H.B. 490

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LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCES AND STUDY
2 PRIORITIES
3 2008 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Chief Sponsor: David Clark
6 Senate Sponsor: Curtis S. Bramble
7
8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill creates legislative task forces and authorizes certain additional interim
11 committee meetings.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 . establishes statutory provisions for legislative task forces, including membership,
15 chairs, compensation of members, and staffing;
16 . establishes the Education Systems for the 21st Century Task Force and the
17 Immigration Task Force;
18 . requires the task forces to review, make recommendations, and present a final report
19 on specified issues; and
20 . authorizes up to five additional meetings during the 2008 interim for the Education
21 Interim Committee and the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee.
22 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
23 This bill appropriates:
24 . $185,000 from the General Fund for fiscal year 2007-08 only.
25 Other Special Clauses:
26 The uncodified sections in this bill are repealed on November 30, 2008.
27 Utah Code Sections Affected:

28 ENACTS:
29 36-12-20, Utah Code Annotated 1953
30 Uncodified Material Affected:
31 ENACTS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL
32
33 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
34 Section 1. Section 36-12-20 is enacted to read:
35 36-12-20. Legislative task forces -- Membership -- Interim rules followed --
36 Compensation -- Staff.
37 (1) A legislative task force shall consist of the following 11 members:
38 (a) four members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than
39 three of whom may be from the same political party; and
40 (b) seven members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the
41 House of Representatives, no more than five of whom may be from the same political party.
42 (2) (a) The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed
43 under Subsection (1)(a) as a cochair of the task force.
44 (b) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House
45 of Representatives appointed under Subsection (1)(b) as a cochair of the task force.
46 (3) In conducting its business, the task force shall comply with the rules of legislative
47 interim committees.
48 (4) Salaries and expenses of the members of the task force shall be paid in accordance
49 with Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Chapter 3, Expense and Mileage
50 Reimbursement for Authorized Legislative Meetings, Special Sessions, and Veto Override
51 Sessions.
52 (5) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staff support
53 to the task force.
54 (6) Except as provided in its enabling legislation, a task force may hold up to eight
55 meetings from April through November.
56 (7) A task force shall study issues, make recommendations, and report to an interim
57 committee as provided in its enabling legislation.
58 Section 2. 2008 Interim -- Legislative task forces -- Additional interim committee

59 meetings.
60 (1) The following legislative task forces are created during the 2008 interim:
61 (a) the Education Systems for the 21st Century Task Force; and
62 (b) the Immigration Task Force.
63 (2) The task forces described under Subsection (1) shall comply with the provisions
64 under Section 36-12-20 .
65 (3) (a) The Education Systems for the 21st Century Task Force shall review and make
66 recommendations on how the state's public and higher education systems meet the education
67 and workforce needs of the state and its people in the 21st Century global economy, including:
68 (i) governance of the State System of Public Education;
69 (ii) governance of the State System of Higher Education;
70 (iii) the State Board of Education;
71 (iv) the State Board of Regents;
71a H.(v) the Utah College of Applied Technology;
72 [ (v) ] (vi) .H the superintendent of public instruction;
73 H. [ (vi) ] (vii) .H the commissioner of higher education; and
74 H. [ (vii) ] (viii) .H the roles, missions, and governance of institutions of higher education.
75 (b) The task force may study any other issue relating to the State System of Public
76 Education and the State System of Higher Education as determined by the task force.
77 (c) A final report, including any proposed legislation shall be presented to the
78 Education Interim Committee and the Business and Labor Interim Committee before
79 November 30, 2008.
80 (4) (a) The Immigration Task Force shall review and make recommendations on the
81 following issues:
82 (i) current and proposed federal and state laws, programs, and policies that relate to
83 unauthorized or illegal immigrants residing within the state, including:
84 (A) employer verification of an employee's immigration status;
85 (B) postsecondary education benefits;
86 (C) access to federal, state, and local public benefits, including health care, food
87 stamps, and cash assistance; and
88 (D) obtaining a valid driver license or identification card;
89 (ii) the state's role in enforcing federal immigration law, both criminal and civil; and

90 (iii) federal preemption of current or proposed state immigration laws.
91 (b) The task force may study any other issue relating to illegal or unauthorized
92 immigration as determined by the task force.
93 (c) A final report, including any proposed legislation shall be presented to the
94 Workforce Services and Community and Economic Development Interim Committee, the
95 Business and Labor Interim Committee, and the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim
96 Committee before November 30, 2008.
97 (5) (a) The Education Interim Committee is authorized to hold up to five additional
98 meetings during the 2008 interim to review and make recommendations on:
99 (i) the implementation of a goal-driven compensation system, including how
100 performance incentives may be implemented to motivate teachers in improving performance
101 and student achievement; and
102 (ii) mathematics, science, and technology education in the state.
103 (b) In conducting the study described under Subsection (5)(a)(i), the Education Interim
104 Committee shall:
105 (i) identify assessments of teacher performance that are valid, reliable, and objective;
106 (ii) (A) evaluate to what extent existing data and data systems may be used to measure
107 learning gains of a teacher's students; and
108 (B) determine what modifications of data or data systems are needed to effectively
109 measure learning gains of a teacher's students;
110 (iii) identify assessments of teacher performance for teachers who teach subjects not
111 tested by U-PASS (Utah Performance Assessment System for Students);
112 (iv) consider the appropriateness of compensation based on individual, team, or
113 school-based performance, or a combination of those, and to what extent school districts or
114 schools should have flexibility in determining whether awards are based on individual, team, or
115 school-based performance, or a combination of those;
116 (v) consider how to transition from existing teacher compensation systems to systems
117 in which a portion of compensation is based on performance; and
118 (vi) consider what should be an appropriate range for the amount of a
119 performance-based award or what portion of total compensation should be based on
120 performance.

121 (6) (a) The Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee is authorized to hold up to five
122 additional meetings during the 2008 interim to review and make recommendations related to
123 the state's property tax system.
124 (b) In conducting the study described under Subsection (6)(a), the committee may seek
125 the assistance of:
126 (i) the Utah State Tax Commission, Utah Tax Review Commission, and local
127 government officials responsible for property tax administration; and
128 (ii) others with expertise relating to the state's property tax system.
129 Section 3. Appropriation.
130 There is appropriated $185,000 from the General Fund for fiscal year 2007-08 only, as
131 follows:
132 (1) $45,000 to the Senate to pay for compensation and expenses of senators on
133 legislative task forces and for additional interim committee meetings;
134 (2) $90,000 to the House of Representatives to pay for the compensation and expenses
135 of representatives on legislative task forces and for additional interim committee meetings; and
136 (3) $50,000 to the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel to pay for
137 staffing and other costs relating to the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee's study of the
138 state's property tax system.
139 Section 4. Repeal date.
140 Uncodified Sections 2 and 3 of this bill are repealed on November 30, 2008.




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