H.B. 2

1

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION REVISIONS
2 2007 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: David Clark
5 Senate Sponsor: Curtis S. Bramble
6
7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill increases salaries, salary ranges, and benefits for constitutional officers and
10 certain other state officers.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . increases salaries for the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state
14 auditor, and state treasurer;
15 . increases salary ranges for certain identified state officers; and
16 . makes technical corrections.
17 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
18 None
19 Other Special Clauses:
20 This bill takes effect July 1, 2007.
21 This bill coordinates with H.B. 304, State Treasurer Compensation by providing
22 superseding amendments.
23 Utah Code Sections Affected:
24 AMENDS:
25 67-22-1, as last amended by Chapter 283, Laws of Utah 2006
26 67-22-2, as last amended by Chapters 123, 128, 139 and 338, Laws of Utah 2006
27

28 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
29 Section 1. Section 67-22-1 is amended to read:
30 67-22-1. Compensation -- Constitutional offices.
31 (1) The Legislature fixes salaries for the constitutional offices as follows:
32 (a) governor: [$104,100] $107,200;
33 (b) lieutenant governor: 95% of the governor's salary
34 beginning July 1, 2006;
35 (c) attorney general: 95% of the governor's salary;
36 (d) state auditor: [$83,500] $86,000; and
37 (e) state treasurer: [$81,000] $83,400.
38 (2) The Legislature fixes benefits for the constitutional offices as follows:
39 (a) Governor:
40 (i) a vehicle for official and personal use;
41 (ii) housing;
42 (iii) household and security staff;
43 (iv) household expenses;
44 (v) retirement benefits as provided in Title 49;
45 (vi) health insurance;
46 (vii) dental insurance;
47 (viii) basic life insurance;
48 (ix) workers' compensation;
49 (x) required employer contribution to Social Security;
50 (xi) long-term disability income insurance; and
51 (xii) the same additional state paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
52 employees.
53 (b) Lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer:
54 (i) a vehicle for official and personal use;
55 (ii) the option of participating in a state retirement system established by Title 49,
56 Chapter 12, Public Employees' Contributory Retirement Act, or Chapter 13, Public Employees'
57 Noncontributory Retirement Act, or in a deferred compensation plan administered by the State
58 Retirement Office, in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code and its accompanying rules

59 and regulations;
60 (iii) health insurance;
61 (iv) dental insurance;
62 (v) basic life insurance;
63 (vi) workers' compensation;
64 (vii) required employer contribution to Social Security;
65 (viii) long-term disability income insurance; and
66 (ix) the same additional state paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
67 employees.
68 (c) Each constitutional office shall pay the cost of the additional state-paid life
69 insurance for its constitutional officer from its existing budget.
70 Section 2. Section 67-22-2 is amended to read:
71 67-22-2. Compensation -- Other state officers.
72 (1) (a) The governor shall establish salaries for the following state officers within the
73 following salary ranges fixed by the Legislature:
74 State Officer Salary Range
75 Commissioner of Agriculture and Food [$66,800 - $90,600] $68,800 - $93,300
76 Commissioner of Insurance [$66,800 - $90,600] $68,800 - $93,300
77 Commissioner of the Labor Commission [$66,800 - $90,600] $68,800 - $93,300
78 Director, Alcoholic Beverage Control
79 Commission [$66,800 - $90,600] $68,800 - $93,300
80 Members, Board of Pardons and Parole [$66,800 - $90,600] $68,800 - $93,300
81 Executive Director, Department
82 of Commerce [$66,800 - $90,600] $68,800 - $93,300
83 Executive Director, Commission on
84 Criminal and Juvenile Justice [$66,800 - $90,600] $68,800 - $93,300
85 Adjutant General [$66,800 - $90,600] $68,800 - $93,300
86 Chair, Tax Commission [$72,400 - $97,600] $74,600 - $100,500
87 Commissioners, Tax Commission [$72,400 - $97,600] $74,600 - $100,500
88 Executive Director, Department of
89 Community and Culture [$72,400 - $97,600] $74,600 - $100,500

90 Executive Director, Tax Commission [$72,400 - $97,600] $74,600 - $100,500
91 Chair, Public Service Commission [$72,400 - $97,600] $74,600 - $100,500
92 Commissioners, Public Service
93 Commission [$72,400 - $97,600] $74,600 - $100,500
94 Executive Director, Department
95 of Corrections [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,100 - $109,400
96 Commissioner, Department of Public Safety [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,100 - $109,400
97 Executive Director, Department of
98 Natural Resources [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,100 - $109,400
99 Director, Governor's Office of Planning
100 and Budget [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,100 - $109,400
101 Executive Director, Department of
102 Administrative Services [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,100 - $109,400
103 Executive Director, Department of
104 Human Resource Management [$78,000 - $106,200] $81,100 - $109,400
105 Executive Director, Department of
106 Environmental Quality [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,100 - $109,400
107 Director, Governor's Office
108 of Economic Development [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,100 - $109,400
109 Executive Director, Utah Science
110 Technology and Research
111 Governing Authority [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,100 - $109,400
112 Executive Director, Department of
113 Workforce Services [$85,700 - $115,700] $88,300 - $119,200
114 Executive Director, Department of
115 Health, Nonphysician [$85,700 - $115,700] $88,300 - $119,200
116 Executive Director, Department
117 of Human Services [$85,700 - $115,700] $88,300 - $119,200
118 Executive Director, Department
119 of Transportation [$85,700 - $115,700] $88,300 - $119,200
120 Executive Director, Department

121 of Information Technology
122 Services [$85,700 - $115,700] $88,300 - $119,200
123 (b) If the executive director of the Department of Health is a physician, the governor
124 shall establish a salary within the highest physician salary range established by the Department
125 of Human Resource Management.
126 (c) The governor shall establish the salary for the commissioner of the Department of
127 Financial Institutions to be no less than 110% and no more than 120% of the highest salary
128 paid to any other employee of the Department of Financial Institutions.
129 (2) (a) The Legislature fixes benefits for the state officers outlined in Subsection (1) as
130 follows:
131 (i) the option of participating in a state retirement system established by Title 49, Utah
132 State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act, or in a deferred compensation plan administered
133 by the State Retirement Office in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code and its
134 accompanying rules and regulations;
135 (ii) health insurance;
136 (iii) dental insurance;
137 (iv) basic life insurance;
138 (v) unemployment compensation;
139 (vi) workers' compensation;
140 (vii) required employer contribution to Social Security;
141 (viii) long-term disability income insurance;
142 (ix) the same additional state-paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
143 employees;
144 (x) the same severance pay available to other noncareer service employees;
145 (xi) the same leave, holidays, and allowances granted to Schedule B state employees as
146 follows:
147 (A) sick leave;
148 (B) converted sick leave if accrued prior to January 1, 2014;
149 (C) educational allowances;
150 (D) holidays; and
151 (E) annual leave except that annual leave shall be accrued at the maximum rate

152 provided to Schedule B state employees;
153 (xii) the option to convert accumulated sick leave to cash or insurance benefits as
154 provided by law or rule upon resignation or retirement according to the same criteria and
155 procedures applied to Schedule B state employees;
156 (xiii) the option to purchase additional life insurance at group insurance rates according
157 to the same criteria and procedures applied to Schedule B state employees; and
158 (xiv) professional memberships if being a member of the professional organization is a
159 requirement of the position.
160 (b) Each department shall pay the cost of additional state-paid life insurance for its
161 executive director from its existing budget.
162 (3) The Legislature fixes the following additional benefits:
163 (a) for the executive director of the State Tax Commission a vehicle for official and
164 personal use;
165 (b) for the executive director of the Department of Transportation a vehicle for official
166 and personal use;
167 (c) for the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources a vehicle for
168 commute and official use;
169 (d) for the Commissioner of Public Safety:
170 (i) an accidental death insurance policy if POST certified; and
171 (ii) a public safety vehicle for official and personal use;
172 (e) for the executive director of the Department of Corrections:
173 (i) an accidental death insurance policy if POST certified; and
174 (ii) a public safety vehicle for official and personal use;
175 (f) for the Adjutant General a vehicle for official and personal use; and
176 (g) for each member of the Board of Pardons and Parole a vehicle for commute and
177 official use.
178 (4) (a) The governor has the discretion to establish a specific salary for each office
179 listed in Subsection (1), and, within that discretion, may provide salary increases within the
180 range fixed by the Legislature.
181 (b) The governor shall apply the same overtime regulations applicable to other FLSA
182 exempt positions.

183 (c) The governor may develop standards and criteria for reviewing the performance of
184 the state officers listed in Subsection (1).
185 (5) Salaries for other Schedule A employees, as defined in Section 67-19-15 , which are
186 not provided for in this chapter, or in Title 67, Chapter 8, Utah Executive and Judicial Salary
187 Act, shall be established as provided in Section 67-19-15 .
188 Section 3. Effective date.
189 This bill takes effect July 1, 2007.
190 Section 4. Coordinating H.B. 2 with H.B. 304 -- Superseding amendments.
191 If this H.B. 2 and H.B. 304, State Treasurer Compensation, both pass, it is the intent of
192 the Legislature that the amendments to Section 67-22-1 in H.B. 304, supersede the
193 amendments to Section 67-22-1 in this bill when the Office of Legislative Research and
194 General Counsel prepares the Utah Code database for publication.




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