle registration fee; and
             1066          (iii) transferred to the Division of Parks and Recreation at least monthly, less actual
             1067      production and administrative costs associated with making and issuing snowmobile license plates.
             1068          (15) (a) (i) The division may issue original soil conservation license plates if soil
             1069      conservation districts provide a one-time contribution of at least $9,000 to the division to cover
             1070      startup materials and programming costs.
             1071          (ii) The contribution described in Subsection (15)(a)(i) may be from private funds
             1072      available to soil conservation districts.
             1073          (b) An applicant for original soil conservation license plates must be a contributor to the
             1074      Department of Agriculture and Food.
             1075          (c) This contribution shall be:
             1076          (i) collected by the division;
             1077          (ii) treated as a voluntary contribution for the Department of Agriculture and Food for the
             1078      benefit of soil conservation districts and not as a motor vehicle registration fee; and
             1079          (iii) transferred to the Department of Agriculture and Food at least monthly, less actual


             1080      production and administrative costs associated with making and issuing soil conservation license
             1081      plates.
             1082          (16) (a) (i) The division may issue original children's issues license plates if the Office of
             1083      the Guardian Ad Litem Director and the Children's Museum of Utah each provide a one-time
             1084      contribution of at least $4,500 to the division to cover startup materials and programming costs.
             1085          (ii) The contribution described in Subsection (16)(a)(i) from the Office of the Guardian
             1086      Ad Litem Director shall be from private funds not normally available to the Office of the Guardian
             1087      Ad Litem Director.
             1088          (b) An applicant for original or renewal children's issues license plates must be a
             1089      contributor to the Guardian Ad Litem Services Account and the Children's Museum of Utah.
             1090          (c) This contribution shall be:
             1091          (i) collected by the division;
             1092          (ii) treated as a voluntary contribution for the Guardian Ad Litem Services Account and
             1093      the Children's Museum of Utah and not as a motor vehicle registration fee; and
             1094          (iii) transferred to the Guardian Ad Litem Services Account and the Children's Museum
             1095      of Utah at least monthly, less actual production and administrative costs associated with making
             1096      and issuing children's issues license plates.
             1097          (17) A current member of the Legislature may select the Olympic license plate as the
             1098      legislator's special group license plate. The legislator shall pay the special fees for the Olympic
             1099      license plate, as provided in Section 41-1a-417 and Subsection 41-1a-1211 (12).
             1100          (18) (a) Beginning January 1, 2001, the division may issue original Boy Scouts of America
             1101      license plates if the Boy Scouts of America provides a one-time contribution of at least $9,000 to
             1102      the division to cover startup materials and programming costs.
             1103          (b) An applicant for original or renewal Boy Scouts of America license plates must be a
             1104      contributor to the Boy Scouts of America.
             1105          (c) This contribution shall be:
             1106          (i) collected by the division;
             1107          (ii) treated as a voluntary contribution for the Boy Scouts of America and not as a motor
             1108      vehicle registration fee; and
             1109          (iii) transferred to the Boy Scouts of America at least monthly, less actual production and
             1110      administrative costs associated with making and issuing Boy Scouts of America license plates.


             1111          Section 26. Section 49-1-103 is amended to read:
             1112           49-1-103. Definitions.
             1113          As used in this title:
             1114          (1) "Accumulated contributions" means the sum of the contributions made by or on behalf
             1115      of a member and standing to the credit of the member's individual account, including regular
             1116      interest where allowed by law.
             1117          (2) "Actuarial equivalent" means a benefit of equal value when computed upon the basis
             1118      of mortality tables adopted by the board, including regular interest.
             1119          (3) "Actuarial interest rate" means the interest rate adopted by the board upon the
             1120      recommendation of the actuary and upon which the funding of retirement system costs and benefits
             1121      are computed.
             1122          (4) "Administrator" means the executive director of the board.
             1123          (5) "Agency" means:
             1124          (a) a department, division, agency, office, authority, commission, board, institution, or
             1125      hospital of the state;
             1126          (b) a county, municipality, school district, or special district;
             1127          (c) a state college or university; or
             1128          (d) any other individual employing unit that participates in a system administered by the
             1129      board.
             1130          (6) "Allowance" means the pension plus the annuity, including any cost of living or other
             1131      authorized adjustments to the pension and annuity.
             1132          (7) "Annuity" means annual payments for life derived from contributions made by the
             1133      employee.
             1134          (8) "Beneficiary" means any person entitled to receive a retirement allowance or other
             1135      benefit provided by this title.
             1136          (9) "Board" or "retirement board" means the Utah State Retirement Board established
             1137      under this title.
             1138          (10) "Contributions" means the contributions by the employer and the member, if any, into
             1139      a retirement fund.
             1140          (11) "Current service" means covered service rendered after the effective date of each
             1141      system.


             1142          (12) "Department" means any department, office, board, commission, instrumentality, or
             1143      other agency of the state.
             1144          (13) "Dependent beneficiary" means a spouse, child, or children under 21 years of age, a
             1145      [physically or mentally handicapped] child or children with a physical or mental disability,
             1146      regardless of age, or a parent, or person, regardless of age or relationship, who is or are financially
             1147      dependent upon the member. The dependency of a person other than a spouse or child shall be
             1148      proved by written verified documents acceptable to the board or by a copy of the member's state
             1149      income tax return for the last reportable year listing the person as a dependent. All documents are
             1150      subject to review and approval of the administrator.
             1151          (14) "Employer" or "employing unit" means any department, educational institution,
             1152      political subdivision, organization, or agency financed in whole or in part by public funds for
             1153      which any employee or member performs services subject to this title.
             1154          (15) "Inactive member" means a member who has received no compensation for a period
             1155      longer than four months.
             1156          (16) (a) "Member" means any person included in the membership of any retirement system
             1157      administered by the board.
             1158          (b) A person is considered to be a member if he has contributions on deposit with the
             1159      retirement system or with the terminated system. "Member" also includes leased employees within
             1160      the meaning of Section 414(n)(2) of the federal Internal Revenue Code. If leased employees
             1161      constitute less than 20% of the employer's work force that is not highly compensated within the
             1162      meaning of Section 414(n)(5)(c)(ii) , Internal Revenue Code, "member" does not include leased
             1163      employees covered by a plan described in Section 414(n)(5) of the federal Internal Revenue Code.
             1164          (17) "Office" or "retirement office" means the Utah State Retirement Office.
             1165          (18) "Participating employer" or "participating employing unit" means any employer or
             1166      employing unit participating in the system whose employees are members of the system.
             1167          (19) "Payroll" means a register, warrant, or any other document upon which all persons
             1168      receiving salary payments are listed.
             1169          (20) "Pension" means annual payments for life derived from contributions made by
             1170      employers.
             1171          (21) "Political subdivision" means any political subdivision of the state, including cities,
             1172      towns, counties, and school districts, but only if the subdivision is a juristic entity that is legally


             1173      separate and distinct from the state and only if its employees are not by virtue of their relationship
             1174      to the entity, employees of the state or one of its departments.
             1175          (a) The term includes special districts or authorities created by the Legislature or by local
             1176      governments including mosquito abatement districts, sewer or water districts, water associations
             1177      and companies, libraries, and any entity arising out of a consolidation agreement between political
             1178      subdivisions.
             1179          (b) The term includes the retirement office.
             1180          (c) The term does not include a project entity created under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal
             1181      Cooperation Act.
             1182          (22) "Prior service" means service rendered prior to the effective date of each system.
             1183          (23) "Refund" means a return of contributions to a terminating member.
             1184          (24) "Regular interest" means interest compounded annually at a rate adopted by the board
             1185      in accordance with this title.
             1186          (25) "Retirant" means a retired member who is receiving retirement benefits.
             1187          (26) "Retirement" means withdrawal from active service with a retirement allowance
             1188      granted under this title.
             1189          (27) "Service" or "covered service" means service used in the computation of benefits.
             1190          Section 27. Section 49-5-103 is amended to read:
             1191           49-5-103. Definitions.
             1192          As used in this chapter:
             1193          (1) (a) "Compensation," "salary," or "wages" means the total amount of payments [which]
             1194      that are currently includable in gross income made by an employer to an employee for services
             1195      rendered to the employer as base income. Base income shall be determined prior to any salary
             1196      deductions or reductions for any salary deferral or pretax benefit programs authorized by federal
             1197      law, for the position covered under the retirement system.
             1198          (b) "Compensation" includes performance-based bonuses and cost-of-living adjustments.
             1199          (c) "Compensation" does not include:
             1200          (i) overtime;
             1201          (ii) sick pay incentives;
             1202          (iii) retirement pay incentives;
             1203          (iv) remuneration paid in kind such as a residence, use of equipment, uniforms, or travel


             1204      allowances;
             1205          (v) a lump-sum payment or special payments covering accumulated leave; and
             1206          (vi) all contributions made by an employer under this plan or under any other employee
             1207      benefit plan maintained by an employer for the benefit of a participant.
             1208          (d) "Compensation" for purposes of this chapter may not exceed the amount allowed under
             1209      Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(17).
             1210          (2) (a) "Disability" means a physical or mental condition [which] that, in the judgment of
             1211      the board, is total and presumably permanent, prevents a member from fulfilling the
             1212      responsibilities of the member's assignment, and prevents the member from performing
             1213      satisfactorily in some other assignment of the same general class.
             1214          (b) The determination of disability is based upon medical and other evidence satisfactory
             1215      to the board.
             1216          (3) "Employer" or "employing unit" means any regularly constituted fire department of a
             1217      political subdivision for which any employee or member performs services subject to this chapter.
             1218          (4) "Final average salary" means the amount computed by averaging the highest three years
             1219      of annual compensation preceding retirement, but not including overtime or lump-sum or special
             1220      salary adjustments received instead of uniform or other allowances or expenses or other payments
             1221      made covering accumulated leave.
             1222          (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), the percentage increase in any one of the years
             1223      used may not exceed the previous year's salary by more than 10% plus a cost-of-living adjustment
             1224      equal to the decrease in the purchasing power of the dollar during the previous year, as measured
             1225      by the Consumer Price Index prepared by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.
             1226          (b) In cases where the employing unit provides acceptable documentation to the board the
             1227      limitation in Subsection (4)(a) may be exceeded if:
             1228          (i) the member has transferred from another employing unit; or
             1229          (ii) the member has been promoted to a new position.
             1230          (5) "Firefighter service" means full-time paid service rendered as an individual or as a
             1231      member of a group of firefighters regularly assigned to a regularly constituted fire department.
             1232          (6) "Full-time service" means 2,080 hours per year.
             1233          (7) "Inactive member" means a member who has received no compensation for a period
             1234      of longer than four months.


             1235          (8) "Line-of-duty death or disability" means a death or any physical or mental disability
             1236      resulting from external force, violence, or disease occasioned by an act of duty as a firefighter and
             1237      includes for a paid firefighter, after five years of credited service, any death or disability resulting
             1238      from heart disease, lung disease, or respiratory tract, but if a firefighter ceases to be a contributing
             1239      member because of personal illness or service-connected disability, neither of which is related to
             1240      heart or lung disease nor the respiratory tract for a period of six months or more and then again
             1241      becomes a contributing member, the provision relating to death or disability resulting from heart,
             1242      lung, or respiratory disease does not apply until the member again becomes a contributing member
             1243      for a period of not less than two years or unless clear and precise evidence is presented that the
             1244      heart, lung, or respiratory disease was, in fact, occasioned in the line-of-duty.
             1245          (9) (a) "Member" means any person included in the membership of the retirement system.
             1246          (b) A person is a member if the person has contributions on deposit with the retirement
             1247      system.
             1248          (c) A person hired on or after July 1, 1971, in a fire department, who is assigned directly
             1249      to a clerical position, and because of lack of training in fire fighting techniques, is not subject to
             1250      reassignment into positions of hazardous duty, is not eligible for membership in this system.
             1251          (i) The person in a clerical position shall become a contributing member of the appropriate
             1252      retirement system.
             1253          (ii) The required employer contributions shall be paid by the fire department.
             1254          (iii) This membership exclusion may not be interpreted to prohibit the assignment of a
             1255      [handicapped] disabled or partially disabled firefighter to that position.
             1256          (iv) If Subsection (9)(c)(iii) applies, the firefighter retains status as a contributing member
             1257      of this system and continues to accrue service credits while so employed.
             1258          (10) "Regularly constituted fire department" means a fire department [which] that employs
             1259      a full-time fire chief and promulgates rules.
             1260          (11) (a) "Service" or "covered service" means firefighter service rendered an employer for
             1261      compensation [which is] included in computations relating to membership status or benefit rights
             1262      under this chapter.
             1263          (b) A retirement allowance or other benefit may not be granted under this system that is
             1264      based upon the same service for retirement benefits under some other retirement system
             1265      administered by the board.


             1266          (12) (a) "Volunteer firefighter" means any individual that is not regularly employed as a
             1267      firefighter, but who is on the rolls of a regularly constituted fire department.
             1268          (b) An individual that volunteers assistance but is not a regularly enrolled firefighter is not
             1269      a volunteer firefighter.
             1270          (c) Service as a volunteer firefighter is not creditable towards qualifying for a service
             1271      retirement allowance.
             1272          (13) "Years of service" or "service years" means the number of periods consisting of 12
             1273      full months as determined by the board, whether consecutive or not, during which an employee
             1274      performed services for an employer or received full-time pay while on sick leave, including any
             1275      time the employee was absent in the service of the United States.
             1276          Section 28. Section 53A-1-402 is amended to read:
             1277           53A-1-402. Board to establish minimum standards for public schools.
             1278          (1) The State Board of Education shall establish rules and minimum standards for the
             1279      public schools, to include:
             1280          (a) the qualification and certification of educators and ancillary personnel who provide
             1281      direct student services, required school administrative and supervisory services, and evaluation of
             1282      instructional personnel;
             1283          (b) access to programs, attendance, competency levels, graduation requirements, discipline
             1284      and control, and health and safety requirements;
             1285          (c) school accreditation, the academic year, alternative and pilot programs, curriculum and
             1286      instruction requirements, school libraries, and services to [the handicapped] persons with a
             1287      disability as defined by and covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C.
             1288      12102; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 705(20)(A); and the Individuals with Disabilities
             1289      and Education Act, 20 U.S.C. 1401(3); and other special groups;
             1290          (d) requirements for school design, general educational specifications, school sites, and
             1291      building accessibility;
             1292          (e) state reimbursed bus routes, bus safety and operational requirements, and other
             1293      transportation needs; and
             1294          (f) school productivity and cost effectiveness measures, the minimum school program,
             1295      school building aid, school lunch, driver education, federal programs, school budget formats, and
             1296      financial, statistical, and student accounting requirements.


             1297          (2) The board shall determine whether the minimum standards have been met, and that
             1298      required reports are properly submitted.
             1299          (3) The board may apply for, receive, administer, and distribute to eligible applicants funds
             1300      made available through programs of the federal government.
             1301          Section 29. Section 53A-9-103 is amended to read:
             1302           53A-9-103. Authorized components.
             1303          Career ladders may include the following components:
             1304          (1) A career ladder may have an extended contract year for teachers, providing for
             1305      additional paid nonteaching days beyond the regular school year for curriculum development,
             1306      inservice training, preparation, and related activities. School boards may approve individual
             1307      exceptions to the extended year contract.
             1308          (2) It may have, at the option of the local school board, an extended contract year for
             1309      teachers, providing for additional paid workdays beyond the regular school year for teaching
             1310      assignments in summer school, remedial, [handicapped] disabled, specialized, vocational, gifted
             1311      and talented, and adult education programs.
             1312          (3) It may have a fair and consistent procedure for selecting teachers who will be given
             1313      additional responsibilities. The selection procedure shall incorporate clearly stated job descriptions
             1314      and qualifications for each level on the career ladder.
             1315          (4) (a) It may have a program of differentiated staffing that provides additional
             1316      compensation and, as appropriate, additional extensions of the contract year, for those who assume
             1317      additional instruction-related responsibilities such as:
             1318          [(a)] (i) assisting students and beginning teachers;
             1319          [(b)] (ii) curriculum and lesson plan development;
             1320          [(c)] (iii) helping established teachers improve their teaching skills;
             1321          [(d)] (iv) volunteer training;
             1322          [(e)] (v) planning[,];
             1323          (vi) facilities and productivity improvements; and
             1324          [(f)] (vii) educational assignments directed at establishing positive relationships with the
             1325      community, businesses, and parents.
             1326          (b) Administrative and extracurricular activities are not considered additional
             1327      instruction-related activities under this Subsection (4).


             1328          (5) It may have a well defined program of evaluation and guidance for beginning teachers,
             1329      designed to assist those teachers during provisional years of teaching to acquire and demonstrate
             1330      the skills required of capable, successful teachers. Continuation in teaching from year to year shall
             1331      be contingent upon satisfactory teaching performance.
             1332          (6) It may have a clear and concise explanation of the evaluation system components,
             1333      including the respective roles of parents, teachers, administrators, and the school board in the
             1334      development of the evaluation system. The system shall provide for frequent, comprehensive
             1335      evaluations of teachers with less than three years' teaching experience, and periodic evaluations
             1336      of other teachers.
             1337          (7) Advancement on the career ladder program is contingent upon effective teaching
             1338      performance, evidence of which may include formal evaluation and assessment of student
             1339      progress. Student progress shall play a significant role in teacher evaluation. Other criteria may
             1340      include formal preparation and successful teaching experience.
             1341          (8) It may include an assessment of implementation costs.
             1342          (9) It may have a plan for periodic review of the career ladder including the makeup of the
             1343      reviewing entity, procedures to be followed during review, and the time schedule for the review.
             1344          Section 30. Section 53A-11-203 is amended to read:
             1345           53A-11-203. Vision screening.
             1346          (1) A child under seven years of age entering school for the first time in this state must
             1347      present the following to the school:
             1348          (a) a certificate signed by a licensed physician, optometrist, or other licensed health
             1349      professional approved by the division, stating that the child has received vision screening to
             1350      determine the presence of amblyopia or other visual defects. As used in this section, "division"
             1351      means the Division of Services for the Blind and Visually [Handicapped] Impaired, State Office
             1352      of Education; or
             1353          (b) a written statement signed by at least one parent or legal guardian of the child that the
             1354      screening violates the personal beliefs of the parent or legal guardian.
             1355          (2) The division shall provide vision screening report forms to persons approved by the
             1356      division to conduct the screening.
             1357          (3) Each school district may conduct free vision screening clinics for children aged 3-1/2
             1358      to seven.


             1359          (4) The division shall maintain a central register of children, aged 3-1/2 to seven, who fail
             1360      vision screening and who are referred for follow-up treatment. The register shall include the name
             1361      of the child, age or birthdate, address, cause for referral, and follow-up results. Each school district
             1362      shall report referral follow-up results to the division.
             1363          (5) The division shall coordinate and supervise the training of persons who serve as vision
             1364      screeners.
             1365          (6) A licensed health professional providing vision care to private patients may not
             1366      participate as a screener in free vision screening programs provided by school districts.
             1367          (7) The Department of Health shall, by rule, set standards and procedures for vision
             1368      screening required by this chapter, and shall provide the division with copies of rules, standards,
             1369      instructions, and test charts necessary for conducting vision screening.
             1370          (8) The division shall supervise screening, referral, and follow-up required by this chapter.
             1371          Section 31. Section 53A-17a-106 is amended to read:
             1372           53A-17a-106. Determination of weighted pupil units.
             1373          The number of weighted pupil units in the minimum school program for each year is the
             1374      total of the units for each school district determined as follows:
             1375          (1) The number of units is computed by adding the average daily membership of all pupils
             1376      of the district attending schools, other than kindergarten and self-contained classes for
             1377      [handicapped] children with a disability.
             1378          (2) The number of units is computed by adding the average daily membership of all pupils
             1379      of the district enrolled in kindergarten and multiplying the total by .55.
             1380          (a) In those districts that do not elect to hold kindergarten for a full nine-month term, the
             1381      local school board may approve a shorter term of nine weeks' duration.
             1382          (b) Upon board approval, the number of pupils in average daily membership at the
             1383      short-term kindergarten shall be counted for the purpose of determining the number of units
             1384      allowed in the same ratio as the number of days the short-term kindergarten is held, not exceeding
             1385      nine weeks, compared to the total number of days schools are held in that district in the regular
             1386      school year.
             1387          (3) (a) The State Board of Education shall use prior year plus growth to determine average
             1388      daily membership in distributing monies under the minimum school program where the
             1389      distribution is based on kindergarten through grade 12 ADMs or weighted pupil units.


             1390          (b) Under prior year plus growth, kindergarten through grade 12 average daily membership
             1391      for the current year is based on the actual kindergarten through grade 12 average daily membership
             1392      for the previous year plus an estimated percentage growth factor.
             1393          (c) The growth factor is the percentage increase in total average daily membership on the
             1394      first school day of October in the current year as compared to the total average daily membership
             1395      on the first school day of October of the previous year.
             1396          Section 32. Section 53A-17a-127 is amended to read:
             1397           53A-17a-127. Eligibility for state-supported transportation -- Approved bus routes
             1398      -- Additional local tax.
             1399          (1) A student eligible for state-supported transportation means:
             1400          (a) a student enrolled in kindergarten through grade six who lives at least 1-1/2 miles from
             1401      school;
             1402          (b) a student enrolled in grades seven through 12 who lives at least two miles from school;
             1403      and
             1404          (c) a student enrolled in a special program offered by a school district and approved by the
             1405      State Board of Education for trainable, motor, multiple-disabled, or other students with severe
             1406      disabilities who are incapable of walking to school or where it is unsafe for students to walk
             1407      because of their [handicapping] disabling condition, without reference to distance from school.
             1408          (2) If a school district implements double sessions as an alternative to new building
             1409      construction, with the approval of the State Board of Education, those affected elementary school
             1410      students residing less than 1-1/2 miles from school may be transported one way to or from school
             1411      because of safety factors relating to darkness or other hazardous conditions as determined by the
             1412      local school board.
             1413          (3) (a) The State Office of Education shall distribute transportation monies to school
             1414      districts based on three factors:
             1415          (i) an allowance per mile for approved bus routes;
             1416          (ii) an allowance per hour for approved bus routes; and
             1417          (iii) an annual allowance for equipment and overhead costs based on approved bus routes
             1418      and the age of the equipment.
             1419          (b) In order for a bus to be considered for the equipment allowance, it must meet federal
             1420      and state regulations and standards for school buses.


             1421          (c) The State Office of Education shall annually review the allowance per mile, the
             1422      allowance per hour, and the annual equipment and overhead allowance and adjust the allowance
             1423      to reflect current economic conditions.
             1424          (4) (a) Approved bus routes for funding purposes shall be determined on fall data collected
             1425      by October 1.
             1426          (b) Approved route funding shall be determined on the basis of the most efficient and
             1427      economic routes.
             1428          (5) A Transportation Advisory Committee with representation from local school
             1429      superintendents, business officials, school district transportation supervisors, and the State Office
             1430      of Education shall serve as a review committee for addressing school transportation needs,
             1431      including recommended approved bus routes.
             1432          (6) (a) A local school board may provide for the transportation of students who are not
             1433      eligible under Subsection (1), regardless of the distance from school, from:
             1434          (i) general funds of the district; and
             1435          (ii) a tax rate not to exceed .0003 per dollar of taxable value imposed on the district.
             1436          (b) A local school board may use revenue from the tax to pay for transporting participating
             1437      students to interscholastic activities, night activities, and educational field trips approved by the
             1438      board and for the replacement of school buses.
             1439          (c) (i) If a local school board levies a tax under Subsection (6)(a)(ii) of at least .0002, the
             1440      state may contribute an amount not to exceed 85% of the state average cost per mile, contingent
             1441      upon the Legislature appropriating funds for a state contribution.
             1442          (ii) The State Office of Education shall distribute the state contribution according to rules
             1443      enacted by the State Board of Education.
             1444          (d) (i) The amount of state guarantee money to which a school district would otherwise
             1445      be entitled to under Subsection (6)(c) may not be reduced for the sole reason that the district's levy
             1446      is reduced as a consequence of changes in the certified tax rate under Section 59-2-924 [pursuant]
             1447      due to changes in property valuation.
             1448          (ii) Subsection (6)(d)(i) applies for a period of two years following the change in the
             1449      certified tax rate.
             1450          (7) There is appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, $225,000 to the state
             1451      board as the state's contribution under Subsection (6)(c)(i).


             1452          Section 33. Section 53A-20-103 is amended to read:
             1453           53A-20-103. Planning, design, and construction of public school buildings -- Duties
             1454      of State Board of Education.
             1455          The State Board of Education has the following duties:
             1456          (1) It shall adopt codes to govern the preparation of plans and specifications for public
             1457      school buildings. The codes shall include minimum standards for:
             1458          (a) construction, heating, ventilation, sanitation, lighting, plumbing, structural safety,
             1459      protection from fire, panic, and other dangers;
             1460          (b) promotion of the safety, health, and comfort of the occupants; and
             1461          (c) providing functional adaptability including suitable facilities for [handicapped;]
             1462      persons with a disability.
             1463          (2) It shall require local school boards to maintain a current inventory of school plant
             1464      facilities in conformance with rules established by the board.
             1465          (3) It shall establish planning procedures for school districts to determine the need for
             1466      school plant facilities. The procedures shall include definitions of methods, criteria, and other
             1467      pertinent information necessary to determine the type, size, location, and cost of school plant
             1468      facilities eligible for state financial participation.
             1469          (4) It shall require local school boards to prepare and maintain surveys of school plant
             1470      capital outlay needs. The surveys shall include immediate and long-range school plant capital
             1471      outlay needs in accordance with planning procedures established by the state board and space
             1472      utilization studies, enrollment projections, district and attendance area organization, class size,
             1473      conditions of present facilities, financial structure of the district, and other necessary information.
             1474          (5) It shall prepare a guide for use by school districts in formulating educational
             1475      specifications for individual building projects.
             1476          (6) It shall recommend minimum requirements for contracts and agreements between
             1477      architects and engineers and local school boards. As a condition of the contract or agreement, the
             1478      state board shall require the use of independent licensed consulting engineers for engineering
             1479      design work.
             1480          (7) It shall recommend minimum requirements for advertising, bidding, and contractual
             1481      procedures for school plant construction.
             1482          (8) It shall provide school districts with findings regarding school designs, including


             1483      flexibility of design and modular planning, new methods of construction, and new material.
             1484          (9) It shall prepare an annual school plant capital outlay report of all school districts,
             1485      including tabulations of facilities available, number and size of projects completed and under
             1486      construction, and additional facilities required.
             1487          Section 34. Section 53A-25-206 is amended to read:
             1488           53A-25-206. Instruction of adults with visual impairments.
             1489          Persons over 21 who are capable of receiving beneficial instruction, but are incapable
             1490      [because of blindness or defective sight] of receiving adequate instruction in other public schools
             1491      because of impaired vision, may, in the discretion of the board of trustees, be admitted to the
             1492      school.
             1493          Section 35. Section 55-5-5 is amended to read:
             1494           55-5-5. State policy -- Construction of provisions.
             1495          It is the policy of this state to provide maximum opportunities for training blind or visually
             1496      [handicapped] impaired persons, helping them to become self-supporting and demonstrating their
             1497      capabilities. This act shall be construed to carry out this policy.
             1498          Section 36. Section 59-10-108 is amended to read:
             1499           59-10-108. Credit for cash contributions to sheltered workshops.
             1500          (1) For tax years beginning January 1, 1983, and thereafter, in computing the tax due the
             1501      state [of Utah pursuant to] under Section 59-10-104 there shall be a tax credit allowed for cash
             1502      contributions made within the taxable year to nonprofit rehabilitation sheltered workshop facilities
             1503      for [the handicapped] persons with a disability operating in Utah [which] that are certified by the
             1504      Department of Human Services as a qualifying facility.
             1505          (2) The allowable credit is an amount equal to 50% of the aggregate amount of the cash
             1506      contributions to the qualifying rehabilitation facilities, but [in no case shall] the allowed credit may
             1507      not exceed $200.
             1508          (3) The amount of contribution claimed as a tax credit [pursuant to] under this section may
             1509      not also be claimed as a charitable deduction in determining net taxable income.
             1510          Section 37. Section 62A-1-111 is amended to read:
             1511           62A-1-111. Department authority.
             1512          The department [has authority] may, in addition to all other authority and responsibility
             1513      granted to it by law[, to]:


             1514          (1) adopt rules, not inconsistent with law, as the department may consider necessary or
             1515      desirable for providing social services to the people of this state;
             1516          (2) establish and manage client trust accounts in the department's institutions and
             1517      community programs, at the request of the client or his legal guardian or representative, or in
             1518      accordance with federal law;
             1519          (3) purchase, as authorized or required by law, services that the department is responsible
             1520      to provide for legally eligible persons;
             1521          (4) conduct adjudicative proceedings for clients and providers in accordance with the
             1522      procedures of Title 63, Chapter 46b, Administrative Procedures Act;
             1523          (5) establish eligibility standards for its programs, not inconsistent with state or federal law
             1524      or regulations;
             1525          (6) take necessary steps, including legal action, to recover money or the monetary value
             1526      of services provided to a recipient who was not eligible;
             1527          (7) set and collect fees for its services;
             1528          (8) license agencies, facilities, and programs, except as otherwise allowed, prohibited, or
             1529      limited by law;
             1530          (9) acquire, manage, and dispose of any real or personal property needed or owned by the
             1531      department, not inconsistent with state law;
             1532          (10) receive gifts, grants, devises, and donations; gifts, grants, devises, donations, or the
             1533      proceeds thereof, may be credited to the program designated by the donor, and may be used for the
             1534      purposes requested by the donor, as long as the request conforms to state and federal policy; all
             1535      donated funds shall be considered private, nonlapsing funds and may be invested under guidelines
             1536      established by the state treasurer;
             1537          (11) accept and employ volunteer labor or services; the department is authorized to
             1538      reimburse volunteers for necessary expenses, when the department considers that reimbursement
             1539      to be appropriate;
             1540          (12) carry out the responsibility assigned in the Workforce Services Plan by the State
             1541      Council on Workforce Services;
             1542          (13) carry out the responsibility assigned by Section 9-4-802 with respect to coordination
             1543      of services for the homeless;
             1544          (14) carry out the responsibility assigned by Section 62A-5a-105 with respect to


             1545      coordination of services for [handicapped] students with a disability;
             1546          (15) provide training and educational opportunities for its staff;
             1547          (16) collect child support payments and any other monies due to the department;
             1548          (17) apply the provisions of Title 78, Chapter 45, Uniform Civil Liability for Support Act,
             1549      to parents whose child lives out of the home in a department licensed or certified setting;
             1550          (18) establish policy and procedures in cases where the department is given custody of a
             1551      minor by the juvenile court pursuant to Section 78-3a-118 ; any policy and procedures shall
             1552      include:
             1553          (a) designation of interagency teams for each juvenile court district in the state;
             1554          (b) delineation of assessment criteria and procedures;
             1555          (c) minimum requirements, and timeframes, for the development and implementation of
             1556      a collaborative service plan for each minor placed in department custody; and
             1557          (d) provisions for submittal of the plan and periodic progress reports to the court;
             1558          (19) carry out the responsibilities assigned to it by statute; and
             1559          (20) examine and audit the expenditures of any public funds provided to local substance
             1560      abuse authorities, local mental health authorities, local area agencies on aging, and any person,
             1561      agency, or organization that contracts with or receives funds from those authorities or agencies.
             1562      Those local authorities, area agencies, and any person or entity that contracts with or receives funds
             1563      from those authorities or area agencies, shall provide the department with any information the
             1564      department considers necessary. The department is further authorized to issue directives resulting
             1565      from any examination or audit to local authorities, area agencies, and persons or entities that
             1566      contract with or receive funds from those authorities with regard to any public funds. If the
             1567      department determines that it is necessary to withhold funds from a local mental health authority
             1568      or local substance abuse authority based on failure to comply with state or federal law, policy, or
             1569      contract provisions, it may take steps necessary to ensure continuity of services. For purposes of
             1570      this Subsection (20) "public funds" means the same as that term is defined in Sections 62A-8-101
             1571      and 62A-12-101 .
             1572          Section 38. Section 62A-4a-105 is amended to read:
             1573           62A-4a-105. Division responsibilities.
             1574          The division shall:
             1575          (1) administer services to children and families, including child welfare services, youth


             1576      services, domestic violence services, and all other responsibilities that the Legislature or the
             1577      executive director may assign to the division;
             1578          (2) establish standards for all contract providers of out-of-home care for children and
             1579      families;
             1580          (3) cooperate with the federal government in the administration of child welfare, youth
             1581      services, and domestic violence programs and other human service activities assigned by the
             1582      department;
             1583          (4) provide for the compilation of relevant information, statistics, and reports on child and
             1584      family service matters in the state;
             1585          (5) prepare and submit to the department, the governor, and the Legislature reports of the
             1586      operation and administration of the division in accordance with the requirements of Sections
             1587      62A-4a-117 and 62A-4a-118 ;
             1588          (6) promote and enforce state and federal laws enacted for the protection of abused,
             1589      neglected, dependent, delinquent, ungovernable, and runaway children, and status offenders, in
             1590      accordance with the requirements of this chapter, unless administration is expressly vested in
             1591      another division or department of the state. In carrying out the provisions of this subsection, the
             1592      division shall cooperate with the juvenile courts, the Division of Youth Corrections, and with all
             1593      public and private licensed child welfare agencies and institutions to develop and administer a
             1594      broad range of services and supports. The division shall take the initiative in all matters involving
             1595      the protection of abused or neglected children if adequate provisions have not been made or are
             1596      not likely to be made, and shall make expenditures necessary for the care and protection of those
             1597      children, within the division's budget;
             1598          (7) provide substitute care for dependent, abused, neglected, and delinquent children,
             1599      establish standards for substitute care facilities, and approve those facilities;
             1600          (8) provide financial support to persons adopting [physically handicapped, mentally
             1601      handicapped,] a child or children with a physical or mental disability, or older, or other
             1602      hard-to-place children who, immediately prior to adoption, were legal wards of the state. The
             1603      financial support provided under this Subsection (8) may not exceed the amounts the division
             1604      would provide for the child as a legal ward of the state;
             1605          (9) cooperate with the Division of Employment Development in the Department of
             1606      Workforce Services in meeting social and economic needs of individuals eligible for public


             1607      assistance;
             1608          (10) conduct court-ordered home evaluations for the district and juvenile courts with
             1609      regard to child custody issues. The court shall order either or both parties to reimburse the division
             1610      for the cost of that evaluation, in accordance with the community rate for that service or with the
             1611      department's fee schedule rate;
             1612          (11) provide noncustodial and in-home preventive services, designed to prevent family
             1613      breakup, family preservation services, and reunification services to families whose children are in
             1614      substitute care in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and Title 78, Chapter 3a,
             1615      Juvenile Courts;
             1616          (12) provide protective supervision of a family, upon court order, in an effort to eliminate
             1617      abuse or neglect of a child in that family;
             1618          (13) establish programs pursuant to Section 62A-4a-250 , and provide services to runaway
             1619      and ungovernable children and their families;
             1620          (14) provide shelter care in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and Title 78,
             1621      Chapter 3a, Juvenile Courts;
             1622          (15) provide social studies and reports for the juvenile court in accordance with Section
             1623      78-3a-505 ;
             1624          (16) arrange for and provide training for staff and providers involved in the administration
             1625      and delivery of services offered by the division in accordance with this chapter;
             1626          (17) provide domestic violence services in accordance with the requirements of federal
             1627      law, and establish standards for all direct or contract providers of domestic violence services.
             1628      Within appropriations from the Legislature, the division shall provide or contract for a variety of
             1629      domestic violence services and treatment methods;
             1630          (18) ensure regular, periodic publication, including electronic publication, regarding the
             1631      number of children in the custody of the division who have a permanency goal of adoption, or for
             1632      whom a final plan of termination of parental rights has been approved, pursuant to Section
             1633      78-3a-312 , and promote adoption of those children;
             1634          (19) provide protective services to victims of domestic violence, as defined in Section
             1635      77-36-1 , and their children, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and of Title 78,
             1636      Chapter 3a, Part 3, Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Proceedings;
             1637          (20) have authority to contract with a private, nonprofit organization to recruit and train


             1638      foster care families and child welfare volunteers in accordance with Section 62A-4a-107.5 ; and
             1639          (21) perform [such] other duties and functions as required by law.
             1640          Section 39. Section 63B-5-201 is amended to read:
             1641           63B-5-201. Legislative intent statements.
             1642          (1) If the United State Department of Defense has not provided matching funds to
             1643      construct the National Guard Armory in Orem by December 31, 1997, the Division of Facilities
             1644      Construction and Management shall transfer any funds received from issuance of a General
             1645      Obligation Bond for benefit of the Orem Armory to the Provo Armory for capital improvements.
             1646          (2) It is the intent of the Legislature that the University of Utah use institutional funds to
             1647      plan, design, and construct:
             1648          (a) the Health Science East parking structure under the supervision of the director of the
             1649      Division of Facilities Construction and Management unless supervisory authority is delegated by
             1650      the director;
             1651          (b) the Health Science Office Building under the supervision of the director of the Division
             1652      of Facilities Construction and Management unless supervisory authority is delegated by the
             1653      director; and
             1654          (c) the new Student Housing/Olympic Athletes Village under the supervision of the
             1655      director of the Division of Facilities Construction and Management unless supervisory authority
             1656      is delegated by the director.
             1657          (3) It is the intent of the Legislature that Utah State University use institutional funds to
             1658      plan, design, and construct a multipurpose facility under the supervision of the director of the
             1659      Division of Facilities Construction and Management unless supervisory authority is delegated by
             1660      the director.
             1661          (4) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Utah Geologic Survey use agency internal
             1662      funding to plan, design, and construct a sample library facility under the supervision of the director
             1663      of the Division of Facilities Construction and Management unless supervisory authority is
             1664      delegated by the director.
             1665          (5) (a) If legislation introduced in the 1996 General Session to fund the Wasatch State Park
             1666      Club House does not pass, the State Building Ownership Authority, under authority of Title 63,
             1667      Chapter 9a, State Building Ownership [Authority] Act, may issue or execute obligations, or enter
             1668      into or arrange for a lease purchase agreement in which participation interests may be created, to


             1669      provide up to $1,500,000 for the remodel and expansion of the clubhouse at Wasatch Mountain
             1670      State Park for the Division of Parks and Recreation, together with additional amounts necessary
             1671      to:
             1672          (i) pay costs of issuance;
             1673          (ii) pay capitalized interest; and
             1674          (iii) fund any debt service reserve requirements.
             1675          (b) The State Building Ownership Authority shall work cooperatively with the Division
             1676      of Parks and Recreation to seek out the most cost effective and prudent lease purchase plan
             1677      available.
             1678          (6) (a) The State Building Ownership Authority, under authority of Title 63, Chapter 9a,
             1679      State Building Ownership [Authority] Act, may issue or execute obligations, or enter into or
             1680      arrange for a lease purchase agreement in which participation interests may be created, to provide
             1681      up to $835,300 for the construction of a liquor store in the Snyderville area, together with
             1682      additional amounts necessary to:
             1683          (i) pay costs of issuance;
             1684          (ii) pay capitalized interest; and
             1685          (iii) fund any debt service reserve requirements.
             1686          (b) The State Building Ownership Authority shall work cooperatively with the Department
             1687      of Alcoholic Beverage Control to seek out the most cost effective and prudent lease purchase plan
             1688      available.
             1689          (7) (a) The State Building Ownership Authority, under authority of Title 63, Chapter 9a,
             1690      State Building Ownership [Authority] Act, may issue or execute obligations, or enter into or
             1691      arrange for a lease purchase agreement in which participation interests may be created, to provide
             1692      up to $15,000,000 for the construction of the Huntsman Cancer Institute, together with additional
             1693      amounts necessary to:
             1694          (i) pay costs of issuance;
             1695          (ii) pay capitalized interest; and
             1696          (iii) fund any debt service reserve requirements.
             1697          (b) The State Building Ownership Authority shall work cooperatively with the University
             1698      of Utah to seek out the most cost effective and prudent lease purchase plan available.
             1699          (c) It is the intent of the Legislature that the University of Utah lease land to the State


             1700      Building Ownership Authority for the construction of the Huntsman Cancer Institute facility.
             1701          (8) (a) The State Building Ownership Authority, under authority of Title 63, Chapter 9a,
             1702      State Building Ownership [Authority] Act, may issue or execute obligations, or enter into or
             1703      arrange for a lease purchase agreement in which participation interests may be created, to provide
             1704      up to $857,600 for the construction of an addition to the Human Services facility in Vernal, Utah
             1705      together with additional amounts necessary to:
             1706          (i) pay costs of issuance;
             1707          (ii) pay capitalized interest; and
             1708          (iii) fund any debt service reserve requirements.
             1709          (b) The State Building Ownership Authority shall work cooperatively with the Department
             1710      of Human Services to seek out the most cost effective and prudent lease purchase plan available.
             1711          (9) (a) The State Building Ownership Authority, under authority of Title 63, Chapter 9a,
             1712      State Building Ownership [Authority] Act, may issue or execute obligations, or enter into or
             1713      arrange for a lease purchase agreement in which participation interests may be created, to provide
             1714      up to $3,470,200 for the construction of the Student Services Center, at the College of Eastern
             1715      Utah, together with additional amounts necessary to:
             1716          (i) pay costs of issuance;
             1717          (ii) pay capitalized interest; and
             1718          (iii) fund any debt service reserve requirements.
             1719          (b) The State Building Ownership Authority shall work cooperatively with the College of
             1720      Eastern Utah to seek out the most cost effective and prudent lease purchase plan available.
             1721          (10) (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Title 53B, Chapter 21, Revenue
             1722      Bonds, which prohibits the issuance of revenue bonds payable from legislative appropriations, the
             1723      State Board of Regents, on behalf of Dixie College, may issue, sell, and deliver revenue bonds or
             1724      other evidences of indebtedness of Dixie College to borrow money on the credit of the income and
             1725      revenues, including legislative appropriations, of Dixie College, to finance the acquisition of the
             1726      Dixie Center.
             1727          (b) (i) The bonds or other evidences of indebtedness authorized by this section shall be
             1728      issued in accordance with Title 53B, Chapter 21, Revenue Bonds, under terms and conditions and
             1729      in amounts that the board, by resolution, determines are reasonable and necessary and may not
             1730      exceed $6,000,000 together with additional amounts necessary to:


             1731          (A) pay cost of issuance;
             1732          (B) pay capitalized interest; and
             1733          (C) fund any debt service reserve requirements.
             1734          (ii) To the extent that future legislative appropriations will be required to provide for
             1735      payment of debt service in full, the board shall ensure that the revenue bonds are issued containing
             1736      a clause that provides for payment from future legislative appropriations that are legally available
             1737      for that purpose.
             1738          (11) (a) The State Building Ownership Authority, under authority of Title 63, Chapter 9a,
             1739      State Building Ownership [Authority] Act, may issue or execute obligations, or enter into or
             1740      arrange for a lease purchase agreement in which participation interests may be created, to provide
             1741      up to $10,479,000 for the construction of a facility for the Courts - Davis County Regional
             1742      Expansion, together with additional amounts necessary to:
             1743          (i) pay costs of issuance;
             1744          (ii) pay capitalized interest; and
             1745          (iii) fund any debt service reserve requirements.
             1746          (b) The State Building Ownership Authority shall work cooperatively with the Office of
             1747      the Court Administrator to seek out the most cost effective and prudent lease purchase plan
             1748      available.
             1749          (12) (a) The State Building Ownership Authority, under authority of Title 63, Chapter 9a,
             1750      State Building Ownership [Authority] Act, may issue or execute obligations, or enter into or
             1751      arrange for a lease purchase agreement in which participation interests may be created, to provide
             1752      up to $4,200,000 for the purchase and remodel of the Washington County Courthouse, together
             1753      with additional amounts necessary to:
             1754          (i) pay costs of issuance;
             1755          (ii) pay capitalized interest; and
             1756          (iii) fund any debt service reserve requirements.
             1757          (b) The State Building Ownership Authority shall work cooperatively with the Office of
             1758      the Court Administrator to seek out the most cost effective and prudent lease purchase plan
             1759      available.
             1760          (13) (a) The State Building Ownership Authority, under authority of Title 63, Chapter 9a,
             1761      State Building Ownership [Authority] Act, may issue or execute obligations, or enter into or


             1762      arrange for a lease purchase agreement in which participation interests may be created, to provide
             1763      up to $14,299,700 for the construction of a facility for the State Library and the Division of
             1764      Services for the Blind and Visually [Handicapped] Impaired, together with additional amounts
             1765      necessary to:
             1766          (i) pay costs of issuance;
             1767          (ii) pay capitalized interest; and
             1768          (iii) fund any debt service reserve requirements.
             1769          (b) The State Building Ownership Authority shall work cooperatively with the Office of
             1770      Education and the Department of Community and Economic Development to seek out the most
             1771      cost effective and prudent lease purchase plan available.
             1772          Section 40. Section 75-5-316 is amended to read:
             1773           75-5-316. Expedited guardianship proceedings.
             1774          (1) (a) With regard to persons who are residents of the Utah State Developmental Center,
             1775      the expedited process provided by this section may be applied to obtain a limited guardianship.
             1776          (b) For purposes of this section:
             1777          (i) "Limited guardianship" means a guardianship solely for the purpose of granting consent
             1778      for medical care and for participation in approval of the ward's individualized program plan.
             1779          (ii) "Ward" means a resident of the Utah State Developmental Center who is the subject
             1780      of guardianship proceedings under this section.
             1781          (2) Any person interested in the incapacitated person's welfare may file a petition for a
             1782      finding of incapacity and appointment of a guardian. That person may seek the limited
             1783      guardianship pro se, using the forms described in this section. Any fee for filing a petition for a
             1784      limited guardianship shall be waived if the guardian is proceeding under this section.
             1785          (3) Upon filing a petition for limited guardianship under this section, the court shall set
             1786      a date for hearing.
             1787          (4) The ward has the right to be present at the hearing and to see and hear all evidence
             1788      relating to his condition.
             1789          (5) At that hearing the court shall review the affidavit of the superintendent of the Utah
             1790      State Developmental Center, described in Subsection (11), and determine whether notice has been
             1791      given to the appropriate persons described in Subsection (6).
             1792          (6) If the proposed guardian is not a parent or relative of the ward, personal notice shall


             1793      be given to the ward's spouse, parents, and any adult children of the ward. Personal notice shall
             1794      also be given to [such] other persons as the court may direct.
             1795          (7) The court may, in its discretion, appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the ward in
             1796      the hearing, and may request independent evaluation by a physician appointed by the court. The
             1797      physician shall submit his findings to the court in writing.
             1798          (8) The court may grant the petition for a limited guardianship and sign the Order of
             1799      Appointment if the court finds that:
             1800          (a) the appropriate parties have been given notice;
             1801          (b) the ward is incapacitated, based on the affidavit of the superintendent of the Utah State
             1802      Developmental Center and any affidavit or testimony of persons entitled to receive notice or
             1803      requested to present evidence under this section; and
             1804          (c) it is necessary and desirable to establish the guardianship.
             1805          (9) Venue for these expedited guardianship proceedings shall be the same as that described
             1806      in Section 75-5-302 .
             1807          (10) A petition for a limited guardianship shall include the following information:
             1808          (a) the interest of the petitioner;
             1809          (b) the name, age, residence, and address of the ward;
             1810          (c) verification that the ward is a resident of the Utah State Developmental Center;
             1811          (d) the name and address of the nearest relative of the ward; and
             1812          (e) the reason for appointment of guardianship.
             1813          (11) The petitioner shall also provide the court with an affidavit of the superintendent of
             1814      the Utah State Developmental Center that includes the following information:
             1815          (a) that the ward is a resident of the Utah State Developmental Center;
             1816          (b) the date [on which] the ward was originally admitted to the Utah State Developmental
             1817      Center;
             1818          (c) the diagnosis of the ward, including a description of [his handicapping] the ward's
             1819      disabling condition, the level of retardation, and any medical or physical conditions;
             1820          (d) that the Utah State Developmental Center is certified as an Intermediate Care Facility
             1821      for the Mentally Retarded under Title XIX of the Social Security Act;
             1822          (e) that because of that certification, the Utah State Developmental Center receives
             1823      financial participation from the United States Government for its operation and maintenance costs;


             1824      and
             1825          (f) that federal regulations under Title XIX require the ward to have a guardian appointed
             1826      for the sole purpose of giving consent for medical and dental care and of participation in and
             1827      approval of the ward's individual program plan.
             1828          (12) If the court finds that, under the requirements of this section the proposed limited
             1829      guardian should be appointed, it shall enter an order establishing that limited guardianship in
             1830      substantially the following form:
             1831          The court finds that:
             1832          (a) appointment of a limited guardianship for (named ward) is necessary and desirable as
             1833      a means of providing continuing care and supervision and to ensure his welfare;
             1834          (b) the ward is incapacitated;
             1835          (c) (named guardian) is appointed as the limited guardian of (named ward); and
             1836          (d) the guardianship is a limited guardianship solely for the purpose of:
             1837          (i) granting permission for medical and dental care on behalf of the ward; and
             1838          (ii) participation in the development and approval of the ward's individual program plan.
             1839          (13) Appointment of guardianship under this section places no additional responsibility
             1840      or liability on the guardian with regard to the ward. The limited guardianship is solely for consent
             1841      for medical care and approval of the ward's individualized program plan, and shall not be
             1842      construed to increase or create liability or responsibility for the guardian.
             1843          Section 41. Section 78-11-23 is amended to read:
             1844           78-11-23. Right to life -- State policy.
             1845          The Legislature finds and declares that it is the public policy of this state to encourage all
             1846      persons to respect the right to life of all other persons, regardless of age, development, condition
             1847      or dependency, including all [handicapped] persons with a disability and all unborn persons.


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