House of Representatives
State of Utah
UTAH STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX . 350 STATE CAPITOL
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P.O. BOX 145030 . SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5030 . (801) 538-1029
Madam Speaker:
With committee review, the Government Operations Committee has returned H.B. 310, STATE
AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION EMPLOYMENT AMENDMENTS, by Representative D. McCay, to
the Rules Committee without recommendation with the following amendments:
Respectfully,
Kraig Powell
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This bill prohibits a state or political subdivision from considering seniority as
a
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primary
}
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reduction in force.
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1, Lines 15 through 17
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. prohibits the following from considering or establishing a policy requiring
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consideration of seniority as
a primary
}
the sole
factor when determining
whether to
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terminate an employee while conducting a reduction in force:
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2, Lines 54 through 58
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10-3-1014. Seniority as
primary
}
sole
factor prohibited when conducting
reductions in
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force.
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A civil service commission may not make a rule or regulation requiring that a
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department head conducting a reduction in force consider seniority as
a
primary
}
the sole
factor when
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determining whether to terminate an employee.
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3, Lines 84 through 85
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(b) While conducting a reduction in force, a municipality may not consider seniority
as
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a primary
}
the sole
factor when determining whether to terminate an
employee.
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4, Lines 105 through 106
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(8) provision of a reduction in force policy that does not consider seniority as
a
primary
}
the sole
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factor when determining whether to terminate an employee.
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17-30-16. Reductions in force -- Seniority may not be
primary
}
sole
factor --
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Reemployment register.
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(1) When necessary because of lack of funds or work [an officer may], the
appointing
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authority, with the approval of the commission, [be] may temporarily [laid] lay off an
officer.
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[Such layoff shall be made according to the lowest rating of the officers of the class of
position
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affected, calculated upon seniority under a method prescribed by the commission.]
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(2) While conducting a reduction in force, an appointing authority or the merit
system
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commission may not consider seniority as
a primary
}
the sole
factor when
determining whether to
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terminate an officer.
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(c) A county conducting a reduction in force may not consider seniority as
a
primary
}
the sole
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factor when determining whether to terminate an employee.
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10, Lines 281 through 283
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(2) Except as provided in Section
17B-2a-813
, a local district conducting a
reduction in
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force may not consider seniority as
a primary
}
the sole
factor when
determining whether to terminate an
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employee.
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(c) An institution president or board of trustees may not establish a policy that
requires
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an institution conducting a reduction in force to consider seniority as
a
primary
}
the sole
factor when
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determining whether to terminate an employee.
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(b) The campus board of directors or the Utah College of Applied Technology
Board
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of Trustees may not establish a policy that requires an institution conducting a reduction
in
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force to consider seniority as
a primary
}
the sole
factor when determining
whether to terminate an
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employee.
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18, Line 526
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67-19-18.5. Reductions in force -- Seniority may not be
primary
}
sole
factor.
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(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an employer conducting a reduction
in
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force may not consider seniority as
a primary
}
the sole
factor when
determining whether to terminate an
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employee.
Committee Chair
Voting: --
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Bill Number
*HB0310*
HB0310